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Issue #77 — Volume 7 Number 8 — Saturday, August 4, 2007 Inside this issue Baptist Rd./Hodgen Rd. connection opens

PRHS guaranteed price is $1.1 million under budget 4

Triview considers $41 million bond issue 9

Donala watering program stirs controversy 13

Beacon Lite Road repairs explained 15

Woodmoor water restrictions are making a difference 17

Wastewater Treatment Facility to test acidity of influent 19

Academy W&S takes issue with plan for merger with Donala 20 Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony July 31: (L-to-R) Carl McClellan - El Paso County Department of Transportation (EPCDOT) Inspections and Survey Manager, Dennis Hisey - Chairman, Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) (District 4), Jim Bensberg Forest View Acres district wrestles - Vice Chair, BoCC (District 5), Beverly Johnson - PPRTA Citizens Advisory Committee, Wayne Williams - BoCC (District 1), with role of committees 21 Sallie Clark - BoCC (District 3), Jeff Greene - County Administrator, Maria Jindron - Highway Advisory Commission, Brian Wess - Highway Advisory Commission, Dr. Pat Boone - Highway Advisory Commission, Steve Meyer - Highway Advisory Commission Monument board approves capital and PPRTA Citizens Advisory Committee, and Andre Bracken - EPCDOT Capital Programs Division Manager. Photo provided improvement plan 23 by Steve Meyer

Monument Planning Commission By Steve Meyer Baptist Road’s curve to the north just east Highway Advisory Commissioners, and As one of the many stops on the El Paso of Tari Drive around the county’s Fox Run county personnel involved in planning and approves 3 commercial plats 26 County Department of Transportation’s Park. It provides a direct route to and from development on an all-day, circular tour of (EPCDOT) Work Session on Wheels, State Highway 83 for drivers from Fox the county highlighting recently completed Santa Fe Trail proposed as County Commissioners, EPCDOT High- Run, Gleneagle, Jackson Creek, and the roads projects, planned projects, new de- emergency access 28 way Advisory Commissioners, and de- other residential areas along Baptist Road. velopment, and the maintenance challenges partment personnel participated in a rib- The connection, which was funded as facing the county transportation system. Baptist-Struthers Road update 32 bon-cutting ceremony officially opening a Pike’s Peak Rural Transportation Author- The county departments involved in host- the connection between Baptist Road and ity project, required over a decade of plan- ing this tour included Transportation, De- West Nile virus concerns Hodgen Road on July 31st. The new section ning and land acquisition then almost two velopment Services, Planning, Parks, and addressed 33 of road connects Baptist Road at Roller years of development. Fleet Management. Coaster Road to Hodgen Road at State The annual Work Session on Wheels For additional roadwork status, see July Weather Wrap and Q&A 34 Highway 83 in a direct line as a result of brings together County Commissioners, the article on page 32.

Letters 35 Lewis-Palmer District 38 School Board Meeting, July 19 Books, History, Gardening 36-37

Common Nighthawk 38 D38 to ask for $3 million mill levy override; Art Matters 39 board candidate petitions available August 8 Snapshots, Events & Calendar 39-43 By John Heiser mined at the August board meeting. The school board election will be posted at At the Lewis-Palmer District 38 School MLO measure was discussed at the board www.lewispalmer.org. OCN information 43 Board meeting July 19, the board unani- workshop July 16 (see article on page 8). Board president Jes Raintree and mously voted to set the mill levy override The board also approved the call for board members LouAnn Dekleva, Stephen (MLO) measure on the November 6, 2007, nominations for school board candidates. Plank, and Gail Wilson were present for the Subscription form 27 election ballot at $3 million with $1.5 mil- Three board seats (director districts 2, meeting. Board member Dee Dee Eaton lion designated to operate Palmer Ridge 4, and 5) are up for election in Novem- was absent. Look for our next issue High School (PRHS) and $1.5 million ber. Petitions will be available starting designated to attract and retain teachers. August 8 and must be submitted to the Saturday, Sept. 1 Wording for the ballot issue will be deter- district by August 31. Information on the (Continued on page 4) Ad Reservations: Fri., Aug. 17 Finished ads in electronic format are due by Fri., Aug. 24 • Watering restrictions raise issues 13 **ECRWSS** PRSRT STD Letter Due Date: Fri., Aug. 24 U.S. POSTAGE Visit our web site to read, download, • Academy W&S has problems with proposed merger plan 20 Postal PAID and search all the back issues at • Triview considers borrowing another $41 million 21 Customer MONUMENT, CO www.OurCommunityNews.org • Fire trucks on the Santa Fe Trail? 28 PERMIT NO. 32 Page 2 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 7 No. 8 Sat., August 4, 2007 Page 3

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PRHS construction guaranteed maximum • At the completion of schematic design, the cost estimate Chamberlin introduced Kerry Carothers of Saunders Con- price set at $43.9 million was $49.4 million. struction who was instrumental in coordinating the 200 Jeff Chamberlin of RLH Engineering summarized the • At 50 percent completion of design development, that bids received after sending solicitations to 600 subcontrac- design and engineering effort that successfully met the estimate had been reduced to $47.8 million. tors for this project. Also present at the meeting were Bri- district’s $45 million PRHS construction budget: • At completion of design development, the estimate was an Braaten, President of West Electric Group, and Kelly $47.2 million. Allison, President of Ute Plumbing & Heating. Braaten • At 95 percent completion of the construction documents, and Allison are long-time residents of District 38 and have Custom Rancher with Mountain Views the estimate was $44.9 million. been involved in many other school construction projects. In High Pines Only $487,000 He announced that Saunders Construction’s guaranteed Their companies have been awarded the electrical and me- maximum price is $43.9 million with a commitment for chanical portions of the PRHS construction project. 4 Beds, 3 Baths, 3 Car oversized garage, 3,857 sq. ft., and .47 acre lot. substantial completion in time for the opening of school Chamberlin reviewed this month’s progress at the

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approved – The board approved Sections E (Support • Board member comments – Dekleva congratulated continuing to work toward the policy governance model Services), G (Personnel), and J (Students) of the revised the students who put together a marching band for the and will be meeting with administrators to discuss that policy manual as presented. Policy GCGC regarding job Independence Day parade. Wilson discussed the state model. sharing was tabled for further review. legislature’s P20 council; she has been recommended • Superintendent’s update – Superintendent Ray Blanch to sit on an early childhood education sub-task force announced that education summits will be held July 25 of that council. Raintree announced that the board is and August 8 for community members to discuss how MEDICAL, DENTAL, RX, VISION, to prepare students for the future. Blanch also discussed meetings he has had with senior citizen groups about CHIROPRACTIC & DIABETIC PLAN using district facilities to create better inter-generational $19.95-$59.95/mo. Pre-existing conditions accepted. experiences. (719) 495-9466 mybenefitsplus.com/CChavez3 ********** The Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Board of Education normally meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Learning Center in the Lewis-Palmer Administration Building, 2nd and Jefferson. The next meeting is 7 p.m., August 16. WINDOW CLEANING The district’s Web site is at www.lewispalmer.org. By Meeting highlights from the district’s Web site were used LIGHTBRIGHT in preparing this article. The Monument Academy Web site is at www.monum entacademy.net. A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FOR THE FINEST HOMES

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Report to the Community • August 2007

Dear Lewis-Palmer Patrons: The start of the new school year is quickly approaching, and this year promises to be very exciting! The District is expecting to educate nearly 6,000 students this year, and this number has almost doubled within the last 10 years. While the large amount of growth within our community has brought with it many challenges, as a District, we continue to remain focused on our primary responsibility — to provide excellent learning opportunities for our children, while remaining fiscally responsible to our stakeholders.

Over the past several months, I have had the opportunity to speak with over 100 community members throughout our District, at Superintendent Coffees and Education Proposed Mill Levy Override Summits. Through these discussions, I have been able to better identify our community’s The following is the estimated tax impact expectations for our local schools. (As an example, many in our community would like to for the next six years for a home currently see opportunities for students to apply their knowledge learned within real-world settings.) valued at $362,456 (the average home This semester, our District administration team will be creating a new Strategic Vision for our value in the Tri-Lakes area). These figures District, based upon the expectations of our local community. By January of 2008, I plan to assume an estimated 6% increase in the release an initial draft of this vision, grounded in the beliefs and values of our community. Assessed Valuation every other year. I am excited about this project and the positive effects it will have within our schools. • 2008: $68 increase Our community has invested significantly in the education of our children, through extensive • 2009: $26 additional increase volunteer time and by providing the funding to build and operate our schools. While it is ($94 total) easy to see the tangible results of these investments — the buildings and supplies — it is not as easy to see the more important return — student learning. While our District’s schools • 2010: $86 additional increase rate exceptionally high on both the state School Report Cards and standardized tests, we ($180 total) as educators and community members wish for much more for our children and their • 2011: no increase education. • 2012: $69 additional increase And it is with these hopes that we move forward into the 2007/08 school year! ($249 total) • 2013: $41 additional decrease ($208 total)* Thank you for your continued support, * A new Colorado state law will increase education taxes by approximately $126 for an average local homeowner over the next three years; however, Lewis-Palmer schools will not receive any additional funding from this Superintendent of Schools source.

Where will the funds be used at Palmer Ridge High School? Special Education Teachers: $207,000 Technology: $62,000 Principal & Clerical Staff: $218,000 The Upcoming November 2007 Election Additional Teachers: $835,500 Librarian: $55,700 The Mill Levy Override (MLO) question which will appear on the November 2007 ballot has Nurse: $90,000 been calculated at $3 million: $1.5 million to fund the operational costs of Palmer Ridge High School (PRHS) and $1.5 million to increase teacher compensation. (See the “Proposed Custodians: $85,500 Mill Levy Override” sidebar for more information on the estimated tax impact for District Gifted Program: $55,700 residents.) Activities & Athletics: $471,000 The $1.5 million requested for increased teacher compensation would allow our District to Security: $67,000 stay competitive within the region for approximately the next 5 years. As a District, we have Bookkeeping & Supplies: $96,800 identified a target of 98% of the “average teacher salary” in the Pikes Peak region as the minimum necessary to stay competitive. Currently, our District is below that number and in Transportation: $255,000 danger of falling farther behind. Grounds, Utilities & Maintenance: $128,300 If approved, the MLO would be implemented using a phase-in approach over the next 5 years. At the same time, the District’s general reserve would be spent down in the amount Total: $2,627,500 of $1.5 million. This combination would allow the District to continue to operate in a fiscally responsible manner, while allowing area growth to support the increased funding needs. (Less growth funding & budget reductions of $1,127,500)

Adjusted Total: $1,500,000

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Lewis-Palmer District 38 School Board Workshop, July 16 Superintendent Blanch recommends $3 million mill levy override phased in over 5 years

By John Heiser in state funding, the district may have to ask the voters for by $1.8 million. She said those cuts would affect K-12 and At the Lewis-Palmer District 38 School Board workshop additional funds. would impact student achievement. July 16, Superintendent Ray Blanch and Chief Financial Teacher salaries Tax impact estimate Officer Cheryl Wangeman presented background informa- Blanch noted that the district needs to increase teacher If the additional tax were phased in over five years as tion on the need for a mill levy override (MLO) to fund salaries an average of 7-8 percent to stay competitive with Wangeman and Blanch recommend, for a home with an teacher salaries and operational expenses at Palmer Ridge nearby districts. He said that would bring Lewis-Palmer assessed value of $362,456 (the average in the district), the High School (PRHS). district salaries to 97-98 percent of the average of salaries effect would be: Blanch and Wangeman recommended that the board of the districts south of the Lewis-Palmer district in the 2008: $68 increase request from the voters $1.5 million for teacher salaries Pikes Peak region. He noted that there are various ways 2009: $26 increase ($94 total) and $1.5 million to operate PRHS. They recommended the additional funds could be applied to maximize their 2010: $86 increase ($180 total) phasing in the tax increase over five years and using $1.4 effectiveness in attracting and retaining top-quality teach- 2011: Unchanged ($180 total) million in undesignated reserves to bridge the shortfall ing staff. 2012: $69 increase ($249 total) during the initial years. To simplify the ballot measure, PRHS operational expenses 2013: $41 decrease ($208 total) they recommended not including an automatic inflation At the board’s workshop June 14, the special committee ********** adjustment. They noted that in future years depending on charged with developing alternative approaches for fund- The Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Board of Education inflation, growth in the number of students, and changes ing operation of PRHS concluded that the additional cost normally meets on the third Thursday of each month at to run two high schools instead of one will be $1.7-1.8 mil- the Learning Center in the Lewis-Palmer Administration lion per year. Building, 2nd and Jefferson. The next meeting is 7 p.m., Support Our Community. Wangeman said the administration reviewed various August 16. budget adjustments and concluded that they can save about The district’s Web site is at www.lewispalmer.org. Become an OCN volunteer! $250,000 per year without affecting student achievement. Some of our readers may not realize She added that if the mill levy override does not pass, substantial cuts would be required to reduce the budget that OCN is the product of volunteers. If you like the contribution OCN makes to our community, now is the time to step forward and help us provide accurate Piano Lessons �� information each month to over 13,000 �� A distinctive environ- �� Tri-Lakes area households and businesses. �� ment for learning. We need additional reporters to help �� Now accepting �� cover meetings of local governmental new students. bodies. The reporting assignment is "What �� did they talk about and what did they Call Pam Brunson decide?" If you get down the facts, OCNs 484-0192 skilled copy editors will help you refine your article for publication. e 488-0889 Like to take pictures? We need digital, ’v 245 Jefferson St e Old Town Monument Guitar slide, or print photos to illustrate future We’veW At 2 Watts Creative Center articles. www.BeadCorner.net We also need various other kinds of Moved!! Lessons help including preparing the mailing. BBeeaadd SSpecialpecial fforor AuguAugusstt All Ages • All Levels • All Styles If you can spare a few hours to help make an important difference in our 220%0% ooffff aallll gglasslass bbeadseads community, please contact John Heiser at Graduate of the prestigious 719-488-3455 or Guitar Institute of Technology [email protected]. Permanent Gallery of Front Range Jewelry in Hollywood with 20 years’ Unique Handcrafted Designs Teaching Experience Call Mike at 487-8435

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Triview Metropolitan District Board of Directors Meeting, July 25 Board considers $41 million bond issue for renewable water

By Jim Kendrick there would be no need to use all a nice story. It’s a factual story” or widening a road to provide ser- mill levy would not increase. On July 25, Triview District of the debt authorization. and “gets us out of the aquifers.” vice to existing customers within 2006 audit approved Manager Larry Bishop asked the Board President Steve Ste- Director Bob Eskridge the district. He said improving an The district’s auditor, Tom Sistare board to initiate a ballot ques- phenson said, “Those are abso- said, “We’re issuing the debt for existing road or park is a higher of Hoelting and Co. Inc., gave a tion for a bond issue of up to $41 lutely marvelous reasons to go growth” and “laying the founda- priority and should not have to short review of his proposed final million to cover future costs of to the public and say we’ve got tion for the future instead of try- be called “growth” to qualify. audit for 2006. Some of his points purchasing renewable water re- plenty of revenue and won’t raise ing to play catch-up.” Bishop said he would have the were: sources and other capital require- your mill levy, the revenue side Stephenson asked Bishop district’s attorney, Pete Susemihl, • “We did issue an unqualified ments. Revenue for the new bond is solid. We need the authority to ensure the ballot language draft the ballot language to cover opinion as we have in past issue would come from fees on to issue debt for (new) services would not preclude use of these improvements to existing roads years. That’s the highest growth, not from an increase in and it’s basically (for) water. It’s proposed bond funds for building and parks, while ensuring that the level of opinion you can get. property taxes. The three directors present unanimously excused the ab- sences of Directors Joe Belzer and Julie Glenn. Ballot issue discussed Bishop discussed a draft long- term plan for obtaining: • 3,000 acre-feet of renewable water • Re-use reservoirs • Wastewater facility expansion • Sewer lines in Baptist Road • A future office building • Roads • Detention ponds • Additional water plants • Additional water and sewer lines • Well-drilling equipment • Parks and recreation equipment • Landscaping Bishop also discussed a draft financial plan based on the as- sumption that the district would put a question on the November ballot to ask the voters to authorize an additional $41 million in debt, of which $19 million is for renewable water. Bishop emphasized that the authorization for the additional debt would not affect current residents. The payments for the Support Our proposed bonds would be made Tri-Lakes Cares from revenues from “impact and Community other fees.” If there is no signifi- 235 Jefferson ~ Monument cant Triview growth in the future, Shop Tri-Lakes GRAND �� OPENING �� Collaborative�� Mental Health and Wellness Services CELEBRATION ��Counseling: • Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychotherapy • Family Therapy, Couples Counseling and Group Therapy August 18, 2007 Parent/Family Education: • Interactive, child-friendly workshops for families in all developmental phases. 10:00 AM Welcome & Thank-Yous Ribbon Cutting

