Vol. 25 No. 12 – December 6, 2025 Audio Articles

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• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:00:18 Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, Nov. 13 and 18 – Schedule for annexation elections undecided; board vacancy unfilled
• 00:17:06 Monument Planning Commission, Nov. 13 – Commission recommends controversial 158-home Conexus development and Commercial PUD
• 00:23:34 Lewis-Palmer D38 Board of Education, Nov. 17 – Reports on CIC and Safety and Security
• 00:33:48 Nov. 4 Election
• 00:34:45 Monument Town Council, Oct. 29 and Nov. 3 and 17 – Council agrees to incentives for major plant
• 00:41:22 Monument Academy School Board, Nov. 13 – Board hears audit, marketing updates
• 00:51:28 Lewis-Palmer D 38 Parent and Community Advisory Committee, Nov. 18 – Accreditation discussion; post-election report
• 00:56:22 Monument Fire District, Nov. 12 – 2026 budget adopted; construction award approved
• 01:04:11 Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, Nov. 17 – Rate increases for 2026 discussed
• 01:11:19 Monument Sanitation District, Nov. 19 – Draft of 2026 budget reviewed
• 01:14:24 Donala Water and Sanitation District, Nov. 20 – Water rights and exchange options reviewed
• 01:21:50 Triview Metropolitan District, Nov. 20 – Land inclusion approved; legal counsel charges defined
• 01:28:45 El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority, Nov.20 – 2025 budget reviewed; 2026 budget adopted
• 01:33:05 El Paso Board of County Commissioners – Board approves agreement on Highway 105 widening
• 01:35:03 Northern El Paso County Coalition of Community Associations (NEPCO) – County commissioners Williams, Wysong featured at meeting
• 01:38:45 Woodmoor Improvement Association, Nov. 24 – Board approves 2026 budget, hears holiday light contest details
• 01:43:04 Letters to Our Community – Thank you, Monument Hill Foundation
• 01:43:54 Letters to Our Community – Eighty is the new sixty
• 01:44:55 Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Consider the gift of reading
• 01:49:29 November Library Events – New library software coming; December programs, schedule changes
• 01:53:49 High Altitude Nature and Gardens – Festive stuff: winter beauty outdoors, indoors, and holiday acorn bread
• 01:57:47 Art Matters – Art curation: We all do it, even with holiday trees and gift wrapping
• 02:01:07 Our Community Notices
• 02:09:47 Conclusion

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• Vol. 25 No. 12 – December 6, 2025 – Photos
• Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, Nov. 13 and 18 – Schedule for annexation elections undecided; board vacancy unfilled
• Monument Planning Commission, Nov. 13 – Commission recommends controversial 158-home Conexus development and Commercial PUD
• Lewis-Palmer D38 Board of Education, Nov. 17 – Reports on CIC and Safety and Security
• Nov. 4 Election
• Monument Town Council, Oct. 29 and Nov. 3 and 17 – Council agrees to incentives for major plant
• Monument Academy School Board, Nov. 13 – Board hears audit, marketing updates
• Lewis-Palmer D 38 Parent and Community Advisory Committee, Nov. 18 – Accreditation discussion; post-election report
• Monument Fire District, Nov. 12 – 2026 budget adopted; construction award approved
• Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, Nov. 17 – Rate increases for 2026 discussed
• Monument Sanitation District, Nov. 19 – Draft of 2026 budget reviewed
• Donala Water and Sanitation District, Nov. 20 – Water rights and exchange options reviewed
• Triview Metropolitan District, Nov. 20 – Land inclusion approved; legal counsel charges defined
• El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority, Nov.20 – 2025 budget reviewed; 2026 budget adopted
• El Paso Board of County Commissioners – Board approves agreement on Highway 105 widening
• Northern El Paso County Coalition of Community Associations (NEPCO) – County commissioners Williams, Wysong featured at meeting
• Woodmoor Improvement Association, Nov. 24 – Board approves 2026 budget, hears holiday light contest details
• Letters to Our Community – Thank you, Monument Hill Foundation
• Letters to Our Community – Eighty is the new sixty
• Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Consider the gift of reading
• November Library Events – New library software coming; December programs, schedule changes
• High Altitude Nature and Gardens – Festive stuff: winter beauty outdoors, indoors, and holiday acorn bread
• Art Matters – Art curation: We all do it, even with holiday trees and gift wrapping
• Snapshots of Our Community
• Our Community Notices
• Our Community Calendar

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