OCN Vol. 8 No. 11
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PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID MONUMENT, CO PERMIT NO. 32 **ECRWSS** Postal Customer Issue #93 — Volume 8 Number 11 — Saturday, November 1, 2008 Inside this issue Lawrence Construction Palmer Lake Monument appoints new members to BOA and PC 8 picked for interchange work approves Monument Detective Mark Owens water rate promoted to sergeant 12 Monument PC adopts downtown hikes design guidelines 13 By David Futey WWSD reports progress on Lake At its Oct. 9 meeting, the Palmer Lake Woodmoor repairs 14 Town Council unanimously approved water rate increases for Palmer Lake Geological Survey won’t join in residents and businesses. Water rates creek sampling 15 will be modified and a water capital im- provement charge added. Steininger to retire from WWSD; Water Trustee Max Stafford listed Cherokee district building aquifer the changes: a 10 percent increase in recharge facility 16 the base charge, an expected 10 percent increase in use, and 10 percent of the Donala on schedule to complete base fund to be used for capital improve- $4.6 million ranch purchase 17 ments. The initial capital improvement funds will be used for the $35,000 in en- gineering and other fees related to design Cut gas line leads to fire at improvements for the water plant infra- McDonald’s construction 18 The final Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority (BRRTA) contract with Lawrence Construction Co. for expansion of the I-25/Baptist Road interchange structure. Water rates were increased by was unanimously approved at a special 8 a.m. BRRTA meeting on Oct. 27. 9 percent last year. D-38 receives $190,000 for PRHS There was no public comment on geothermal system 19 Engineering consultant firm Jacobs Carter Burgess of Denver will manage the construction contract for BRRTA. Brenda Gordon, of the county Procurements and the residential rate increase. However, Contracts Department, who helped negotiate the $12,614,738 contract, awaits the O’Malley’s Pub owner Jeff Hulsmann Children participate in Walk and signatures of Monument Trustee Travis Easton, County Commissioner Wayne raised concern about the rates for over Bike to School Day 20 Williams, and Monument Mayor Byron Glenn. County commissioners Amy Lathen 15,000 gallons of use. He is concerned and Dennis Hisey signed it later. The new 8-lane bridge, dual-lane ramps, and new that businesses in Palmer Lake served by Committee sets D-38 special lanes of Baptist Road between Jackson Creek Parkway and Old Denver Highway the town and not from a well are being education goals 21 are scheduled to be completed in January 2010. The final completion date for the penalized and not on the same playing project will be confirmed at a pre-construction meeting in Monument Town Hall field with businesses like MoZaic restau- Three new WIA board members November 5. Photo by Jim Kendrick rant and other businesses on the west side elected 21 of Palmer Lake. He made a request that commercial rates be unchanged. Infor- By Jim Kendrick ment of Transportation (CDOT) made the mation on the rate changes can be found October Weather Wrap 22 During a special meeting Oct.3, the Bap- interchange expansion a top priority on its at http://www.ci.palmer-lake.co.us/docs/ tist Road Rural Transportation Authority Transportation Improvement Plan but said ord0508.shtml Letters 23 (BRRTA) voted unanimously to select the it would have no funding available for six bid from Lawrence Construction Co., of to10 years. Budget ordinances approved By unanimous decision, the council Books, Gardening, Birds, Arts, Littleton, for the expansion of the I-25 If the $16 million does become approved an ordinance to increase the and Dogs 26-30 Baptist Road interchange. Lawrence pre- available, CDOT will pay BRRTA that viously expanded the I-25 Highway 105 amount. BRRTA would use these funds amount of revenue in the 2008 General Fund budget for various departments to Empty Bowl and Health Fair 31 interchange. The board also considered to help redeem the bonds at that time whether to upgrade the median on Bap- and then terminate the sales tax once all reflect the receipt of funds from state agencies. Snapshots of Our Community 32 tist Road between Gleneagle and Desiree administrative costs for bond redemption Drives. have been paid. If CDOT funding is never The board also unanimously ap- All five members of the BRRTA available, the sales tax will pay off the proved an ordinance for a transfer of Library events 33 board were present: BRRTA bonds within 20 years. Expected funds to cover budget shortfalls. The • County Commissioners Wayne interest costs are $17 million, plus $21.5 town’s General Fund will be down as PLHS and WMMI 34 Williams, Amy Lathen, and Dennis million for the bond issue, for a total of much as $37,000. The Police Depart- Hisey $38.5 million if current interest rates hold. ment will be over budget by an estimated Events and Calendar 35-39 • Monument Mayor Byron Glenn The approved ballot issue set a cap of $50 $90,000 at the end of 2008 and funds • Monument Trustee Travis Easton million for total costs. were transferred to cover this. The ma- OCN information 39 Interchange contract awarded All aspects of the expansion of the jority of the Police Department budget overage occurred prior to Chief Ferrin’s Background: In a mail-in election in No- state’s interchange must be approved by arrival. Town Clerk Della Gray stated OCN subscription form 36 vember 2006, BRRTA voters approved a CDOT even though the department is not that the Police Department seemed to temporary 20-year 1-cent sales tax to pay paying for the bridge and ramp widening. have difficulty remaining within its bud- for BRRTA bonds totaling $21.5 million. The state will not accept owner- get over the past years. The approved bond issue covers the esti- ship for the new interchange bridge after Look for our next issue There was also an overage in mated construction cost of about $16 mil- construction is completed due to a lack roads maintenance and fire department Saturday, Dec. 6 lion plus administrative and interest costs of projected highway maintenance funds. Ad Reservations: Fri., Nov. 21 for the bond issue. The Colorado Depart- (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 5) Finished ads in electronic format are due by Fri., Nov. 28 • Palmer Lake increases water rates 1 Letter Due Date: Fri., Nov. 28 • Cherokee district building aquifer recharge facility VOTE! Visit our web site to read, download, 16 and search all the back issues at • Donala to close on $4.6 million ranch in Nov. 17 Tuesday, Nov. 4 Coordinated Election www.OurCommunityNews.org Highlights • D-38 board receives $190,000 for PRHS geothermal 19 7 am to 7 pm Page 2 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 8 No. 11 Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 Page 3 BRRTA (Continued from page 1) will become the owner of the new bridge will be demolished to make room for the the new eight-lane bridge over I-25 and While the state will continue to own and over the interstate and have to pay for fu- county’s eastbound span after construc- the new dual-lane ramps. Initial delays maintain the I-25 through-lanes and the ture maintenance of the two new four-lane tion of the county’s westbound span is were due to protected mouse habitat and widened interchange ramps, the county spans. The state’s existing two-lane bridge completed. flood plain issues. 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