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We have a clean financial fees for its main source of not formalized within bonds.” issued from 1987 through for the extra audit and because statement. revenue.) The district also took out a 2003. of the more complicated monthly • “The records were clean. They • “The total net loss for this Colorado Water and Power The board unanimously approved financial reports. The May finan- were well-organized.” year . . . was $1.4 (million), Authority loan to pay for the 2006 audit. The auditor will cial summary was unanimously • General fund revenues from almost $1.5 million. A good improvements to the Upper send two copies of the final report approved. property and sales taxes were large chunk of this was due to Monument Creek Regional to the state. He will also send Car wash service up about $500,000 for 2006 the loss of the extinguishment Wastewater Facility. separate federal audit forms, contract approved due to more homes and stores of the debt, and that was due • There was $3.5 million in new which are a requirement for The board unanimously approved that were built in the district. to the refinancing of the 2006 debt for 2006. the Colorado Water and Power an application from Robert and • Current expenditures, not A bonds as also increased • The 2006 A bonds retired Authority loan, to the “federal Sherry Pepper for a service con- including debt-service interest expense for the year. bonds that had rates as high as clearinghouse.” tract for their proposed Blue Sky payments or capital outlays, The two of those together are 18 percent. During her review of May Car Wash in the Monument Ridge were up about $184,000 due to approaching $500,000.” Note: On Aug. 23, 2006, the financial matters, district admin- commercial center, opposite the growth in the district. • “The activity within the board approved a resolution istrator Dale Hill reported that: King Soopers center on Baptist • “Capital outlays increased due enterprise funds is improving to issue general obligation • Colorado Water and Power Road. The district would provide to the proceeds from the 2006 while still not quite self- bonds with principal not to Authority loan payments for a maximum of 2 million gallons A bonds.” supportive.” exceed $37.9 million with 2007 are about $90,000 for of treated water per year and • Net water and wastewater • “The water enterprise fund final maturity not later than principal and $60,000 for require “reclamation” of at least enterprise fund revenues were is getting better as you move Dec. 31, 2036. The actual interest. 60 percent of water used. If the 2 down, because an increase closer to capacity.” principal issued by closeout on • The cost to “take out and million gallon allocation were to in total monthly water and • Long-term liabilities for the Sept. 26 was $32.61 million. revamp” the district’s A-1 well be used up before the end of the sewer service fees, which year are up $16 million. “A The new bonds, issued by was about $126,000. year, the district could cut off wa- were up due to increased rates, good chunk of this is due to Compass Bank at 3.7 percent, • Tap fees collected to date were ter service for the rest of the year. did not offset a decrease of the accrued interest which all mature in 2023. Compass at 52 percent instead of the The car wash is expected to open about $600,000 in one-time was rolled into the debt that Bank had previously financed expected 58 percent. for business in July 2008. tap fees collected when new had been accruing since the a $15 million bond issue at 3 • User fees were up due to drier Engineering consultant construction is connected to beginning of time for the percent interest for the district weather. Chuck Ritter of Nolte Associ- Triview’s water and sewer district. So that was rolled up in November 2003. The bonds Bishop added that Hill’s work- ates said that a separate new well systems. (An enterprise fund into your debt. It was money that were retired, about $26.6 load is up considerably this year would not have to be drilled for depends entirely on user that you owed but it was just million in principal, had been due to the information required the car wash. Bishop said the contract would still be in force if the property is sold but only applies to the specific car wash use, to include the fixed reclamation requirement. Stephenson asked if there could be a problem if the Town of Monument approved an application for construction of another car wash within Triview in the future, should the board approve the Blue Sky Car Wash contract. His particular concern was producing enough water to meet the district’s total demand during peak irrigation demand in the summer. He also was concerned about liability for damages if the facility used more water than contracted and the district cut off water availability. The district’s attorney, Jason Downie of Susemihl, McDermott & Cowan P.C., said the requirement to continue serving residential taps during periods of limited water production is different from the requirement for serving commercial users. Downie suggested adding a clause to the contract that would allow the district to limit the amount of water sup- plied to the car wash during a production emergency. Bishop said car wash demand was highest in the winter when there is little irrigation. Also, the district’s service agreement provides all control for deciding whether to provide service for new construction within Triview when water supplies are limited. He estimated that the district has a total water portfolio of about 4,400 acre-feet per year. Total projected demand at complete district build-out is about 3,100 acre-feet per year. The car wash would not add a wastewater treatment load that would cause a capacity problem at the Upper Monument Creek facility before the ongoing expansion is completed. 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and had a good conservation Pointe development. The agree- der Kingswood Drive, from Bap- clause to protect limited district ment requires $4.23 million in tist Road to the current entrance Alices Wonderland of Colorado Real Estate Presents groundwater resources in the performance bonds from John to the adjacent Baptist Church future if needed. Laing. Camp facility. The Kingswood A Stunning Monument Home A condition was added to the Baptist Road update development is in the county. contract saying water would be Bishop said Phase I of the Stephenson asked if the provided to the car wash based district’s new sewer lines under Sanctuary Pointe sewer line on Triview’s ability to produce the new Baptist Road construc- would affect Kingswood well water. The board unanimously tion for John Laing Homes has and septic systems. Bishop said approved the contract with this been completed. This sewer line it could get complicated if the added condition. is not the cause for delays in the county wanted to enforce the Fines for water reopening of the Leather Chaps 400-foot rule on connecting to conservation violators intersection on Baptist Road, he a newly installed sanitary sewer collection line. This standard tabled said. Director Joe Martin said he rule requires property owners Bishop said that some residents with septic systems to connect to have continued to violate district was frustrated that paving had been completed at the Gleneagle a newly installed sanitary sewer � Private setting on one-acre � Gorgeous views water restrictions that all mem- line if the home is within 400 ber districts of the Pikes Peak and Desiree Drive intersections � 5 bedrooms, 4 baths � Cathedral ceilings in far less time than it has taken feet, to reduce health risks. Triv- Regional Water Authority have iew is prohibited by agreements � 3-car garage � Lots of windows adopted as part of the authority’s the county contractor to work on the Leather Chaps Drive intersec- with adjacent special districts � Invisible pet fencing � Finished walk-out basement water conservation plan. The from providing sewer service � Many more custom features � Quick closing! district also gives developers fi- tion. Bishop noted that Phase II outside the district’s boundaries. $699,000 nancial incentives for installing Triview has not included any xeriscaping and low-flow toilets. sewer line construction by Clas- View this home at www.VisualTour.com #0095 6615 sic Homes for Sanctuary Pointe areas for the sole purpose of pro- Bishop proposed a resolution viding sewer services. www.ColoradoSpringsHomePages.com with the following provisions that can begin after the Baptist Road lanes in use are switched to the Stephenson expressed con- would apply during the annual ir- cern about any of the Kingswood Call Alice for a Showing Today! rigation restriction period: south side of the construction area east of Gleneagle Drive. The individual home wells being too Alice Sweatman • First violation — written close to the new Triview sewer warning on a blue tag sewer line will be constructed un- 719-200-5258 • Second violation — written warning on a yellow tag • Third violation — $100 fine • Fourth violation — $500 fine and termination of service The owners of the Mandarin House present... until the fines are paid Residents could continue to ask for temporary waivers for watering new lawns and landscaping. ASIAN GARDEN Stephenson asked if Town of Monument concurrence on the resolution was required. Bishop said the staff and Board of Trust- ees would be informed. Downie RESTAURANT said that the district could be more restrictive, under Title 32 of the Colorado statutes, to include charging the fines specified in Happy Hour Tuesday Lunch the resolution. Downie said the resolution should be clear that violations are not carried over to Specials! 3-6 pm 11 am-3 pm the next calendar year. Stephenson asked if the dis- All Beer 1⁄2 Price! FREE Soda! trict was constrained on issuing new xeriscaping restrictions due to conflicting requirements in some subdivision covenants that call for minimum areas of blue- Plus all your favorites... grass that are larger than those now allowed by recently enacted town restrictions on irrigation. Chinese Bishop said the district, as a Title 32 entity, can set specifications for maximum amounts of blue- Vietnamese grass that supersede the authority of a homeowners association to Korean fine people for not following the covenant’s minimum requirements. Downie and Stephenson noted that the existing covenant bluegrass requirements put ho- Eat-In or Take-Out meowners in a difficult situation. Stephenson cited covenants written by Classic Homes for some of its Jackson Creek homes that Near Home Depot, require 4,000 square feet of sod. Bishop suggested other covenant Kohls & Wal-Mart problems that could arise after the original homeowners have sold these houses. The resolution for the fines 15910 Jackson Creek Parkway was tabled so it could be revised to cover the issues discussed. Promontory Pointe agreement approved 487-0854 The board unanimously approved the final draft of the subdivision or 487-8760 improvement agreement for the John Laing Homes Promontory Page 12 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 7 No. 8 Sat., August 4, 2007 Page 13

collection line, should there be a future underground mental agreement for the facility to add wording for issues center of Sanctuary Pointe from Baptist Road to Gleneagle leak or break. The issue regarding how the county would that were not foreseen when the agreement was originally Drive at the south end of Home Place Ranch. address well and sewer separation from the new Sanctu- written. The agreement must also be rewritten to describe However, John Laing Homes has chosen to manage its ary Pointe collection line within Kingswood was not the facility expansion to meet state requirements and clar- own special road improvements district for construction of resolved. ify new ownership relationships based on new investment Gleneagle Drive within Promontory Pointe as well as wid- Ritter reported good progress on the district’s planned for expansion by Donala and Triview only. ening for turn lanes on the north side of Baptist Road. 1.5 million gallon pre-stressed concrete water tank in Forest Lakes already owned all the capacity it would Each of the three Triview special road improvement Sanctuary Pointe. Classic Homes has approved the layout ever require at complete build-out of its district before the districts was created by intergovernmental agreements of the new water treatment plant as well. The plans for the expansion project began. However, Forest Lakes would be with the Triview metro district. The three road districts plant have been sent to the state for approval. Ritter said obligated to pay its share of any replacement of the newly will charge road use fees for each new structure in their approval should be obtained within 45 days. installed components described in the planned amendment respective developments to pay for the construction bonds Upper Monument Creek facility update as well as its share of costs for future changes in treatment they will issue. No management fees have been collected A letter was submitted to the engineering consultant for equipment required by state or EPA regulations. yet. The fees will differ because of differing construction the Upper Monument Creek Wastewater Treatment Facil- Bishop reported that accountability for metering-pro- costs for roads within each development and the differ- ity expansion asking for the latest construction budget at duced water dropped temporarily to 87 percent due to a ent numbers of dwelling unit road use fees that can be the August operations meeting at the facility. Triview, reporting error in the district’s billing system. The error charged. Donala Water and Sanitation District, and Forest Lakes has been corrected. The amount of water lost to backwash- Triview is ultimately responsible for construction and Metropolitan District share ownership of the wastewater ing well pumps was now being accounted for. maintenance of all roads within the metropolitan district, facility, which Donala operates. Purchased water for the year to date is 169 acre-feet. including those to be built by the three special road dis- The operations committee approved a second facility All other water has been produced from the district’s re- tricts. The three road districts will be dissolved when their filter press at the July operations meeting for “dewatering” sources. individual transportation bonds are paid off. bio-solids prior to having them hauled off-site for disposal. Classic Homes to manage Sanctuary Pointe Stephenson asked Downie to ask Susemihl, who is the Costs should be about $165,000-$170,000, said Bishop. special road district attorney for the creation of all four Triview districts, about Bishop and Stephenson advocated buying a remanufac- Bishop noted that Home Place Ranch LLC has formally the rationale for “… Promontory saying no to our provi- tured press. agreed to have Triview administer operations of its sepa- sion that says we’ll manage part of our affairs called that Bishop said facility operation in June was very good. rate Triview special road improvement district (Triview district.” Stephenson added, “It’s our birthright. It’s in our Removal of total suspended solids from the effluent in Metropolitan District 3) for a fee. This special road district district physically. The roads they’re building, they’re re- June was 98 percent while removal of the facility’s organic will pay for construction of Gleneagle Drive within Home ally our roads. We’re going to maintain them. I’d just like load, called biochemical oxygen demand, was 97 percent. Place Ranch as well as widening and the addition of turn to squeeze him a little bit to see why they’re reluctant to He noted that the state Health Department made its annual lanes on Higby Road. have us be the manager of our own affairs.” inspection of the facility and the results were very good. Classic Homes has told Triview it will also agree to a Downie replied, “I would be stupid if I allowed myself “A glowing report. Again, kudos to Mr. Duthie and his management fee for Sanctuary Pointe (Triview Metro Dis- to disagree or agree, so I’ll defer to Pete on this. And I’m operators,” Bishop said. trict 4). This special road district will pay for construction not sure how Pete answered your questions last night re- Bishop and Stephenson reported good progress by the of its major east-west collector road to be built through the garding the impact fees and all that stuff. We had conver- three wastewater districts on amending the intergovern- sations about could they or could they not adopt their own impact fees on top of that as they go forward.” Stephen- son reiterated about Susemihl, “I’d like to see them come A U G U S T 2 0 0 7 around, and he’s in a role to bring them around.” �� New well is good producer B ELLA A RT & F RAME Well No. 8 was completed and was producing about 400 gallons per minute from a depth of 1,560 feet. The dis- �� trict’s water decree allows it to use only 300 gallons per �� minute. A chemical analysis of the well’s water had not �� been completed. Bishop said the district may wish to use �� more than the 300 gallons per minute limit by having the � �� limits on other existing Denver Aquifer wells lowered to �� limit the amount drawn from that aquifer. �� Meeting schedule changed �� The board unanimously approved a change in the �� monthly board meeting time from the fourth Wednesday S ECOND S TREET A RT M ARKET of the month to the fourth Tuesday of the month. �� The meeting went into executive session at 5:58 �� p.m. to discuss negotiations. �� ********** The next board meeting will be on Aug. 28. Meetings �� will still be held at 4 p.m. in the district conference �� room, 174 Washington St. in downtown Monument. �� Your Hometown Bookstore �� Since 1993 ��

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Donala Water and Sanitation District Board of Directors Meeting, July 18 Irrigation rationing continues to stir controversy

By John Heiser lers are especially effective for large users At the Donala Water and Sanitation Dis- such as golf courses and parks, and reduce trict Board of Directors meeting July 18, water consumption by 25 to 40 percent the board approved disconnection of water when compared with a standard timer-op- service for customers who repeatedly vio- erated system. late the irrigation restrictions. Duthie noted that according to media Board president Ed Houle and board reports the actual savings might be closer members Dick Durham, Tim Murphy, and to 10 percent. He said that at the end of the Dale Schendzielos were present. Director irrigation season he will do a comparative Dennis Daugherty was absent. analysis of the water usage with ET con- Irrigation rationing program trollers. update Mid-year financial statement Donala district general manager Dana As of June 30, revenue for the year totaled Duthie estimated that “75-80 percent of $2.01 million, 48 percent of the anticipated the district’s customers are cooperating.” $4.2 million for the year. Some of the He reported that the district has sent 75 principal sources of revenue were property first warning letters and three second taxes at $644,360, water sales at $531,362, warning letters to those seen to be continu- sewer service at $390,728, and interest in- ing to violate the restrictions. He noted that come at $251,531. The district has a combined property tax rate of 16.296 mills. if these violations continue, with the third July 18 - Donala board president Ed Houle (L) presents Employee of Expenses through June 30 totaled Above: violation a $25 fine would be imposed. A the Quarter award to Mark Parker. Seated (L to R) are board members Tim $2.41 million. Those expenses included fourth violation would result in a $50 fine. Murphy and Dale Schendzielos. Photo by John Heiser After some discussion, the board unani- $1.04 million in operations and admin- mously approved disconnection of service on the fifth violation. The cost for reconnection is $75. �� Residents David and Nina Porter urged the board to work harder to explain to the residents the need for the rationing program especially in light of the proposed inclusion of the Academy district. Houle replied that the district �� has been using newsletters, the web �� site, and other means. He added that the board members are residents in �� the district and must comply with the same restrictions. He said the �� program is important to preserve residents’ property values and noted �� that the district is working with the Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority (PPRWA) to explore regional solu- �� tions. Regarding the inclusion of the Academy district, Houle said, “The Academy district brings their own water, more than their own.” �� Duthie said the district is prepar- �� ing a mid-fall presentation on long- �� term plans and added that he is willing to meet with individual residents �� or groups. Resident Warren Gerig noted �� that groundwater is a finite resource � and its depletion will affect property �� values. He said the board should be congratulated for their efforts. �� Resident Gene Pfeffer suggested �� that a progressive rate structure that �� charges more per gallon the more �� water a customer uses can help with �� conservation. �� Houle replied that the district has that type of rate structure but experi- �� ence has shown that rationing with �� fines is the only approach that consis- tently works to reduce water use. �� Duthie noted that 19 Rainbird �� evapotranspiration (ET) control- �� lers have been installed with 9 more scheduled. The ET controllers calcu- �� late the amount of moisture needed to �� maintain optimum root structure. The �� pager system then broadcasts a signal to switch the ET controllers on or off. �� Yard signs are available for those with �� the ET controllers to help explain to �� neighbors why the sprinklers are running at times when those without the ��

