Vol. 26 No. 3 – March 7, 2026 – Audio Articles

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• 00:00:00 OCN Vol. 26 No. 3 – March 7, 2026
• 00:00:18 Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, Feb. 12 and 26 – Board vacancies filled; planner resigns
• 00:15:31 Monument Planning Commission, Feb. 11 – Conexus proposes 158 apartments and townhomes on 23 acres
• 00:21:15 Buc-ee’s applies to El Paso County to expand parcel
• 00:24:14 Monument Town Council, Feb. 2 and 17 – Single-family home construction drops; commercial building jumps
• 00:31:56 D38 Parent and Community Advisory Committee, Feb. 10 – Update on Priority 3, Valuing Our People; introduction to Lewis-Palmer High School; discussion about report to board
• 00:38:06 Monument Academy School Board, Feb. 12 – Board affirms handling of parental grievance, need for code of conduct
• 00:50:51 Lewis-Palmer D38 Board of Education, Feb. 10 – Board discusses possible adjustments in light of state budget crunch
• 00:59:25 Monument Fire District, Feb. 25 – Fire Station 3 sale approved
• 01:06:59 Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, Feb. 17 – Board asks for help with water piracy
• 01:13:47 Monument Sanitation District, Feb. 18 – Work on Beacon Lite Road proceeds
• 01:15:59 Triview Metropolitan District, Feb. 19 – Northern Monument Creek Interceptor approved
• 01:24:53 Donala Water and Sanitation District, Feb. 19 – Board considers fire mitigation at Willow Creek Ranch
• 01:30:56 El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority, Feb. 18 – Board hears preliminary engineering designs
• 01:37:38 Woodmoor Improvement Association, Feb. 25 – Public Safety notes stage 2 fire alert; Buc-ee’s continues
• 01:42:25 Letters to Our Community – Dollars to donuts!
• 01:43:52 Letters to Our Community – Botox Barbie rebuttal
• 01:46:32 Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Books for young readers
• 01:53:14 February Library Events – Quilt exhibit, craft groups, device drop-in, and tax assistance
• 01:59:57 Palmer Lake Historical Society, Feb. 19 – Ranch owners discovered Cherokee Trail artifacts
• 02:02:11 High Altitude Nature and Gardens – A Colorado calendar, seed rolls, and Effective Microorganisms (EM)
• 02:05:38 Art Matters – Art, physics, Argyle socks, and math
• 02:08:45 Our Community Notices
• 02:15:34 Conclusion

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• Vol. 26 No. 3 – March 7, 2026 – Photos
• Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, Feb. 12 and 26 – Board vacancies filled; planner resigns
• Monument Planning Commission, Feb. 11 – Conexus proposes 158 apartments and townhomes on 23 acres
• Buc-ee’s applies to El Paso County to expand parcel
• Monument Town Council, Feb. 2 and 17 – Single-family home construction drops; commercial building jumps
• D38 Parent and Community Advisory Committee, Feb. 10 – Update on Priority 3, Valuing Our People; introduction to Lewis-Palmer High School; discussion about report to board
• Monument Academy School Board, Feb. 12 – Board affirms handling of parental grievance, need for code of conduct
• Lewis-Palmer D38 Board of Education, Feb. 10 – Board discusses possible adjustments in light of state budget crunch
• Monument Fire District, Feb. 25 – Fire Station 3 sale approved
• Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, Feb. 17 – Board asks for help with water piracy
• Monument Sanitation District, Feb. 18 – Work on Beacon Lite Road proceeds
• Triview Metropolitan District, Feb. 19 – Northern Monument Creek Interceptor approved
• Donala Water and Sanitation District, Feb. 19 – Board considers fire mitigation at Willow Creek Ranch
• El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority, Feb. 18 – Board hears preliminary engineering designs
• Woodmoor Improvement Association, Feb. 25 – Public Safety notes stage 2 fire alert; Buc-ee’s continues
• Letters to Our Community – Dollars to donuts!
• Letters to Our Community – Botox Barbie rebuttal
• Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Books for young readers
• February Library Events – Quilt exhibit, craft groups, device drop-in, and tax assistance
• Palmer Lake Historical Society, Feb. 19 – Ranch owners discovered Cherokee Trail artifacts
• High Altitude Nature and Gardens – A Colorado calendar, seed rolls, and Effective Microorganisms (EM)
• Art Matters – Art, physics, Argyle socks, and math
• Snapshots of Our Community
• Our Community Notices
• Our Community Calendar
• Bionic Sharks advance to State Championship
• Kiwanis Stars of Tomorrow Auditions, Feb. 21 & 22
• Paper Tigers – Origami is paper engineering, Feb. 20
• D38 Lady Rangers recognized, Feb. 18
• D38 Senior Rylee Edmondson scores 1,000, Feb. 6
• Monument Hill Kiwanis presents bell ringing check to Salvation Army
• Rotary Club raises money for Play Park
• Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Arts Education Advisory Committee, Feb. 9

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