By Jackie Burhans and James Howald
At its meeting in April, the Monument Sanitation District (MSD) board held a public meeting, followed by a vote, on a petition to include a 10-acre property in the MSD service area. The board approved minor changes to the district’s employee handbook and heard a report from District Manager Mark Parker.
Public hearing and vote on inclusion
Board President Dan Hamilton opened a public hearing on a petition from Monument Ridge West LLC (MRW) to include a 10-acre property just west of I-25 into the MSD service area. MRW recently received a boundary line adjustment from El Paso County, adding the 10 acres to a larger property it already owns at the intersection of I-25 and County Line Road, which has been discussed as a possible location for a Buc-ee’s travel center.
Parker explained that the petition was for inclusion into the district’s service area and was not an annexation. Hamilton added that annexations are done by municipalities; special districts, such as MSD, use the legal process of inclusion, which is much simpler than annexation, when they need to add property into their service areas. Parker added that an engineering study determined that MSD has adequate infrastructure to support the inclusion.
Hamilton said the developer would pay to install the pipeline along Beacon Lite Road needed to convey wastewater from the site to MSD’s existing sewer lines adjacent to the Wakonda Hills neighborhood. Parker said the pipeline would need to be installed before El Paso County completes its project to straighten and level Beacon Lite Road, as the county would put a moratorium on any work requiring changes to the road once its project is completed. Parker said the contractor MRW hired to install the pipeline has reached out to the district to review final plans and discuss a budget for the work.
Hamilton closed the hearing, and the board voted unanimously to approve the petition for inclusion.
Employee handbook updated
The board voted in favor of Resolution 26-04152026, which makes minor corrections regarding hours of work and paid time off policies in the employee handbook.
Manager’s report
Parker told the board he had received paperwork for a Chipotle Mexican Grill to open in the space that previously housed an Arby’s.
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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 May 20. 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.
Other Monument Sanitation District articles
- Monument Sanitation District, March 18 – Delinquent account notices sent (4/1/2026)
- Monument Sanitation District, Feb. 18 – Work on Beacon Lite Road proceeds (3/4/2026)
- Monument Sanitation District, Jan. 21 – Buc-ee’s advances sewer plan (2/4/2026)
- Monument Sanitation District, Dec. 17 – 2026 budget approved; compensation debated (12/31/2025)
- Monument Sanitation District, Nov. 19 – Draft of 2026 budget reviewed (12/4/2025)
- Monument Sanitation District, Oct. 15 – Draft of 2026 budget reviewed (10/30/2025)
- Monument Sanitation District, Sept. 17 – Beacon Lite Road due for upgrades (10/2/2025)
- Monument Sanitation District, Aug. 20 – Parker explains Buc-ee’s wastewater estimate (9/4/2025)
- Monument Sanitation District, July 16 – Buc-ee’s potential impact studied (8/1/2025)
- Monument Sanitation District, June 18 Raspberry Point sewage spill resolved (7/3/2025)
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