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istrative expenses and $1.38 million in From the end of 2005 to the end of projects with estimated costs to the district Springs. There is information posted infrastructure projects. 2006, the district’s net assets increased and the years in which the projects would at www.agwt.org. Duthie noted that For the first six months of the year, $4.89 million from $27.99 million to likely be done: Highlands Ranch has been doing the separate expenses for expansion of $32.88 million. During that time, the • Expansion of the wastewater treatment aquifer recharge. He said, “There are a the wastewater treatment plant totaled district’s capital assets including land, wa- plant, $7 million, 2006-2008 lot of treatment and pumping costs. You $2.24 million. The 2007 budget for that ter rights, plants, and equipment increased • Connections to the Triview district, get half as much out as you put in but it project is $7.48 million. The total cost of from $13.64 million to $15.36 million. The $300,000, 2007 slows the rate of [aquifer] decline.” the twenty-month project is projected at district’s long-term debt increased from • Loop Mission Hill/River Oaks, • The PPRWA has signed a letter of $12-14 million. Those costs are split be- $2.13 million to $4.91 million. The district $150,000, 2007 intent with INV Energy for a project to tween the Donala district and the Triview has an unchanged Standard & Poor’s long- • Water connection to Academy Water obtain groundwater pumped from under Metropolitan District. term bond rating of AA. and Sanitation District (AWSD), Greenland Ranch in south Douglas In 2006, the Donala district obtained Management’s discussion and analysis $200,000, 2007-2008 County. Duthie suggested that there a $4.91 million loan from the Colorado noted, “The water level in the Denver Ba- • AWSD lift station, $750,000, 2008 might be issues with Douglas County Water Resources and Power Development sin is declining rapidly. Therefore we will • Connect AWSD wells to the Donala that could present problems for the Authority to cover part of the cost of the accelerate our search for renewable water system, $250,000, 2009 project. wastewater treatment plant expansion. The and related infrastructure. Expenses for • Re-drill well 3D in place, $450,000, • The concrete slab for the sequencing interest rate on that loan is 3.64 percent. these projects will be significant.” 2009 batch reaction (SBR) at the wastewater 2006 audit accepted 10 year capital • Regional infrastructure, $2 million, treatment plant expansion has been The board unanimously accepted the 2006 program projections 2009-2010 completed. The walls will be poured audit prepared by Hoelting & Company. Duthie distributed a draft list of proposed • Re-drill well 3A in place, $500,000, next with completion scheduled for 2010 early October. Duthie projected start of • AWSD well in the Arapahoe aquifer, influent in December with SBR starting Custom Home in Sundance Estates on 4+ Acres $800,000, 2010 in January. • Re-drill well 7D in place, $450,000, • Negotiations on revising the Meadow, trees/woods, foothill and Elephant 2011 1999 wastewater treatment plant Rock views. 4 bedrooms and 4 baths with • Construct a tank on the Struthers Ranch, intergovernmental agreement are over 3,400 sq. ft. plus a 12’x20’ sunroom. Huge eat-in gourmet kitchen has new slab $800,000, 2011 continuing with representatives granite counters, new ceramic range/oven, The regional infrastructure item could from Triview and the Forest Lakes breakfast bar, and new refrigerator. New include interconnections with nearby dis- Metropolitan District. carpet. Large master suite with 5-piece bath tricts and pursuit of alternative sources of • Duthie said he will present and walk-in closet. Grand two-story foyer water. recommendations for adjustments to with hardwood floor. Formal dining and living rooms. Main level family room with brick Other matters the water and sewer rates at the August fireplace. Second family room and exercise • Mark Parker, Donala’s chief water meeting. area in walk-out basement. Front covered operator, received a certificate as Following the public meeting, the board porch, deck, and two patios. 5 bay windows employee of the quarter. Over and went into executive session to discuss per- and so much more. $500,000. above his normal duties, Parker has sonnel and water purchase issues. been working on installation of ET ********** controllers. The Donala board will hold its next regular John & Jacqueline Homa • The El Paso County Water Authority is meeting on Wednesday, August 15 at 1:30 (719) 488-2987 sponsoring a water forum on recharging p.m. at the Donala office, 15850 Holbein 755 Highway 105, Suite P alluvial aquifers September 27 and 28 Drive. Meetings are normally held on the West End Center at the DoubleTree Hotel in Colorado third Wednesday of each month.

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Monument Sanitation District Board of Directors, June 26 Beacon Lite Road emergency repairs explained By Jim Kendrick town’s portion of Beacon Lite Trax included: Beacon Lite asphalt north of heavy trucks using Beacon Lite Monument Sanitation District south of Eighth Street had a • Rotomilling and removing Eighth Street, including those Road to avoid the weigh stations Manager Mike Wicklund briefed couple of very soft spots under 414 feet of ground-up asphalt not related to trench failure. on I-25 every hour throughout the the board on July 17 on the suc- the asphalt that could not be repaving in the southbound lane Director Glenda Smith asked entire construction cycle even cessful completion of emergency compacted. Wicklund said he between Eighth Street and “What was the cost for this?” though flagmen were routinely repairs on several segments of told contractor Trax Construction Highway 105. Wicklund said, “That’s a good stopping traffic for several min- Beacon Lite Road north of High- to “Just keep digging.” Water • Installing and compacting question. We haven’t gotten the utes for single-lane operations. way 105 in late June. Costs for started rapidly spouting out an up to 7 feet of new rock bill yet.” Costs were not known These heavy trucks could be the extensive repairs were not yet old cross-street trench, causing where underground water for the Trax construction, the easily seen by the inspectors on available from the contractors. concern that a water main might had destroyed the roadbase design work performed by engi- the west side of the interstate, yet All board members were have been broken. “There must (described above) under the neering consultant GMS Inc., or the flagrant avoidance continued. present. have been 12 people there and ev- direction of the soils engineer. for the continuous monitoring Numerous tickets were issued by Beacon Lite Road update eryone at the same time grabbed • Redistributing the ground- performed by the soils engineer Monument police as well as port Background: After notifying the their cell phones and started up asphalt on top of the from HP-Geotech throughout the officials for illegally avoiding the county and the Town of Monu- dialing numbers.” However, the existing exposed roadbase construction. After this meeting, scales. ment that portions of the asphalt inflow of water subsided a few and compacting it to bring the Trax sent the district a bill for Former Watt property paving on Beacon Lite Road minutes later. An abandoned grade back up to the proper $33,000. annexation/inclusion north of the Highway 105 inter- 4-inch vitrified clay pipe for an level, under the direction of The Town of Monument individual sewer service line was the soils engineer. charged the district a $100 options discussed section were collapsing above the Wicklund said he had met with an sanitary sewer trench, Wicklund unearthed, and after additional • Recompacting all the exposed road-cut fee but did not charge excavation of another foot of roadbase. the district for the town’s daily engineer and a real estate agent recommended at the June 21 for a Jim Morley development board meeting that the district mud, the clay line, located about • Installing 414 feet of new inspections of Trax’s work south 3 feet above the district’s new 12- asphalt in two layers to a of Eighth Street. company about the status of the perform the required emergency former Watt property. They had repairs before the sagging as- inch collection line, proved to be thickness of 6 inches. Wicklund also informed the the source of the gush of water. • Patching failing portions of the board that there were several very informed him that the Watt fam- phalt in the southbound lane by ily had closed the sale of the 234 the Century Place intersection Storm and ground water from a caused an accident. sewer line that was abandoned Wicklund also advised the during the 2000 construction board that the county and town project was entering the trench were not going to fix the rapidly containing the new line, thus deteriorating roadway in the near causing the trench failure in the future and the district had to take southbound lane. steps to protect its main sanitary This clay line was not shown sewer collection line buried about on any district records dating 8 feet under the collapsing south- back to the early 1960s, nor was bound lane. Ownership and re- there any record of a building sponsibility for repairs of Beacon being previously located in what Lite Road north of Highway 105 is now residential Century Park. to Eighth Street has been a topic An adjacent 8-inch abandoned of dispute between the town and collection line to the east of county for years. Beacon Lite Road and Century The current Beacon Lite Place and two manholes had paving was installed by Monu- been sealed with concrete by ment Sanitation District in 2000 the district during installation over a new district sanitary sewer of the new collection line. Wick- collection line for Wakonda Hills. lund said that groundwater had An investigation of the condition infiltrated the then-unknown of the district’s main sanitary 4-inch clay line where the seals sewer collection line by a re- between each pipe had failed mote-controlled television cam- over time. Other groundwater era showed no damage or shifting flowing around the abandoned 8- had occurred despite the apparent inch line had also flowed around trench failures. the clay service under the road Costs still not available: Al- and had eroded the roadbase though the paving warranty and installed in 2000. Trax workers the district’s responsibility for the sealed the broken clay line with condition of Beacon Lite Road dry cement to prevent a recur- had expired several years ago, the rence of groundwater diversion board approved the emergency under Beacon Lite. repair on June 21, not knowing The now 7-foot hole was the cause or cost. The work was filled with very large rocks and completed by the end of June. smaller rocks to fill the gaps, Wicklund described the and then compacted. The work work done showing numerous was designed to better withstand pictures of portions of the proj- underground flows from several ect. “We started at the north end nearby springs as well as heavy and filled in some trench failures seasonal rains through the area. up there on the county’s portion These flows along the east side of the right-of-way. The county of Beacon Lite that were redi- was very appreciative of what rected by the clay pipe under we were doing. They knew that the road had washed away the this was out of warranty. We’ve smaller gravel installed in 2000 always had a good relationship around the collection line. The with the county, so they were loss of this gravel left only mud happy that we were taking re- under the asphalt and caused the sponsibility.” Most recently, the collapse that endangered traffic. cooperation has taken place in Wicklund told the board that Wakonda Hills, where the district the Century Place trench failure is installing new collection lines was the district’s problem after in a three-phase expansion proj- all. The board’s action to perma- ect. The county has said it has no nently fix the problem regardless funding for repairs north of High- of cause and responsibility had way 105 at this time. been the right decision. Wicklund noted that the The work performed by Page 16 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 7 No. 8 Sat., August 4, 2007 Page 17 acre parcel to Morley’s Infinity Land Cor- habitat, wetland, road access, lift station, when he had been contacted too late over Treatment Facility — which is owned in poration. Morley will call the development wastewater treatment capacity, and other an issue. equal shares by the Monument, Palmer Willow Springs Ranch. The Watt property long-term cost issues should Morley de- The lawyers for Triview, Palmer Lake, Lake, and Woodmoor sanitation districts generally lies between the railroad tracks cide to request inclusion by Monument and Woodmoor attend all board meetings. — would cost about $2 million, divided and the Forest Lake Metropolitan District Sanitation District. Donala’s attorney rarely attends board equally among the three districts. Annual between the west end of Baptist Road and Parking issue raised meetings. operational costs for the new equipment the south end of Mitchell Avenue. There is Wicklund informed the board that he Wicklund gave Gaddis a summary of would initially be about $500,000. Copper also a vacant rectangular section east of had met with Monument Town Manager the Joint Use Committee meeting that had is and has been undetectable in Monument the tracks between Trails End, Old Denver Cathy Green that afternoon and she had taken place at 10 a.m. that day, after noting Creek downstream of the facility discharge Highway, and the ice skating rinks. confirmed that the angle parking in front that all five board members had attended since the issue arose three years ago. The representatives told Wicklund of the district building would probably be it. (See article on page 19 for details on the Wicklund also informed Gaddis that that the town was trying to have Morley in- converted to parallel parking and may be July 17 JUC meeting.) these very high initial and continuing clude the parcel into Triview Metropolitan eliminated altogether in the near future. Wicklund also informed Gaddis that costs might be avoided if the towns were District as part of its annexation. Wicklund The board discussed options for obtaining several other Colorado sanitation districts to install new water treatment equipment said he gave them the pros and cons of be- nearby land for alternative parking spaces will be unable to comply with much tighter — which is far less expensive to purchase, ing included by Monument, Forest Lakes, to support tenant businesses and protect standards on copper content in water now install, and operate — in their municipal Triview, or Donala Water and Sanitation the value of the district’s building. There being proposed by the state Health Depart- drinking water treatment plants. Adding District. The developer is also considering was no consensus for inquiring about a ment at the direction of the federal Envi- caustic soda could better control the acid- forming a water district for the develop- purchase for parking. ronmental Protection Agency. Each district ity of town drinking water and etching of ment. The Monument district had not been Note: After this meeting, the town would have to spend millions of dollars for copper from the inside of residential and informed of a final decision on inclusion informed the district that Public Works unproven copper removal equipment and commercial water pipes. Woodmoor Wa- prior to the July 17 meeting. will paint stripes for eight angled additional millions for operation of the ter and Sanitation District has treated its The board discussed protected mouse parking places in front of the district new equipment. drinking water for acidity for years and building, between Washington Street District Chairman Lowell Morgan has much lower copper concentrations in Are you a Number Jumbler?? and the alley. This is three more angled told Gaddis, “We have two big problems. its wastewater than Monument or Palmer Are you Lax with your Tax?? spaces than originally striped. There One is we don’t know how to remove that Lake. Are you a Pill with your Bills?? will also be new stripes for five parallel much copper. And two is the lower limit, The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m. parking slots painted in front of the only slightly above what’s measurable. So ********** Chapala building on the opposite side of the uncertainty of the measurements is The next meeting is at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. Second Street. large.” Environmental lawyer Tad Foster is 16 at the district conference room, 130 Counsel, board discuss representing the facility on permit issues. Second St. Meetings are normally held the Installation of such copper removal third Thursday of the month. Information: copper content issue equipment at the Tri-Lakes Wastewater 481-4886. The district’s attorney, Larry Gaddis, attended the meeting at the request of The Balancing Act directors who had joined the board since P r e m i u m Bookkeeping for the last election and wanted to meet him. 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Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District Board of Directors Meeting, July 19 Water restrictions are making a difference �� By Elizabeth Hacker hauling until a new employee implementing pH control for 1. A 50/50 cost-sharing split storage and delivery system. He The Woodmoor Water and Sani- is hired. its water. between the school district and said that the district would benefit tation District Board of Direc- • The easement for the the water district. from this agreement, one example Palmer Ridge High �� tors met July 19, a week later Monument Creek Bank School plan approved 2. Apportion the cost by capacity being the water pressure provided than scheduled due to lack of a Rehabilitation project has not District civil engineer Jessie needs of the parties based upon by placement of the storage tank quorum. The board excused Jim yet been signed. It will cost Shaffer offered three cost-shar��- ��incremental �� costs of supplying high on the school’s site. The �� Whitelaw’s absence. $125. ing options that the board could raw water. board approved Shaffer’s recom- Restrictions ease peak • Palmer Lake Sanitation had an consider for providing raw water 3. Apportion the cost by capacity mendation. �� excursion (a copper reading and timing based upon Steininger noted that it was demand from Lake Woodmoor�� to Palmer �� of 290) and will visit Short ��incremental costs of supplying important to the district that the In May, the Demand Manage- Ridge High School for irrigation ment Program for irrigation Circuits to see if the company of grounds and fields. Shaffer and delivering raw water. high school use raw water for irri- �� restrictions went into effect. might have been responsible. estimated the cost for site work, Shaffer recommended�� a cost- gation, and it benefited the school District manager Phil Steininger Burks will talk to Home an above-ground bolted steel wa- sharing approach in which the because it would realize a 15 per- �� Depot people to explain why district would incur two-thirds cent savings. Director Jim Wyss �� reported that permits had been ter storage tank, a skid-mounted issued for watering new seed and they should not recommend pump, electrical service, and mis- of the cost, or $882,000 and the added that the school district is �� that copper sulfate be used ��school �� would �� pay the district one- paying another $184,000 for a �� new sod. Customers appeared to cellaneous items to be approxi��- be complying with the “no water- for root control. The Town mately $1.3 million. The follow- third of the cost, or $430,800, potable water tap. The district’s of Monument is considering to fund the construction of the attorney, Erin Smith, advised that �� ing” on Mondays. The program �� ing options were presented: �� has flattened out the daily peak �� use, but water still has a high �� seasonal use rate. �� The watering restrictions Read�� All About�� It � �� and the draw-down program for �� z BusinessWeek Magazine, March� 5,� 2007 lake dam repair were explained at �� a meeting of the Woodmoor Im- Edward Jones�� was the highest-ranking brokerage� firm on �� BusinessWeek magazine’s first-ever ranking of “Customer provement Association (WIA). Service Champs.” The firm ranked No. 6 among 25 �� The district had already �� national and international companies that are the “best �� begun to realize its objective of providers of�� customer service” based on techniques, �� strategies, and tools used to deliver great service, �� easing peak demand. Accord- �� according to the magazine. ing to Steininger, most residents �� seemed to understand the reasons z FORTUNE Magazine, January 22, 2007 �� For the eighth�� year,� �� Edward Jones was named one of �� for the restrictions and were will- �� the “100 Best�� Companies to Work For in America” by �� ing to comply. He noted that on ��FORTUNE magazine in its annual listing. The firm �� Mondays, when no irrigation is �� ranked �� No. 29 �� overall and No. 9 on the magazine’s �� allowed, the district has been �� Best Large-sized�� Company list. These eight FORTUNE � �� rankings include top 10 finishes for five years and �� able to refill its tank, and there �� consecutive No. 1 rankings in 2002 and 2003. �� had been no big spikes in water �� z Forrester Research, May 22, 2006 �� demand this summer. 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Edward Jones �� a lot of calls asking for clarifica- �� was the highest-ranking brokerage named on the client �� tion on which days they could �� advocacy list. �� water, some calls from residents �� concerned about the water supply, �� and a few reported violations. �� JUC report �� Benny Nasser, Woodmoor dis- �� trict representative to the Joint �� Use Committee, reported the �� following: ��Jack �� Brad Bob Donna Joe Leasha �� • Wastewater plant employee Fry Lundberg Denny O’Bryant Suhajda Larsen �� Steve Orcutt gave notice that Palmer Lake Monument Baptist Road Gleneagle Gleneagle Northgate �� he will leave the job. Bill 481-4964��481-0043 488-0457 487-0407 487-0250 484-0257 Burks will postpone sludge ��

