Monument Sanitation District, Sept. 17 – Beacon Lite Road due for upgrades

October 2, 2025

County plans to level and straighten road
Budget process begins

By Jackie Burhans and James Howald

At a brief meeting in September, the Monument Sanitation District (MSD) board heard an operational report from District Manager Mark Parker that focused on the work that El Paso County has planned for Beacon Lite Road. The board also discussed the process for developing a budget for 2026.

County plans to level and straighten road

Parker told the board that El Paso County was pressing ahead with plans to level Beacon Lite Road, straighten it, and add curbs and gutters. The county’s current focus was on planning the changes required to utilities. Parker said there had been several meetings with the county, and its construction plans are 90% complete. MSD’s portion of the project, which lies between Wakonda Way North and County Line Road, was being worked on by GMS Inc., Parker said.

Parker said the sewer service portion of the project depends on whether the Buc-ee’s travel center is built, because Buc-ee’s would have to pay for any required improvements. If the travel center is not built, then any other development at the site would have to bear the expense of digging up a new road.

Budget process begins

Parker told the board that he had a draft of the 2026 budget but was waiting for some final numbers from the Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility. He said he was on track to have the budget prepared for discussion at the end of the year.

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Monument Sanitation District meetings are held at 9 a.m. on the third Wednesday of the month in the district conference room at 130 Second St., Monument. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Oct 15. See MonumentSanitationDistrict.org. For a district service map, see www.MonumentSanitationDistrict.org/district-map. For information: 719-481-4886.

Jackie Burhans can be reached at jackieburhans@ocn.me. James Howald can be reached at jameshowald@ocn.me.

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