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the district be paid the school’s portion for Rothberg gave a slide presentation on the have become accustomed to high lake allocation and adds a broad indemnifica- the system before beginning construction Integrated Resource Plan. The program levels but added that the lake levels have tion for the district. She presented the of the raw water system. included water resources available and always fluctuated and will continue to do contract and amendment to Taylor for his Well 20 update demand management. A version of the so even after the repairs have been made signature, reminding the board that it had Shaffer reported that construction of Well presentation will be given at a Sertoma because the district will continue to use the previously approved the contract subject 20 was complete but that the district was Club meeting and perhaps to some other lake for surface water storage. to attorney’s review. Taylor then signed waiting for the El Paso County commis- clubs, and to the WIA. It may be shown Woodmoor Pines Country Club the contract, which will be sent forward to sioners to approve a plat waiver restricting to the Monument Board of Trustees, since Adjudication and URS for a signature. there is some overlapping jurisdiction. He access to the well site from Fairplay. He Augmentation Plan Construction and development said that he would ask for an exemption noted that there was a lot of material to update incorporate into a half-hour presentation Steininger reported that under the state’s from the Planning Commission and the new transit-loss program, the district must Planning manager Shaffer reported on the county commissioners in August. Shaffer and thought an hour presentation would be following developments: more realistic. report tributary water flowing into the explained that the Fairplay access was bet- ponds at the Woodmoor Pines Country • Knollwood Village is a strip mall ter because it was more direct and did not Director Nasser said that the Ser- planned for the northeast corner of tomans need to know that the district is Club to the state engineer’s office begin- have a hill that maintenance trucks would ning July 2007. He said the club and the Knollwood and Highway 105. The have to negotiate. Mike Rothberg of con- using surface water and suggested that district issued a commitment letter for they would be most interested in why there district are working on a legal agreement sultant RTW reported that once the district in which the district would own all the a supplemental water agreement. The receives approval for the access, a contract were restrictions, the water supply issues, El Paso County commissioners will and how much the bond issue would cost water in the ponds. Currently, water is will be let for construction of the lines to pumped from the ponds for irrigation at consider the plat and must approve it the south water treatment facility. them. before construction can begin. Shaffer Attorney Smith suggested that the no charge to the club, but once the agree- Bond issue presentation shown ment is in place and the tributary flows expected that the contractor would idea of a presentation was good but the break ground in August. focus could be more clearly defined. She are metered, the club will be billed for the water and the district can claim maximum • Village Center is south of Highway 105 questioned if the purpose was to explain off Knollwood. Richmond Homes is demand management or to talk about a augmentation credits. Steininger thanked Gillette, Shaffer, and Lance Nielson for moving forward with Filings 2 and 3 bond issue. Rothberg added that the under- acceptance for residential development. �� daily monitoring and preparing reports for lying message should be that the district �� the District 10 Water Commissioner. Filing 4, which is zoned commercial, is confident in the recommendations of was recently purchased by Mag 2, a �� their long-range plan and is proactively Study put on hold �� Steininger reported that there were too development company from Missouri, addressing the issues. Steininger said that and it has not yet submitted a proposal �� he would continue to work on the presen- many unknowns regarding the pump-back �� for the property. tation and present it again at the August system of monitoring outlined in the Water �� Infrastructure Planning Study, so it was • Misty Acres is a multi-use housing �� meeting. He suggested that he would like put on hold until 2008, at which time the and commercial development off the �� it to be ready so he could present it at the Monument Hill frontage road. Shaffer WIA September meeting. The board rec- district will review the recommendations. �� said there had been a long list of issues, ommended that a CD be available for other Sewer line inspection, �� including incorrect location of water �� groups and that the report could be posted cleaning continues and sewer stub-outs and fire hydrants �� on the district’s Web site. Gillette reported that the district was con- that didn’t work, which needed to �� Lake Woodmoor water use tinuing to use a video camera to examine be corrected. He said the developer Residents continue to use water from the sewer line infrastructure and look for �� recently hired a new contractor to fix �� Lake Woodmoor, and there have been few inflows into the system. He said that staff the problems. complaints. Operations manager Randy had been filming an average of 2,000 feet a Other matters Gillette reported that the district water use day of the sewer lines and had been clean- Gillette reported that there had been three statistics were 97 percent accountable and ing 3,000 feet a day. A lot of problems in service leaks, mainly in the Blueberry Hill that they were now operating on 50 percent the older lines have shown up on camera, area, and that all but one had been fixed lake water (700 gallons per minute) and especially the clay pipes in Zone 1 in the and he was working on that one. 50 percent well water (700 gpm). Gillette lines that dead-end. Gillette said that once �� Shaffer reported that residents had �� reported that while there had been a few the problems are all located, the district been calling about the water running sporadic problems, overall the system was would analyze them and target reduction down Higby Road, which they attributed �� working well. The district was now pulling of flows into the system. to over-irrigation. He said that the periph- �� water from the lake’s bottom, and so far it Gillette reported that the staff has eral drain for the condominiums on Magic � �� had presented no water quality issues at the completed about 85 percent of fire hydrant Lamp running through Walters Commons treatment plant. maintenance and has so far replaced four behind the high school may look like Pulte Steininger added that he had met with hydrants. He expected that the staff would Homes is over-irrigating, but the source of Heatwaves the WIA and a few of the lake shore resi- complete the inspection, cleaning and fire the water was from the sump pumps used dents. The WIA questioned why the lake hydrant maintenance by the August meet- to divert alluvial flows or natural runoff Aug. Special! level was falling when there were water ing. from the site. restrictions in place and it has been a wet Shaffer added that data collection has Nasser reported that resident Peggy year. The WIA also wanted to know how been completed for the South Outfall Line Sayer was confused after she got a letter 10% OFF the district was addressing mosquito con- and the North Outfall line locations and from the district about repairs she needed trol and the West Nile virus. He added that that a wealth of information was obtained to do and told him that she appreciated lake shore homeowners were frustrated and being analyzed. the district coming out to show her what all tanning that the lake will be drained and wanted to Mid-year budget needed to be fixed. know how long it would take for the lake report approved The meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m., packages level to come back after the dam was re- Steininger reviewed the significant when the board went into executive ses- paired. Steininger said he understood their changes in the 2007 budget for working sion to consult with its attorney on specific Offer good through Aug. 31, 2007. concerns because they feel it will affect purposes. He stated that the 2007 budget legal questions related to negotiation posi- �� their �� property values. � � He � noted � � that �� people as submitted to the state would not change. tions and to receive advice on negotiating The mid-year update changes are strategies. No actions were taken when the �� only to provide �� a projection � �� as to board came out of executive session. what the manager thinks the expen- **********

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Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility Joint Use Committee Meeting, July 17 Influent to be tested for levels of acidity

By Jim Kendrick return, Rothberg and environmental expert Steve Canton added that Landreth planned to talk to Woodmoor Water The Joint Use Committee (JUC), which is the board of of GEI Consultants will redirect their original research on and Sanitation District Operations Superintendent Randy directors for the Tri-Lakes Wastewater Treatment Facility, copper toxicity to Monument Creek aquatic life and alter- Gillette about the district’s experience with treating its approved the purchase of a pH testing system on July 17 native treatment options to better align with the expected “aggressive” water. to measure the acidity of influent wastewater from each revisions to state testing procedures directed by the EPA. Source of high copper level of the owning districts, the Monument, Palmer Lake and Canton will present the results of his redirected toxicity reading to be investigated Woodmoor sanitation districts. studies to the commissioners at the end of 2007 and 2008 The June copper reading for effluent discharged from the Recent evidence shows that the water distributed by at the commission’s annual temporary modification review facility to Monument Creek was 8 PPB, even though one the town of Monument may be more acidic than previously hearings. reading for influent for Palmer Lake in June was 290 PPB. thought and may be causing etching of copper water pipes Morgan tests town water pH for acidity One sample from Palmer Lake in May had a reading of in houses and commercial buildings. Tri-Lakes facility Morgan, a professional research physicist who works for 285 PPB. The other copper levels for Palmer Lake are operators will test the acidity of influent from each of the a Monument high-tech company, said he had been testing much lower, leading to speculation about possible dump- three districts’ collection systems on a daily basis to pro- town water as part of his job and discovered that the water ing of untreated industrial copper waste. vide additional information to the Colorado Department of is acidic in a pH range of 6.3-6.8 with occasional readings Burks said he would inquire about already-required Public Health and Environment for negotiations regarding as low as 6.3. Neutral water, neither acid nor base, has a pre-treatment of wastewater for copper at Palmer Lake new copper limits that will take effect at the end of 2009, pH reading of 7.0. Monument Public Works Director Rich electronics manufacturer Short Circuits. Palmer Lake’s when the current state discharge permit expires. Landreth reported that the pH of water produced by the alternate JUC representative, Director Dale Platt, said The Tri-Lakes facility operates as a separate public town’s water treatment plant at Beacon Lite Road and Sec- that there may have been employee turnover at that plant utility and is jointly owned, in equal one-third shares, by ond Street typically tests at 7.0. and the district will also inquire about copper treatment at the three districts. The JUC consists of three members, Monument Sanitation District Manager Mike Wick- Short Circuits. Burks said that possible follow-up actions one director from each of the special district boards. The lund said he and Morgan had met with Landreth to request include regular investigation/testing of the electronics president of the JUC is Monument’s board chair, Lowell that the town treat its water with caustic soda to increase plant. If cooperation is still not adequate to control influent Morgan. The other two JUC primary members are Direc- the pH. Landreth was reluctant to add any chemicals to copper levels, the Palmer Lake district could change Short tor Benny Parsons of Woodmoor and Director Todd Bell the drinking water that already tests very well for purity Circuits to a zero-discharge permit that would require the of Palmer Lake. Bell was absent from the July 17 meeting. and taste. Wicklund noted two instances of aggressive company to capture all its industrial effluent and have it The three alternate members were present as was the en- town water creating pinhole leaks in copper pipes at shipped elsewhere for privately arranged treatment. The tire Monument district’s board. the Domino’s Pizza in Monument Plaza and a home in latter is a common practice for large industrial plants that Background Century Place. Wicklund said that if aggressive water is use metals. For example, Synthes in Monument captures When the Tri-Lakes facility’s discharge permit for 2005- causing pinholes it is also causing etching in copper pipes all its metal wastes and has had no incidents under its 09 was originally issued, the copper limits for 2007-09 and higher influent levels to the plant, raising the levels zero-discharge permit. were to have been an average of no higher than 8.7 parts of copper in his district’s wastewater delivered to the Tri- Another possible copper source discussed per billion (PPB) and no single measurement in any month Lakes plant. Each district agreed it should send out a newsletter advis- of more than 13.0 PPB. There were two single copper Wicklund noted that he had asked district engineering its customers not to use chemicals that include copper readings higher than 17.6 PPB early in the permit period. ing consultant GMS to design and price a caustic soda sulfate to kill tree roots that penetrate sewer pipes and However, the copper concentrations since then have all treatment system to be added to the town’s water treat- eventually cause clogs. The three districts will obtain jars met the original discharge permit constraints for the final ment plant. GMS supervised construction for the town’s of Root-X, which removes roots without using copper for three years. recently completed treatment plant expansion. The cost for resale to their constituents. A jar that will treat up to 100 Through extensive research conducted by the staff, equipment to treat the drinking water is several thousand feet of pipe will cost about $35. as well as engineering and environmental consultants, dollars as is the annual cost for chemicals — much cheaper The meeting adjourned at 10:36 a.m. the facility’s environmental attorney, Tad Foster, has been for town’s residents than millions to modify and operate ********** able to demonstrate to the state that these limits could not the wastewater facility to remove copper. The next meeting is at 10 a.m. Aug. 14 at the facility’s be met due to sample testing errors by state-approved Wicklund said that he would meet again with Lan- conference room, 16510 Mitchell Ave. Meetings are nor- testing companies for potentially dissolved copper read- dreth in August or September to review the GMS pro- mally held the second Tuesday of the month. Information: ings in the plant’s effluent that often were as high as 100 posal. Wicklund said his district hopes to have a caustic 481-4053. percent. Also, harm to aquatic life found in Monument soda system in place in Monument by the end of 2007. He Creek near and downstream of the facility could not be demonstrated even at much higher copper concentrations than the proposed state restrictions. The JUC’s cost for conducting this research over the past three years – there is none available from the state Health Department or the SUMMER IS federal Environmental Protection Agency – has been more than $252,000. Based on its own research, the JUC sought relief from the tighter restrictions for 2007-09. The state granted a ALMOST OVER... three-year waiver, which increased the facility’s copper maximums to a monthly average of 24.8 PPB and a single reading maximum of 36.4 PPB, roughly triple the original NOW ITS TIME limits for the last three years of the current permit. Tighter copper restrictions proposed: On May 1, the state notified the Tri-Lakes staff that the facility’s current FOR YOU! restrictions on the amount of potentially dissolved copper allowed in treated wastewater might be made far stringent on Jan. 1, 2008, even though the quality of the effluent substantially exceeds the quality of the creek’s water at the 6-Month Special $259 point the Tri-Lakes facility’s discharge enters the creek. During the dry portions of the year, there is little creek 12-month Special $399 flow other than this effluent at the point of discharge. The proposed tighter copper restrictions could require 14-DAY FREE � No Enrollment Fee, nearly $2 million in new capital investment for purchase and installation of copper removal equipment at the Tri- � FREE Equipment Set-Up Lakes facility and about $500,000 per year to operate the new equipment. 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Academy Water and Sanitation District Special Meeting, July 26 Problems with early draft of merger plan slow decisions

By Susan Hindman $5 million and $8 million — a new tive to the board, so he will con- A “very rough draft” of an inter- plant would be financially impos- tinue to pursue that route. “I think governmental agreement (IGA) sible. So alternatives are being it’s worthwhile to look into other prepared by the Donala Water and sought, including a merger with opportunities,” Jacobson said. Sanitation District showed there Donala. One board member pointed to are still many questions that need If approved by both boards, OCN coverage of the June Donala to be answered before the Acad- the IGA would take effect Jan. 1, meeting that would imply the IGA emy Water and Sanitation District 2008; the two districts couldn’t be is a done deal. In fact, Academy’s will consider taking any steps to combined until Academy’s bond board members only received cop- merge services. debt is paid off in 2014. ies of the IGA on July 23, four days Interior Resources in Style At a special meeting July 26, Further complicating matters, before this meeting. the Academy board and district in 2014, at the end of the IGA, President Richard DuPont re- 719.488.8814 lawyer Paul Murphy expressed the Donala board would vote on quested that Jacobson “vigorously www.excitingwindows.com/ frustration with the document, whether or not to include Academy pursue alternatives,” adding, “We Good through 8/31/07 interiorresources saying that it was hard to follow, into the Donala district. Academy don’t have anything to negotiate did not address many issues (some board members noted that there is with, and they’re calling all the financial, some required by stat- the chance that inclusion could be shots.” utes), and was missing important voted down. If that happened, the Meanwhile, Murphy will con- Margalis Fjelstad, Ph.D., LMFT attachments. Academy district—which would tact Donala’s lawyer to seek clari- Academy is being forced to have been operating on Donala’s fication on numerous details in the come up with alternatives to its equipment from 2009 to 2014— IGA. DuPont suggested “we start With 25 years of experience, Im here current method of treating waste- would be in the position of having from scratch and write one that’d to help you deal with: water by new federal standards to restart old equipment that had be appropriate for us and Donala Traumatic experiences affecting your happiness that will become effective when been sitting idle and that would and in such a way that allows for Physical, sexual or emotional abuse the district’s plant operating per- still not meet federal standards. financial accountability on both Experiences of feeling abandoned or rejected mit expires in 2010. Those stan- Jerry Jacobson, the district’s sides.” Recurring bouts of anxiety, panic, or fear dards, which the current natural operator, told the board he has ********** Cycles of depression lagoon system cannot meet, will contacted a company represen- The next regular meeting will be require removing ammonia in the tative that sells the wastewater Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Wescott I can help you repair past hurts and traumas wastewater, which would in turn treatment system and an engineer fire station on Sun Hills Drive. with REPARATIVE THERAPY require Academy to build a new and sent them data, requesting After that, the board will resume This therapy helps you heal and grow from wastewater treatment plant. Given numbers. He’s hoping the numbers meeting on the first Wednesday of difficult and hurtful experiences the size of the district – nearly 300 they return can be compared with the month. Repair communication and love homes – and the expected cost of numbers presented by Donala. The Learn how to feel renewed, soothed and healed building such a plant — between possibility of alternatives is attrac-

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Forest View Acres Water District Board of Directors Meeting, July 26 Board wrestles with the role of volunteer committees

By John Heiser ager. Deborah McCoy, President cility. Bacon said more extensive ensure that flow and pressure are p.m. The Board of Directors of the of SDMS, is a part owner of CSI. tests will now be required. “reasonable and adequate.” • A prototype Web site for the Forest View Acres Water District The district’s water supply Reed-Polatty expressed con- Crocker said, “This has a big district was reviewed and held its regular monthly meet- consists of a surface water plant cern that the site of recent repairs financial impact on the [water] approved. The site is being ing July 26. The board consists and two wells, one in the Arapa- was not adequately controlled district.” He noted that in deter- prepared by CSI and will be of president Rich Crocker and hoe aquifer and one in the Daw- and people could get too close to mining the capital improvement posted at www.fvawd.com. directors Ann Bevis, Chris son aquifer. Only the Arapahoe the excavation. needs of the water district, fire • A work session will be Monsen, Barbara Reed-Polatty, well is currently being used. Rufien said that the contrac- flow was a significant factor is held August 3 at SDMS. and Eckehart Zimmermann. All The water is treated with tor making the repair bears the determining pipe sizing. Topics for discussion at that board members were present. chlorine, pumped through 750 responsibility. He said that if the He added that CSI is con- meeting include possible During citizen comments feet of 6-inch water line, and district were to adopt a policy tractually responsible for all co- participation in the Pikes Peak toward the end of the meeting, stored in a 250,000-gallon steel regarding conduct of repair sites ordination with the fire district. Regional Water Authority the board was asked about the storage tank. The water is then that would shift responsibility to Crocker asked Bacon to contact and alternative methods difference between the citizen distributed through 36,000 feet the district to enforce that policy. the fire district to see if there is of notifying customers of focus groups proposed in a mail- of distribution lines that vary Hydrants discussed a standard agreement the board outages. ing from the board and the vol- from one inch to eight inches in Rufien noted that the Tri-Lakes could review and to see if there At the end of the meeting, the unteer committees proposed by diameter. Fire Protection District never is any historical data on tests that board held an executive session a group of residents represented ASCG, Inc., the district’s en- signed the memorandum of un- have been conducted on the water on legal matters. by resident Ben Lee at the June gineering firm, prepared a list of derstanding (MOU) with the For- district’s hydrants. ********** meeting. proposed improvements. (For the est View Acres district. Crocker noted that painting A board workshop is scheduled Reed-Polatty said, “A focus detailed cost breakdown see OCN Rich Crocker said the fire the hydrants is also a CSI respon- for August 3, 9 a.m. at the SDMS group is very different than a June 3, 2006 “Forest View Acres chief told him the fire district did sibility. Lee volunteered to help office, 141 Union Blvd., Suite committee. A committee is a Water District, May 25: Board not sign the MOU because the with the painting. 150, in Lakewood. group of people that comes to- ponders financing $6.2 million water district had not adequately Other matters A tour of district facilities is gether to accomplish a specific for improvements” posted at filled out the forms needed for the • Payment of bills totaling scheduled for August 18, 9 a.m. at task. They could potentially be www.ourcommunitynews.org/ fire district’s effort to improve $37,855 was unanimously the Arapahoe water plant, 18852 together for a year or six months. v6n6.htm#fvawd). their Insurance Services Organi- approved. Rockbrook Road. A focus group is a meeting one In November, residents zation rating. • SDMS will prepare a draft The regular board meetings night on a very particular issue voted down a ballot measure Crocker added that the water revision of the district’s rules are usually held on the fourth we are struggling with.” that would have permitted the district’s rules and regulations and regulations. Thursday of each month. The Lee said, “At the moment, it district to impose a property tax say the district is not responsible • The annual review of the next meeting is scheduled for sounds like [volunteer commit- of up to 32 mills and issue bonds for the operation of the hydrants. SDMS and CSI contracts will August 23, 6 p.m. at Tri-Lakes tees] can’t do anything for you.” to pay for improvements to the Rufien said that is an over- be conducted at the August district station 1, 18650 Highway Board president Rich Crocker system. At the same election, statement of the situation. He said board meeting. 105 (near the bowling alley). replied, “The board hasn’t come voters approved a ballot measure the district’s water must reach the • A resolution and plaque Those wishing to attend should up with any board policy at this authorizing a property tax of up hydrant. Painting of the hydrants were unanimously approved check the date, time, and location time.” He added that he expects to 5 mills for administrative and is also a water district responsi- thanking the Town of Palmer by calling the SDMS at (800) 741- the board to develop a policy in operational expenses. bility. Testing is the fire district’s Lake for its help during the 3254 or 488-2110. the next couple months. He noted Operations report responsibility. He noted that there system outage. The plaque that on the board, “There are very The operations report for June is case law and state standards will be presented at the town different opinions. There are a lot showed that the district’s surface regarding the requirements to council meeting August 9, 7 of concerns not totally ironed plant produced 1.8 million out.” He mentioned liabilities, gallons, averaging 41 gal- responsibilities, and addressing lons per minute over 30 days. the whole community. The district’s Arapahoe well Sunday Tour of Luxury Homes Lee asked Paul Rufien, the produced 39,256 gallons, av- district’s attorney, for his opin- eraging 72 gallons per minute You can view up to 4 Monument Homes on Sunday 8-12-07 ion. Rufien replied, “From a legal over 7 days. The net monthly perspective, I don’t favor the st nd production was 2.5 million 1 Time: 1:00-1:15 pm 2 Time: 1:30-1:45 pm Our Sunday Tour of Homes board sanctioning committees.” gallons. is a quick and easy way to Rufien did not elaborate on what Water sales for August legal issues there might be. preview several homes in a totaled 1.65 million gallons. couple of hours without Bevis noted that the impetus The loss from the system any pressure or hassle. to form focus groups resulted during June was 875,115 gal- from the May meeting before lons or 35.5 percent of net The Sunday Tour of Homes the proposal to form volunteer production. committees was presented. She The loss for the first six is a great way to get an over- added, “Both efforts were initi- months of the year totaled view of what homes and fea- 18035 Bankhurst Court ated in recognition of the need to 4.0 million gallons or 33.2 17925 Martingale Road tures are available in your improve communication. There Refined Elegance in Custom Home with price range. percent of the net production the Pines Great Room Design are lots of ideas floating around. of 11.8 million gallons. Beautiful master retreat Gourmet kitchen w/granite counters Nobody knows what’s going to Bacon said he is 95 per- Cooks Delight kitchen Huge formal dining w/butler hutch Heres how it works: Grand great room w/cherry built-ins work or how it’s going to work. cent complete in locating the Expanded Trex decking w/fireplace The tour runs between 1:00 $739,000 1-800-676-3982 ID#1073 $739,900 1-800-676-3982 ID#1073 I am very much in favor of using remaining valves in the sys- pm and 2:45 pm and you can the energy that’s been repre- tem. Bacon noted that many 3rd Time: 2:00-2:15 pm 4th Time: 2:30-2:45 pm meet us at any home on the sented on behalf of the district. I of the valves are under the tour. Feel free to drive by the don’t know how to structure that asphalt roadways and buried homes before their scheduled or how to make the relationship 6-8 inches. He added that the time, but once the tour starts, effective and manage some of goal is to have the project dont be late for the one(s) Paul’s legal concerns.” completed by August 1. you want to preview. There Monsen said, “I support Bacon noted that sev- committees if very clear goals will be lots of other buyers on eral line breaks occurred and the tour, and show times are are set out. They can be a very were repaired during June. exact. If you see a home on useful tool.” He added that the tank will the tour that youre interested District background be cleaned and inspected by 20219 High Pines Drive 20364 High Pines Drive The district has retained Special Liquid Vision. Gorgeous New Ranch Spacious and Gorgeous in, a second private showing Home in the Trees Unobstructed Mountain Views can be scheduled (often later District Management Services, Bacon said he will pre- Acre treed lot offers Feel elegant and comfortable in this Inc. (SDMS) as its administrative pare an updated Monitoring privacy and upgrades awesome rancher w/huge bedrooms, in the same day). For Free manager. Lisa Johnson, SDMS and Emergency Plan for the galore! giant media room & fabulous kitchen. pre-recorded information $615,000 1-800-676-3982 ID#1073 district manager, served as secre- district and an updated dis- $689,900 1-800-676-3982 ID#1073 about the homes on this Sun- tary at the meeting. trict inventory. The Arapahoe Distress Sales Beware of Home Inspection Pitfalls days tour call 1-800-676- Mike Bacon of Community well and treatment plant has Bank Foreclosures Before You Sell Your Home 3982 ID#1073. Or call us Solutions, Inc. 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Donald Wescott Fire Protection District, July 11 Townsend newest full-time firefighter/EMT

By Jim Kendrick budgets. Derek Townsend was sworn in on July 11 Burns reported that final lettering of as a full-time volunteer firefighter/EMT the new Rosenbauer pumper as well as at the Donald Wescott Fire Protection the installation of all racks by Max Fire District board meeting by President Brian Apparatus Inc. in Castle Rock would be Ritz. Townsend brings experience gained completed by July 20. The district’s other in Alaska, Iraq, and Kuwait in addition to vehicles will be updated to match this en- that gained in serving the district for sev- gine in the future. eral years as a part-time volunteer. Liability issues may end com- Extension sought for audit munity service agreement Board secretary Ginnette Ritz reported The district has been cooperating with that the auditor had requested that the Front Range Community Service to allow district get an extension from the state for people who had committed minor crimes completion of the final 2006 audit. Ritz to perform their community service at advised the board that the district had Station 1, typically performing general recently received checks totaling $3,983 cleaning chores around the station such as a refund from the federal government as washing fire engines. The district’s for overpayment of FICA taxes paid for attorney advised the board that it should retired former Wescott Chief Bill Sheldon sign a “hold harmless agreement” with the in 2004. The district also received a refund agency to avoid liability should a major in- of $1,872 from the workers’ compensation jury occur. However, Front Range will not carrier because there had been no workers’ sign such an agreement. compensation claims in the past year. The board decided that if Front Range New front doors to be installed will not sign a “hold harmless agreement,” for two engine bays the district would no longer take referrals Assistant Chief Vinny Burns reported that from them. Referred individuals who have two new garage doors had been ordered been working with the district and can to replace the older front doors in the ap- finish their community service within a paratus bay. The new doors will match reasonable time may finish out that work the new one on the third bay that is part if they sign a “hold harmless agreement” of the Station 1 addition. The price for the with the district. Above: FF/EMT Derek Townsend was sworn in as a full volunteer member by new doors should be $8,000 to $9,000 and Burns reported that he had received a board president Brian Ritz at the board meeting July 11. Photo provided by the will include new opening mechanisms. bid to sort old district records, scan those Donald Wescott Fire Protection District Parts from the removed front doors will be that need to be archived and store them stored and used to replace any broken parts on DVDs, and shred the unnecessary on the back doors of the two through bays. documents. The board requested that the�� Fire Protection District board. Woodmoor/��********** archiving requirements be researched and Monument Fire Protection District will be The next regular meeting will be held at 7 Director Kevin Gould, who is a pro- �� fessional architect, recommended that verified prior to shredding. holding an inclusion election�� in the fall to p.m. Aug. 15 at Station 1, 15415 Gleneagle the staff also plan for the expenditure of Director Joe Potter gave out�� informa- unify the two districts.�� Drive. Information: 488-8680. $15,000 to $20,000 for routine roof up- tion to the other board members�� provided The meeting was adjourned at 8:12 �� grades for the expanded station in future to him by the chairman of the �� Tri-Lakes p.m. �� Here is a copy of your ad as it will appear in the RSVP Postcard Mailer. Please check all spelling, punctuation, phone �� numbers, addresses, web addresses, etc. RSVP is not responsible for typographic errors or incorrect information after � � proof has been approved. Print corrections directly on proof in DARK ink and return by fax to (303) 936-4115. �� Clients Friends ��

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Monument Board of Trustees Meeting, July 16 2006 audit, capital improvement program, and mid-year budget restatement approved By Jim Kendrick The board unanimously ap- in excess of the TABOR limits posed of $9,820 in construction a cut-off wall during the project The Monument Board of Trust- proved the proposed 2006 audit. could again be kept by the town contingency funds in the original that saved the town $11,940. Con- ees approved the “clean” 2006 Logan will send the required cop- and fully spent for supplemental contract plus $11,670 from the sultant engineering firm Ayres audit on July 16. Several other ies to the state. budget items and appropriations 2007 supplemental budget Public Associates and town inspector mid-year financial actions to 2007 supplemental bud- as they have been for every year Works Department capital outlay Joe Oetken had reviewed the four adjust the 2007 budget for addi- get and appropriation since 1996. The ballot language streets and highways account. change order requests and deter- tional revenue were conducted as says that additional revenues may The increased costs of three mined that they were reasonable well. Resident John Klotz asked ordinances approved only be spent on parks, recreation, change orders were for additional and the costs were within indus- the board to support the efforts Smith noted that the completion and senior services. Drumm was asphalt, required by unantici- try standards. of the Monument Police Depart- of the 2006 audit allowed her to opposed due to what he felt was pated additional excavation, and Development Services Di- ment. Five liquor licenses were now recognize additional revenue vagueness in the proposed ballot the need to reposition an 8-inch rector Tom Kassawara noted that renewed. that had been received to date as issue language prepared by Town water supply line. KB Construc- KB installed the asphalt over the All board members and staff well as estimate the amount of Attorney Gary Shupp and Town tion also proposed elimination of new storm drain and repaired department heads were present. additional revenue that will be Clerk Scott Meszaros. The regular July 2 meeting had received for the rest of 2007. She Drumm wanted percentages been cancelled due to the holi- proposed a supplemental budget or a specific list of projects added day. and appropriation to distribute to the language. Green said that the additional sales tax and utility Gear up for school! 2006 audit approved percentages should span the en- franchise fee revenue to several tire four years due to not know- Town Treasurer Pamela Smith town fund accounts as well as and auditor Kyle Logan of Swan- ing how much additional revenue added appropriations to authorize would be collected, what the vari- horst & Co. LLC presented his spending this revenue during the findings listed in his manage- ous projects would specifically second half of the year. Fees from cost, or where or when a regional ment letter that accompanied development are lower than ex- his 2006 audit. Logan began the park may be approved within the pected but are a small portion of town. Trustee Tommie Plank said presentation on the town’s 2006 total revenue. The board unani- audit saying the report was “an that the ballot issue language was mously approved both of Smith’s already confusing enough. Shupp unqualified opinion … that’s the proposed ordinances. best opinion you can receive.” noted that the language restricts Smith estimated that there the use of the money for any of Logan’s management let- will be an additional $342,964 ter listed “recommendations for the other numerous town require- in net revenue at the end of 2007. ments that exist. improvement,” which are “a new The town will spend an addi- auditing standard for 2006,” re- tional $3.8 million over the rest of Change orders for storm garding adjustments, water bill- 2007 in the following funds: drain installation At Our New Location... ing, financial reporting, journal • $1,960,846 in the general fund approved entries, credit card policy, and • $1,389,803 in the water The board unanimously approved Right Here in Monument! grant revenues. He concluded by enterprise fund a resolution to pay contractor KB saying none of the suggestions • $445,363 in the supplemental Construction Inc. an additional 491 Highway 105 were a cause for concern. He funds $21,490 for work performed to Next to Starbucks added that he has been the town’s Smith noted that over 96 percent install a 78-inch stormwater auditor for seven years, and his of the increased expenditures are culvert under Beacon Lite Road 481-2387 reports have shown continuous for the new Town Hall facility just north of the Highway 105 Most Major Credit Cards improvement in the town’s finan- and capital projects. intersection. Funding for this Welcome. Owned and operated by cial management throughout that additional payment was com- period. Ballot issue for parks, Tri-Lakes Electronics Smith noted that the town recreation, and senior had purchased new water bill- services approved ing software and said she would The board approved an ordinance, HE FINEST propose adding staff to her de- 6-1, with Trustee Gail Drumm partment in the 2008 budget. She opposed, for a ballot issue for the THOMES, SERVICE & RESULTS added that Town Manager Cathy November election for four more Green and Public Works Director years of “de-Brucing” excess tax D D TE ISTE LIS T L Rich Landreth review any write- revenues, fiscal years 2008 to JUST Insert Photo 1 JUS Insert Photo 2 Insert Photo 3 offs and Green signs off on her 2011. If voters approve the ballot department’s journal entries. issue, those tax revenues received

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Police Chief Jake Shirk told The board unanimously ap- “The part to the north of that that consultant engineer Chris Green discussed some of the Klotz that he and his department proved a resolution that awarded was done by Monument Sanita- Doherty of Ayres Associates had costs for 2007, using the extra take the problem of illegal drug a contract to KB Construction for tion because they had a sewer determined that about half the funds from the just approved use very seriously and had joined $74,000 to make an emergency line problem, so we’ve actually excess stormwater comes from budget and appropriation restate- an El Paso County SWAT team repair because of severe erosion got a fairly good looking road for the unincorporated county and ment. Some of these items were: raid on a house at 42 Front St. and collapse of the stormwater quite a length now.” The removal the other half from the Village • 4.4 acres of land on the during the previous week. While ditch on the east side of Jackson and replacement of 440 feet of Center at Woodmoor at Knoll- northwest corner of Beacon the town’s policy is “zero toler- Creek Parkway north of Higby asphalt by Trax Construction in wood and Highway 105 within Lite Road and Highway 105 ance,” it took several months of Road. The informal KB proposal the southbound lane of Beacon Monument. that are mostly steeply sloped investigation and preparation to quoted a price of $64,300. The Lite Road up to Eighth Street The Village Center devel- drainage from the new Beacon enter the Front Street house in a construction contingency amount was separately contracted and oper, WED LLC, was being Lite culvert. The land may be legal and lawful manner with a was $9,700. Funding for this un- paid for by Monument Sanitation required to enlarge the devel- protected mouse habitat that warrant. There were 11 people anticipated project comes from District. opment’s stormwater detention can be used as open space taken out of the house, three the 2007 supplemental budget (See the Monument Sanita- ponds to slow drainage flows as and a trail connection. Town were arrested, and narcotics and Public Works Department capi- tion District article on page 15 well as add restrictor plates to the ownership would ease the money confiscated. tal outlay streets and highways for more information on the work pond outfalls. The modifications problems associated with Shirk added that there will account. The KB price excluded done by Trax.) should cut the town’s flows into re-drilling Well 7 near the “be some surprising things possible additional costs for Trustee Steve Samuels the Jackson Creek Parkway ditch adjacent Santa Fe Trailhead. coming out” with regard to il- contingencies such as surveys, said change orders were a “pet in half. Excess flows have also The asking price from the legal drug use. Klotz praised permits and fees, unexpected peeve” of his and he “hates bait affected county ditches along property owner is $200,000. the Lewis-Palmer High School’s excavation, blasting, traffic and and switch” by contractors be- Bowstring Road. The design of • 10 acres of potential mouse DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance erosion control, removal or re- cause “we didn’t plan on this.” the new rip-rap matting in the habitat along the railroad Education) and “Drug-proof your placement of existing concrete or Landreth countered Samuels’ enlarged parkway will be strong tracks in Santa Fe Trails kids” programs. asphalt, and a 2 percent bond fee. assertion, noting that the changes enough to handle current flows could be purchased from the Samuels noted that parents An informal bid from con- were caused by difficulties with until they are mitigated by the homeowners association. The must have a strict home environ- struction contractor CSI for the utility locations that required work WED is being required to asking price is $50,000. ment for the school and police $182,500 was also received. CSI the redesign of the excavation and perform. • The lot and modular building programs to be effective. Samu- had equipment already located at additional cost and they could not Trustee Travis Easton, a leased by Triview Metropolitan els said, “The focus has to be in the YMCA construction site, and have been foreseen or planned for civil engineer, asked who was District are for sale. The asking the family unit” and that parents KB had its equipment at Beacon by KB. responsible for the mitigation price is $275,000. can’t blame everyone else for Lite Road, which would have Kassawara noted that Nolte costs since the ponds were not • A “previously owned” loader their kids’ problems. minimized mobilization charges engineer Chris Daugherty, who designed properly and had not versus a new one that should Trustee Tim Miller told for both companies and assured developed the town’s stormwater been fixed in a year. Kassawara drop the projected cost from Klotz that Plank had contacted an expeditious upgrade of the master plan, had moved to Hous- said the county’s ditches were about $120,000 to under D-38 Superintendent Ray Blanch roadside ditch. ton and had been replaced by not designed properly either. The $100,000. for the board after he advised the Kassawara said that KB Dick Smith. During his lengthy town will bill WED for consul- • The town will pay all the other trustees of reported drug wanted to begin construction defense of his approval of the tant engineering design costs. cost for a new street vacuum problems at the high school ear- as soon as the town could get a changes that KB made, Kas- WED says it never received cor- truck for $40,000, then get lier this summer. county permit to tie this work sawara noted: rect historic flow data. “We’re reimbursed for Triview Shirk said the town was pro- into a county culvert on Higby • The project changes were stuck with a couple of failures,” Metropolitan District for their viding a community youth officer Road that is underutilized. KB inspected by Oetken, Smith Kassawara said. “We’re respon- share of the cost, which would to support the county’s school re- will coordinate with the D-38 and town water inspector Ron sible for fixing it.” be about $20,000. source officer assigned to Lewis- contractor building the access to Rathburn. Mayor Byron Glenn sug- • The cost of filing for creation Palmer High School. People in the new high school parking lot • The town no longer allows gested that the town fine WED of a quiet zone at the Second the community know who the from Jackson Creek Parkway. contractors to hire their own if the developer doesn’t complete Street railroad crossing is problem people are, Shirk said, The ditch work must connect to inspectors. detention pond expansion modi- about $10,000. The railroad and they need to call the police an appropriately sized D-38 cul- • Change orders, a part of every fications expeditiously, once the crossings at Baptist Road and so they also are informed and can vert under the new driveway. The construction contract, were restrictor plates are approved a private driveway are in the conduct more effective investiga- ditch will eventually be replaced negotiated and approved by by Kassawara and Ayres and county, so the town can do tions. He reiterated that investiga- by underground stormwater pipes Kassawara and Landreth installed. Kassawara will make nothing about quieting for tions and putting cases together when Jackson Creek Parkway is before they were performed. routine reports at board meetings them. take several weeks. Officers first widened to four lanes. • KB performed a lot of on this issue with WED until it is • The skateboard park upgrade confront parents to make them Consultant engineering firm additional work “on a difficult resolved is part of the regular 2007 aware of the problems. Ayres Associates reviewed the job” without charging the budget. In response to a follow-up KB bid and determined that the 2007 capital plan town. approved Public comments question from Klotz on neigh- The board unanimously approved Tri-Lakes drug issues dis- borhood reporting, Shirk noted a resolution adopting the town’s cussed: Monument resident John that Officer Keith Swensen is the five-year capital improvement Klotz of Snowwood Drive dis- point of contact in the Monument program. Categories in the plan cussed a party held in the house Police Department regarding were: on Park Trail Drive directly training of community organiza- • Streets and drainage behind his house on the evening tions to run their own neighbor- • Water supply and of July 13. He said he got no sleep hood watch programs. For more infrastructure that night due to 15 or 16 young information, call 481-3253. • Parks and recreation people, some of whom were Volunteer reporters • Town facilities “drunk.” He added that they were solicited • Equipment mostly over 21 years old, and they Tri-Lakes resident Michelle • Special area plans and large set off fireworks until dawn. He Sample said she is a commu- planning projects said he and three other neighbors nity journalist with The Gazette’s The projects from these catego- called police at 3 a.m. to report Your Hub section and described ries in the first year of the plan the episode to Monument police. the regional content of the pub- are reflected in the 2007 capital Klotz added that no one answered lication. She offered the trustees, budget. Projects and estimated when police knocked on the door. staff, and other area residents the costs are also listed for each of The police came back several opportunity to voluntarily submit the other four years of the plan, more times throughout the night, articles and photos on commu- 2008-2011. The total capital cost but all visits led to no one an- nity events. Sample is the editor of the projects listed in the five- swering the door. for the Tri-Lakes, Black Forest, year portion of the plan was $44.7 Klotz asked the board to and Briargate editions. million. However, $21 million of respond to the drug and alcohol (Anyone wishing to be a vol- that total is for the Baptist Road problem that he said is quite prev- unteer reporter or editor for Our Interchange, which is being paid alent in the area. He said the po- Community News is encouranged for by the Baptist Road Rural lice he talked to were frustrated to contact publisher John Heiser Transportation Authority 1-cent by the failure of parents to “deal at johnheiser@ourcommunityne sales tax that was initiated on with the problem” and “wake ws.org or 488-3455.) July 1. No town revenues will pay up” to the need to come between Trustee comments for the interchange improvement. their kids and drugs. He said the Trustee Dave Mertz asked Chief Page 24 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 7 No. 8 Sat., August 4, 2007 Page 25

Shirk if trains passing through • $33,528 to the Colorado but residents must realize that the Town of Palmer Lake could Intergovernmental Risk it takes a while to conclude an be slowed down or stopped dur- Sharing Agency for third- investigation that leads to suc- ing the late afternoon and evening quarter liability and workers cessful prosecutions. of July 4 during the peak evening compensation insurance The meeting went into ex- hours of activities leading up to • $21,054 to Churchich ecutive session at 8:36 p.m. to the fireworks show. Recreation LLC for recreation discuss real estate negotiations. Shirk replied that the fire- equipment in Limbach Park No actions were taken when the works committee had investi- – a climbing wall and “safe fall board came out of the session gated this possibility in 2006. material” around the base (This prior to adjournment. The train schedule was and payment was supplemented by ********** remains so tight that there was a Great Outdoors Colorado The next meeting is at 6:30 p.m. nothing that could be done. Stop- grant of $14,000) Aug. 6 at Town Hall, 166 Sec- ping trains, which run around the • $16,700 to Nolte Associates ond St. Meetings are normally clock, would create a back-up for engineering work on Third held on the first and third Mon- that would spread through many Street widening project days of the month. states and generate large financial • $15,063 to Nolte Associates penalties for late trains. for engineering work on Third Drumm, a retiree of the rail- Street drainage project road, said that having the trains • $9,130 to Meyer and Sams Inc. New Patient Special! go slower would worsen the prob- for Well 9 equipment lems of kids trying to jump on • $5,312 to Triview for June trains, because the threat would motor vehicle tax revenue $40$40 OFFOFF appear to be less. Trustee Easton, an employee of Comprehensive Eye Exam Mertz asked about the traffic Nolte Associates, recused him- Must present coupon when service is provided. May exclude some insurance plans. plan and traffic delays after the self from this vote. Good through 9/30/07. conclusion of the fireworks show. Staff reports Shirk said the Palmer Lake Police Town attorney: Shupp reported Woodmoors � Children & Adult Eye Exams Department organizes the traffic that there would be another town own Sarah � Laser Vision Consultant plan. He observed that delays administrative hearing July 30 Berton, avid � Contact Lenses & Eyeglasses this year were half as long as in on the application for a business 2006. The only roads available license renewal by Kalime Masse biking, camp- We Match Faces are Highway 105, Spruce Moun- for the Rockwell Ready-Mix ing and and Frames! tain Road, and County Line Road concrete batch plant. Green will swimming for outbound traffic. Getting onto preside over the hearing. 488-9595 those roads was the problem. Development Services Depart- enthusiast, is In Monument Trustee Tim Miller expressed ment: Kassawara reported that frame-styled Behind Taco Bell concern about political signs that plans for Third Street improve- already were being posted for ment are 30 percent complete, to suit her elections. Green said a summer with a bid announcement sched- Dr. William very active Authorized Oakley Dealer intern pulls all signs in public uled for Aug. 15. The new Town Hallmark, O.D. rights-of-way. She suggested that Hall building plat amendment lifestyle! www.premiervision.com Miller call campaign headquar- will be ready for hearings soon, ters to register his concerns. and the site plan, 90 percent Plank said that the Wednes- complete, will be considered ad- day night summer concerts at ministratively. A pre-application Limbach Park were going very meeting was held for the senior well. Also, the monthly Art Hop center to be built on Highway nights on the third Thursday of 105. the month were a great success Green said that discussions and a great night out for grown- continue with the potential own- ups. ers of the Outrageous Oasis water Samuels said he is serving on park. They have renewed their op- the Colorado Municipal League’s tion for the vacant land southwest Municipal Issues and Trends of the Baptist Road interchange, Committee headed by Sam but nothing is final. Before they Mamet. Samuels participated in discussed the proposal with Mon- a recent meeting with Gov. Bill ument, the owners had planned to Ritter on finding small stores to build the park at the Interquest join with big box stores in new exit of I-25. The water park was shopping centers. added to the Interquest develop- The board unanimously ap- ment master plan. The owners of proved liquor license renewals the Interquest land are now con- for: sidering building that water park • Safeway, 624 Highway 105 themselves. Green said there is • Jackson Creek Chinese not a sufficient market for both. Restaurant, 1054 W. Baptist Public Works Department: Road Landreth met with the skate- • Tri-Lakes Liquor Store 586 boarders to discuss their progress Highway 105 on planning a new upgraded de- �� • Monument Liquor Mart, 15756 sign for the town skateboard park �� Jackson Creek Parkway on Beacon Lite Road. • Chugh Enterprises Inc. & 7- Police Department: Shirk said �� Eleven Inc., 283 Highway 105 he had discussed the plusses �� The board unanimously approved and minuses of purchasing H-3 �� the treasurer’s May financial re- Hummer vehicles — instead of �� port, as well as eight payments full-size Tahoes — with other �� over $5,000, including: Colorado towns that use them. • $97,867 to Triview They are not fast enough for �� Metropolitan District for May pursuits but are the only vehicles sales tax revenue that could pick up doctors and �� • $96,716 to KB Construction nurses during the last Lone Tree �� Inc. for installation of Beacon blizzard. After some initial nega- Lite Road storm drain culvert tive public responses, he said, the • $34,995 to Centennial public has accepted Hummers as �� Services Inc. for plans and police vehicles. Shirk again said �� specifications for the new his department is continually Town Hall building pursuing illegal drug activity, �� Page 26 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 7 No. 8 Sat., August 4, 2007 Page 27

Monument Planning Commission Meeting, July 11 Three commercial plats, new by-laws, procedures approved

By Jim Kendrick Staff comment letters will no longer On July 11, after a month off in June, the Monument be reviewed/approved Planning Commission returned to action to approve Griffith informed the commissioners that many De- plat applications for three existing commercial development Services staff replies to letters from the velopments. county asking for the town’s comments on develop- The commissioners also approved formal by-laws ment proposals near the town boundary could not and rules of procedure. All six commissioners were be reviewed and approved by the Planning Com- present; one seat remained vacant on July 11. mission in a timely manner. Often, the staff has Monument Industrial Park less than 15 days to compose and send comments replat approved on county land use proposals referred to the town Brian Gardiner of Red Rock Investments Company because of their proximity. Waiting for the Planning LLC requested that the 4.02-acre Lot 2 in Block 1 Commission to review and approve draft comment of Monument Industrial Park, Phase 2, be replatted letters from the staff has resulted in them being into two lots. This lot is at the end of Synthes Ave- submitted to the referral agencies after final county nue between the paved road and the railroad tracks. hearings have already taken place. Gardiner was represented by consultant surveyor Town Attorney Gary Shupp said that at meet- Kevin Lloyd of Rampart Surveys Inc. ings, the commissioners could request a revision of The northern third of Lot 2, 1.35 acres, is va- the comments sent to referral agencies if they did cant and would be renamed Lot 2A. The southern not agree with staff after their review. He added portion of Lot 2 is 2.67 acres and would become that the Planning Commission could later reverse Lot 2B. The northern half of the industrial building the proposed decision to allow the staff to send on Lot 2B is being rented by Synthes Corp., and the comment letters administratively. rest is vacant. This building was formerly occupied The commissioners agreed that the staff should by American Strategic Metals. The replat of the send in their comments as soon as possible and pro- vacant portion of the property will allow for com- vide information copies in the meeting packets. mercial or industrial use. By-laws and procedures Principal Planner Karen Griffith noted that recommended for adoption there would be no changes in any applicable land Shupp gave the commissioners an overview of the use regulations that would apply to newly created by-laws and procedures he had drafted based on his Lot 2A. She said she agreed with Gardiner’s written review of Colorado statutes and town ordinances. proposal that creating Lot 2A would provide addi- Shupp said the creation of the new by-laws and tional revenue for the town. The replat into two lots written procedures would fill a void that might was unanimously approved without conditions. cause difficulties if the Planning Commission’s de- Jackson Creek Commerce Center final cisions were to be challenged legally by individuals plat of Filing 2 approved who might not agree with their land use recommen- Vision Development Inc. requested approval of the dations or Comprehensive Plan decisions. final plat for the 2.11-acre Lot 1 of Filing 2 for a fu- Shupp and Griffith asked the commissioners if ture two-story office building. Jackson Creek Com- they wanted to create a new section in the standard merce Center is on the northeast corner of Jackson formal agenda for consent items. Griffith noted Creek Parkway and Leather Chaps Drive. that all three items just approved by the commis- Filing 2 is bordered on the east by Leather sioners over the course of 30 minutes of discussion Chaps Drive, on the west by interior private road would be consent items that take only a minute or Old Forest Point, and on the north by interior pri- two to approve in other towns in Colorado. Shupp vate road Broken Timber Drive. Right-of-way from noted that any commissioner could request that Filing 2 for the two interior roads is 0.87 acre. any specific consent item be discussed and made a The Ent Federal Credit Union building current- routine public hearing. The commissioners agreed ly under construction on Jackson Creek Parkway that consent items should be added to the standard is directly west of the vacant Filing 2. The vacant agenda format. retail lots north of Broken Timber Drive and south Shupp and Griffith also asked the commission- of the Ent credit union remain unplatted. ers if they wanted to modify the definition of a quo- The final plat for Filing 2 was unanimously ap- rum, which currently requires a minimum of four proved without conditions. commissioners for all hearing votes. They suggest- Final plat for Monument Marketplace ed that if one of four attending commissioners was restaurant approved called away from the meeting, the three remaining commissioners could still vote on hearing items. Vision Development Inc. requested approval of After discussing the issue at length, the com- the final plat for the 0.90-acre Lot 1 of Filing missioners decided not to recommend this alterna- 16 for a proposed KFC restaurant. Filing 16 is tive to the Board of Trustees. There was consensus adjacent to Leather Chaps Drive, between the that in the lack of a quorum, the hearing would be Wells Fargo Bank and the new G&J Liquor. The continued so a quorum of at least four commission- preliminary/final plat for Filing 16 was unani- ers could be re-established at the next Planning mously approved. Commission meeting. In matters of urgency or Overnight RV parking issue emergency, a special meeting could be called as Serving the Tri-Lakes area for over 20 years. at Wal-Mart raised long as all required time intervals for public notice Conveniently located by Lewis-Palmer Middle School Commissioner Kathy Spence asked the staff to are complied with. and Monument Academy. review the planned development master plan and The commissioners unanimously approved a subsequent amendments regarding recreational- recommendation that the Board of Trustees formal- • Complimentary Exams • For Children, Teens & Adults vehicle parking on the Wal-Mart lot of Monument ly adopt Shupp’s proposed by-laws and rules of pro- • Clear Braces & Invisalign • Extended Office Hours Marketplace. She and other commissioners said cedure for the Planning Commission, including the • Non-Extraction Approach • Payment Plans Available there had been a consensus on setting aside an addition of a new standard agenda item for consent area on the east side of the store’s parking lot for items. The commissioners will be given copies of David W. Hamula, D.D.S., M.S.D. overnight RV parking unless and until it might Robert’s Rules of Order for their future reference. �� become a problem. Spence noted that RVs are The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m. being parked on the west side of the lot near the ********** We Create Smiles That Enhance Lives restaurants and new clock tower on the frontage The next meeting is at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 8 at Town along I-25. The commissioners agreed that this Hall, 166 Second St. Meetings are normally held the was their original concern about RVs making the second Wednesday of the month. Information: 481- (719) 488-3737 lot look unsightly. 2954 or 884-8017.

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Palmer Lake Town Council, July 12 Emergency access to Lakeview Heights proposed

By Celeste E. Raine scheduled a meeting to discuss the secondary trail The topic of Lakeview Heights returned to the Palmer Lake access for emergency vehicles issue for late July with Town Council at its July 12 meeting. This time, the topic the following participants: was emergency access to Unit 2. Attorney Duncan Bremer, • El Paso County Fire Marshal Jim Reid representing the parcel owner, asked the council, “Are we • El Paso County Parks Department Director Tim willing to further discuss access to this land?” The answer Wolken was yes, to the chagrin of residents present at the meeting. • Mayor Parker For ALL Your Electrical Needs (See article on page 30 for coverage of Bremer’s pre- • Interested Palmer Lake Town Council Trustees Residential • Commercial • Industrial sentation to the Planning Commission on July 11.) • Palmer Lake Police Chief Dan Gilliana Service Calls • Reasonable Rates • Free Estimates Lakeview Heights Unit 2 is a block of land north of • Town Clerk Della Gray Fully Insured & Licensed Highway 105 and east of Oakdale Drive and Star View • Interested Palmer Lake Volunteer Fire Department Master Electricians David Lambert Keith Profita Circle, between the railroad tracks and Ben Lomond representatives (719) 243-2257 (719) 243-2258 Mountain. The land was platted and subdivided into about • Bremer and his clients 300 lots more than 40 years ago. Owner Herb Rea and the • Lakeview Heights resident Patty Brooks others have paid property taxes ever since, but the town has Officer recognized for rescue refused to approve building permits for any of the residen- Sgt. Nikki Tezak, a full-time officer for the Palmer Lake tial lots because of the lack of a second emergency access Police Department, rescued a 4-year-old boy who report- other than Lake Avenue to Oakdale Drive.. This has been edly had been kidnapped by a family acquaintance. She a hotly debated issue that has been presented to the Town followed a vehicle that matched a description provided Council several times by the amber alert warning system. As soon as the man ANIMAL MOVERS Bremer defended his client, saying, “This is not the stopped the car and exited the vehicle, she placed him into right way to treat land owners.” custody. Tezak was recognized by the mayor and Town He said one of the major stumbling blocks to devel- Council for her successful rescue and arrest, receiving a oping this site is access. Palmer Lake Fire Chief Phillip standing ovation. Beckman informed the council that all public parcels are Mayor Parker also noted Tezak had developed the suc- required to have two access points. The existing Oakdale cessful operational plan for Palmer Lake’s Fourth of July Drive provides one emergency vehicle access point from fireworks. This year, Palmer Lake had a record number of County Line Road to the site. visitors for the fireworks on the Fourth of July. Bremer proposed that Santa Fe Trail could serve as Jeff Hulsmann, a member of the July Fourth volunteer Amatos Home & Deck Repair the second access. The trail would be used as a temporary/ committee, added that he estimated 60,000 people came emergency access to generate revenue for the lot owners. to Palmer Lake to see the fireworks. But what was equally Once the first couple of lots are sold, the owners could de- impressive was the number of volunteers who dedicated 488-8506 velop a permanent access point to the east of Highway 105. their time for this event. Hulsmann came up with the idea � Most types of interior & exterior The owners would also be responsible for the costs associ- to illuminate the town star for the event. Colorado Light- ated with providing sewer lines to the lots. house donated the light bulbs for the star, and volunteer home repairs Several residents of the adjacent neighborhoods ob- firefighters hiked up the hill to change the bulbs. Hulsmann jected to the possibility of developing this land. Jenny Cox, � Drywall repairs said he could not have been prouder, and this was a “perfect 114 Oakdale Drive, expressed her concern about the lack of example of how a small town should work.” � Light remodeling water. “We have a water problem right now,” she said. “We Two new liquor licenses approved don’t have the infrastructure to support more homes.” Ann � Ceramic tile repair The Speedtrap Coffeebar and PinZ North Inc. each re- Forsyth, Lakeview Heights Unit 1 resident, was concerned quested a new liquor license from the Town Council. Each � Deck repair & about the use of the Santa Fe Trail for access. “I don’t think request was unanimously approved. this is the town’s problem to fix, the onus is on the property According to owner Peter Kavanagh, the Speedtrap re-staining owners that want this developed.” Coffeebar will not shift its focus to only offer alcoholic Mayor Max Parker suggested a meeting with El Paso � Screen repair beverages. He will continue his primary focus of providing County Emergency Services and El Paso County Parks and coffee to the morning crowd. But he also feels that the town Jim and Maggie Amato Leisure. of Palmer Lake “is more active at night … this will provide Insured References available Note: A few days after the council meeting, the staff a more viable money source.” Watering ban lifted The strict water restriction enacted by Mayor Parker on June 29 was lifted. It is believed that faulty gauges on the A-2 well are to blame for the restriction. Parker said he received a phone call from the water treatment plant operator, who was very concerned about the levels of water in the tank. The gauges were showing a substantial decrease in water in a 24-hour period. Parker explained that because he did not “know the status of the water, (I) put a stage 1 restriction in place.” Since the restriction, “Your Hometown Auto Dealer” the staff has determined that the gauge readings may have been faulty. The council members agreed to wait until the town’s water use lowers in the fall to make repairs to the 481-9900 tank. 465 Hwy 105, Monument Change of water rights counsel announced The Awake the Lake Committee has decided to pursue outside counsel to support water storage rights for Palmer We specialize in Lake. Hulsmann said he felt the committee needed “to find someone who is proactive for the city and town.” Enroll Now 481-0055 The committee is a voluntary fund-raising group but used, reconditioned & Kindergarten Readiness 2-, 3-, or 5-Day Program current model SUBARUS! 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Palmer Lake Planning Commission, July 11 and 17 Santa Fe Trail proposed for emergency access

By Jim Kendrick of the empty perimeter utility easements along the edges A scheduled hearing on a request from Cedar Canyon At its July 11 workshop, the Palmer Lake Planning Com- of the common side boundary between the two originally Investments for a minor subdivision of Lot 2, Block 9 in mission discussed two requests for vacation and replats platted lots. The planned single-family home would be Elephant Rock Acres at 825 Circle Road, east of Frontier within Lakeview Heights Unit 1. They were approved at built on top of these vacated easements. The rest of the Lane between the PinZ bowling center and the railroad the July 17 regular commission meeting. perimeter easements for the combined 8,525-square-foot tracks, into three lots was continued until the August com- Also approved at the July 17 meeting as a consent lot were not changed. mission meetings at Cedar Canyon’s request. item was a new 4-by-16-foot backlit aluminum/vinyl sign Consultant Jerry Hannigan of Monument land Two new vacant lots (1 and 2) would be created at by Aspen Sign Co. to be installed on the eastern side of the planning/surveying firm Hannigan and Associates also the northwest end of the property. The remainder would to-be-renovated PinZ Bowling Center building. The bowl- asked for variances to the required 25-foot front and rear become the new proposed Lot 3 at the southeast end of the ing center is at the southeast end of town on the north side setbacks due to the limited depth of the two lots, similar to 28,740- square-foot property. The sizes of the three proof Highway 105. front and rear setbacks already approved for adjacent lots posed lots created by the subdivision of the parcel were: At the end of the July 11 workshop meeting, there to the north and south. The requested front and setbacks • Lot 1 – 6,654 square feet was a preliminary discussion of a proposal from land were 16.5 feet and 19.5 feet. The footprint of land to be oc- • Lot 2 – 6,941 square feet owner Herb Rea to use the Santa Fe Trail as the second cupied by the house is about 2,500 square feet. • Lot 3 – 15,146 square feet access road to Lakeview Heights Unit 2. The commission- The Sonzognis’ vacation and replat request was There is a house on the portion of the property that would ers asked numerous questions of Rea’s attorney, Duncan unanimously approved at the regular July 17 Planning become Lot 3. Bremer of Monument, but made no recommendation on Commission meeting. Lakeview Heights Unit 2 secondary access the proposal. Bremer made a similar presentation at the Note: The hearing by the Palmer Lake Board of Adjustment discussed at workshop regular July 12 Town Council meeting. on the requested variances for front and rear setbacks Bremer proposed that the Santa Fe Trail be used as the (See article on page 28 for details of the Town Council was scheduled for July 26. second access road for emergency vehicles for the vacant discussion of Bremer’s presentation.) Davis vacation/replat approved Lakeview Heights Unit 2, southeast of Starview Circle, Sonzogni vacation/replat approved A very similar request was made by developer John Bailey between the railroad tracks and Ben Lomond Mountain. Landowners Charles and Patricia Sonzogni requested that for owner Cynthia Davis to combine nearby Lots 4 and 5 The only current access to Unit 2 is to drive east from the residential Lots 9 and 10 of Lakeview Heights Unit 1 be into Lot 4A. These lots are also between Lake Drive and County Line Road intersection on Oakdale Drive, then combined/replatted into a single residential Lot 9A. These the Santa Fe Trail south of Starview Circle. Davis’s vaca- south on Starview Circle to Lake Drive, which enters the lots are between Lake Drive and the Santa Fe Trail, south tion and replat request was also unanimously approved at west end of Unit 2. The east end of Unit 2 is northeast of of Starview Circle. This request also required a vacation the regular July 17 Planning Commission meeting. Elephant Rock. Bremer observed that Capella Drive ap- Note: The hearing by the Palmer Lake Board of Adjustment pears to be the closest existing road that could provide a on the requested variances for front and rear setbacks practical access but that would need to be verified by engi- was scheduled for July 26. neering and traffic studies. Minor subdivision request tabled Background: Lakeview Heights was platted for numerous residential lots in 1965, and the owners of the various lots have paid property tax since purchasing them. The Unit 2 lot owners have been denied building permits for over 40 For all your years because there is no second access for emergency vehicles. Due to shortfalls in water production over the past travel needs, decade, the town has also denied drinking water service to the Unit 2 lots. Some of the Unit 2 lots also cannot comply call with the town’s hillside ordinance restricting construction on steep slopes. 481-3051 Bremer requested that the commissioners recom- Fax 481-3054 mend that the “Council authorize town staff to enter into discussions with El Paso County Parks and Leisure Ser- vices about the possible use of the New Santa Fe Trail for Quality Auto Collision & Paint Repair emergency access to Lakeview Heights and request that � Honest & Friendly the county staff participate in those discussions with inter- � FREE Estimates ested land owners such as Herb Rea.” � Insurance Approved Bremer added, “I believe the land owners will be will- � Free Towing ing to participate and provide support, such as engineering � Hail Repair design for the emergency access, and will probably pay to � Lifetime Warranty build it. But to provide such support, the landowners must stevesautoworks.com have some assurance the emergency access will lead to the Steves Auto Works 719-495-4508 town lifting the building permit restriction for the balance 12615 Porcupine Lane, Take Shoup 1.5 miles E. of Vollmer of Lakeview Heights Unit 2.” The county’s trail is not designed to routinely support the weight of a pumper, tender, ladder truck, or ambulance. Only brush trucks are small and light enough to maneuver up and off the trail for emergency access into Unit 2. One month FREE with The Unit 2 owners would also have to form a special district to provide potable purchase of two months! water since the town will continue to be un- Good through 8/31/07 • New customers only able to provide municipal water service due �� to the limits of its existing water system and �� revenue generation for the foreseeable fu- �� ture. For example, in 2005 the town pumped �� groundwater from one of its two operable �� wells to temporarily fill Palmer Lake. The �� well ran dry before the authorized amount of groundwater was pumped, and that well has never recovered or been returned to service. �� All the pumped groundwater was lost when the lake returned to the initial very low level over the following winter. There have been �� watering restrictions and occasional bans in �� recent years as well. Some concerns expressed by the commis- �� sioners regarding Bremer’s proposal were: • Who would pay for studies, engineering �� design, right-of-way acquisition and construction of a second access to existing �� Page 30 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 7 No. 8 Sat., August 4, 2007 Page 31

adjacent roads? • Oakdale Drive resident Maggie Amato said that the FOR SALE • Would the county agree to use of its trail as an access Oakdale and Starview dirt roadways could not sustain 7-pc teakwood patio road given the county’s limited funds for improvements additional regular traffic from Unit 2. She noted that dining group and routine maintenance? many residents park on the street before it snows because • How much additional routine residential traffic would they cannot get out of their driveways, hampering table 36" X 64" be generated on Oakdale Drive and Starview Circle, effective plowing. She asked the commissioners not to Seats up to eight both town roads? vote in favor of having the town staff request county 6 chairs (chair pads • There is still little likelihood of getting county or staff to authorize emergency vehicle access to the trail. available). $275. railroad approval for a new crossing for a second • Oakdale Drive resident Richard Cooper expressed his access. concern about the condition of his street if there was Call 487-2898 • Unit 2 would suffer even worse isolation than the additional traffic and asked if the Santa Fe Trail would existing houses in Unit 1 during snowstorms. be converted to a road as a result of this access request. • The real issue to be studied, in addition to the proposed Planning Commission Chairman John Cressman said engineering studies, is the cost and configuration of a that would be a county decision. TREE MAN permanent second access, rather than the temporary • Starview Circle resident Patty Brooks asked the second access the Santa Fe Trail might provide. commissioners to be careful not to approve any request Fire Prevention—Tree Care • There is not enough information available at this time that might set a precedent for full development of all 300 • Brush and dead or • Tree trimming for the commission to make a recommendation. Unit 2 lots without proper studies and understanding of live tree removal • Gutter cleaning • Would eminent domain actions be required to create the the long-term ramifications of temporary or conditional • Chipping • Land clearing second access? approvals. • Creation of the access and utility infrastructure is • Oakdale Drive resident Don Kendrick asked the town 719-488-1818 usually the responsibility of the developer, but there is to come up with a long-term solution for the access Licensed and Insured no developer in this case. issue rather than the proposed “series of band-aids” In his replies to these concerns, Bremer said: proposed by Bremer. He noted there would be no • He was only asking at this time that the town consider secondary access from the trail for emergency vehicles participating in a meeting with county staff to determine during a snowstorm. He added that there is also no whether the use of the trail as an access provided a primary access from Oakdale Drive during snowstorms Cabin in The Glen possible basis for the land owners to use their land as for residents’ vehicles, much less fire engines or in Palmer Lake! intended by the town’s decision to plat Unit 2 in 1965. ambulances. Nice 2 bedroom, 1 bath, cabin in • Approximately 100 landowners of about 300 lots would The commissioners adjourned the workshop without The Glen in Palmer Lake. have to agree to a future development plan. making a recommendation regarding the Bremer-Rea pro- Hardwood floors, wrap-around • Even though the county has indicated it would be posal. The use of the trail as a secondary access was not screened porch. Includes parking. Very suitable for year- receptive to an access to Capella Drive, “there are two discussed at the regular commission meeting on July 17 round living. Only $149,000! landowners and a holder of a conservation easement because Bremer had already presented the request to the Call Vonnie Johnson, Associate Broker that are going to fight that tooth and nail, and it may Town Council on July 12. The Rawhide Company Realtors 719.661-3747 require eminent domain.” ********** • The Unit 2 land owners do not have the power of The next Planning Commission workshop meeting is at 7 eminent domain. p.m. Aug. 8 at Town Hall, 42 Valley Crescent. The next • “Everybody in this room hates the idea of taking regular meeting is at 7 p.m. Aug. 15. The commission someone’s land against their will even if you pay for workshops are normally held on the second Wednesday it.” of the month. Regular commission meetings are normally STELLAR • Some Unit 2 landowners would provide the seed money held on the third Wednesday of the month. Information: STYLES necessary to form a special district for water and road 481-2953. Full Service Hair and Nail Salon improvements. (Formerly Cambios) Bremer also asked for access to town records to research the 42-year history of non-development of Unit 2 after the Now Open! town approved the existing plat. ( 790 Hwy 105 20% Off 719) 487-9845 Unit E First Visit Bremer then asked that citizen comments be heard. [email protected] Expires 8/31/07 Palmer Lake, CO Some of these were:

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On the Roads Baptist-Struthers Road Update

André P. Brackin, P.E. • Completed wetlands mitigation work sewer line install is ready to start pending completion of Capital Programs Division Manager • Contractor has completed, and is no longer encroaching phase 2 construction work in Baptist Road. Once paving El Paso County Department of Transportation in any area of the CDOT parcel, and all environmental of the south lanes are completed, traffic may be switched The following is a brief status update regarding construc- permitting concerns are being met. to these lanes and the sewer extension can continue in the tion activities on the Baptist Road and Struthers Road Utility Relocation Progress north side of the road. This switch is scheduled to take projects funded by the Pikes Peak and Baptist Road Rural • Gas main relocations complete except for easement in place July 19, which is when this work can begin. Transportation Authorities. Weather has been excellent in Monument Ridge Road Closures general and significant progress has been made as a result. • Qwest relocations complete in Struther’s Road Jessie Drive at Gleneagle Drive intersection work is sched- Coordination with utilities and adjacent development proj- • Mountain View electric relocations complete in Leather uled to conclude August 8th. The detour in place through ects has been very helpful in the last month. This update Chaps Struther’s Road Leather Chaps (south) is going to receive reflects work progress since April 30, 2007. • Falcon Broadband relocations complete applications of Magnesium Chloride to control dust. The Project Progress Construction Schedule Impacts current schedule would have Leather Chaps opening Au- • Work: 32% complete, time count: 62% complete Though a time extension on the contract has not yet been gust 10th. • 236 days charged of 380 contract days, with 144 approved, it is expected some of the work may extend into Scheduled Construction Activities contract days remaining 2008 mostly as a result of the weather delays early in the for July-August • Pay estimate #13 for June totaled $240,672.90 year. However all work in Struther’s Road will be com- Baptist Road • $3,250,000 funds expended to date pleted and open and most of the paving in Baptist Road • Sanitary Sewer (Phase 2) extension north side to • $6,915,715 remains on the original $10.7 million should also be completed this year per contract. Items that Kingswood Drive contract. continue to contribute to construction delays regarding the • Road base and curb & gutter, Gleneagle through During the past month, Rocky Mountain Materials contracted work include: Leather Chaps (RMMA) has completed the following items: • Utility relocation delays affecting the Jessie Drive • Paving: Leather Chaps intersection to Gleneagle Drive • Curb & Gutter in south Struther’s Road detour • Paving: Jackson Creek Pkwy to Gleneagle Drive • Storm Drain systems in Baptist Road • Utility easement work on the Monument Ridge site • Electric and power relocations to occur at Monument • Drainage Structures (culverts) in Struther’s Road affecting the retaining wall Ridge • Completed over 2,000 tons, or one third, of paving in • New Triview District water line is now being permitted Struthers Road Struther’s Road to go in Struther’s Road which will extend the Struthers • Paving of top mat between Spanish Bit and Air Garden • Partial removal of the drainage structure at Jessie Road completion to mid-September • Finish MVEA utility relocations Drive Sanitary Sewer Install • Triview water line and sewer line installation • Road base and Curb & Gutter between Gleneagle Drive The second phase of the Triview Metropolitan District and Desiree Drive

Above: Looking west along Baptist Road east of Desiree. This shows that Desiree (on the left) is now open, the termporary connection to Kingswood Drive (in the center of the photo), and part of the change in the elevation of Baptist Road (on the right). Photo by Mike Wicklund Page 32 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 7 No. 8 Sat., August 4, 2007 Page 33

El Paso County Planning Commission, July 17 Rezoning of Knollwood parcel approved

By Steve Sery lage Subdivision east of Knollwood Drive was split-zoned in December of 2005 from to the initial rezoning also apply to the new The El Paso County Planning Commission and north of Highway 105. The request RR-5 to 4.6 acres of CC and 21.3 acres zoning. They include restrictions on hours approved rezoning for Knollwood Village was for a zoning change from RR-5 (resi- remained RR-5. This is an additional .899 of operation and specific allowed com- Filing 2 on July 17. dential 5 acres) to CC (commercial com- acre being zoned to CC. mercial and retail uses. For example, no Filing 2 is part of the Knollwood Vil- munity district). The 26-acre subdivision The restrictive covenants that applied fast-food restaurants are allowed.

Woodmoor Improvement Association Board of Directors, July 23 West Nile virus concerns addressed

By Chris Pollard ous problem was with the destruction of cation by a third party. Board members discussed the cost-effec- At the July 23 meeting, Woodmoor Im- mailboxes in certain areas by unusual The plan had been worked out to con- tiveness of the herbicide treatment, given provement Association Executive Director explosive devices. Jake Shirk, director of form to parameters agreed to by local fire that success was not guaranteed, and in Camilla Mottl said she had received a lot Public Safety and Monument police chief, departments and the state Forestry Service. the end decided to run this new program. of phone calls regarding concerns related reminded directors that this was a serious The scrub oak would be broken up into is- Smith noted that several residents who to the West Nile virus. Kevin Nielsen, federal offense. lands with open areas equal to 21⁄2 times were concerned about the program had re- chief of Public Safety, had responded to In a related issue regarding a proposal the height of the trees between them. With viewed the plans with her on-site, and the many of these. He had worked to alleviate to revisit the fines schedule for the use a normal stand of trees running around 10 majority had agreed with the plan. homeowners’ concerns by checking for the of fireworks, Steve Malfatti, director of feet tall, this would allow a gap of 25 feet. presence of mosquito larvae and, where Covenants, noted that there had been no they were present, putting larvae-killing fireworks offenses this year. A number of “donuts” into the ponds. complaints had been made, but in all 13 A number of calls had also been re- cases the devices were “party poppers,” Come See the Train! ceived regarding the open land adjacent which are not classified as fireworks. Be- to the Pulte town home project in South cause of this success, he announced that he Woodmoor. Owned by the Walters fam- would not propose any changes. ily and proposed to be protected by a Land options discussed conservation easement, it had not yet been Vice President Bill Walters said he was mown to control noxious weeds this year. interested in reviewing the status of a When contacted, the family had said they number of pieces of land within Wood- hoped to have it mown in mid-August. moor that were originally easements but �� Gary Marner, director of Open Space, had subsequently been deeded to the WIA. added that mowing of Woodmoor’s com- There were several possible options for �� mon areas was going well but there were them. They could be sold, made into com- � � � � �� some problems with land that was too wet. mon areas, given some other use, or left �� Because of spraying in previous years, the alone. It was noted that in order for them �� number of noxious weeds found was sig- to be sold, costs would be incurred for the �� nificantly reduced. land to be platted and rezoned. �� Noting that 30 homeowners had still Amy Smith, director of Forestry, said �� not paid their annual assessments, Mottl that she had looked at several of these and �� said she would start to file liens on the found many were heavily treed and in need �� overdue accounts. of maintenance. She suggested that board �� Mottl also said she was starting to members have a look at them before fur- �� get bids for an engineering survey of the ther discussion on the matter. �� 10% Woodmoor common areas because of �� Tree-thinning plan presented �� some problems in correctly identifying �� OFF Smith said she had started to look for bids � With this ad. lot lines during the clean-up and Firewise �� to thin scrub oak in the Fairplay median. �� Good thru 8/31/07. thinning programs. The original intent was to apply herbicide � �� Not good with other offers. Bear sightings and other safety issues: immediately after the individual trees were Nielsen announced that there had been cut down to stop them from regrowing, but many sightings of bears again this year. so far none of the contractors is prepared One bear in particular had a habit of trash- to do that. Because the operation had to be ing barbecues and bird feeders. In North carried out within three minutes of felling Woodmoor, one very large black bear had 488-9203 the trees, it would be difficult for the WIA 3rd & Washington been seen on occasion. to coordinate the activity. She was working Downtown Monument The only other ongoing and seri- with the contractors to organize the appli- www.expectationssalon.com Keep up on Black Forests News too! Subscribe today! Celebrating our 9th year in business in Historic Downtown Monument! We offer the latest in... 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Al- Only a few, weak thunderstorms developed to help cool official monthly forecast for August 2007, produced by the though we started out warm and dry, cool, wet weather things down a little. A couple locations around the region Climate Prediction Center (http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ at the end of the month brought us back to normal in the picked up some decent rainfall, but most of us missed out. products/predictions/30day/), is calling for an equal chance temperatures department and produced enough rain to Be sure to check out www.cocorahs.org to see who got of above or below normal temperatures and precipitation. get us up to average. However, as is typical this time of rain and who didn’t. It’s a great resource this time of the For a complete look at monthly climate summaries for the the year, when the majority of our precipitation falls from year because afternoon and evening thunderstorms can be Tri-Lakes region, please visit http://www.thekappels.com/ thunderstorms, the rain amounts across the Tri-Lakes area so hit-or-miss. Temperatures did cool down to below aver- ClimateSummary.htm. varied quite a bit. age levels briefly on the afternoons of the 19th and 20th, July 2007 Weather Statistics The first full week of July was quiet and warm, with dipping into the lower 80s and upper 70s but bounced right Average High 84.1° (-.5) only a couple of scattered, weak thunderstorms that didn’t back to the low 90s on the 21st. Average Low 51.5° (+.4) produce much more than some brief showers. This made The final week of the month saw a return to much Highest Temperature 91° on the 22nd for nice weather on the Fourth of July for all the festivities, higher levels of moisture, producing plenty of clouds and Lowest Temperature 45° on the 4th but it would have been good to get some soaking showers. thunderstorms. Because these storms were able to tap into Monthly Precipitation 2.95” (+.15”) Highs from the 1st through the 9th stayed in the 80s to low the abundant moisture available, heavy rains, more typi- Monthly Snowfall 0.0” 90s through the entire period, with overnight lows in the cal of a tropical downpour, were seen across the region, Season to Date Snow 0.0” upper 40s to mid-50s, not making for the best of sleeping especially from the 26th through the 29th. These are the (the snow season is from July 1 to June 30) weather for those of us without air conditioning. best types of storms for us, because they rarely produce Season to Date Precip. 2.95” (+.15”) The second week of July started off with some active any damaging hail or severe weather. The storms also held (the precip season is from July 1 to June 30) weather, as several rounds of thunderstorms developed temperatures down during the end of the month, with highs For more detailed weather information and climatology during the afternoons of the 11th and 12th. Temperatures in the 70s to low 80s from the 26th through the 31st. of the Palmer Divide and Tri-Lakes region, please visit were held down as well, with highs holding in the mid-70s A look ahead Bill Kappel’s weather Web page at www.thekappels.com/ to low 80s. The storms produced a half-inch to a couple August is the last true “summer” month for the Tri-Lakes. Weather.htm. of inches of rain, along with some hail, over the two-day We are often greeted with sunny, pleasant afternoons, and Remember, weather affects all of us everyday and is a period. This was a nice relief after things had gotten highs from the mid-70s to mid-80s. Temperatures at night very important part of life for us in the Tri-Lakes region, pretty dry over the past few weeks. Weather conditions get more comfortable as well, often dipping into the 40s, and we want to hear from you. If you see a unique weather were quiet over the next several days, with dry and warm making for better sleeping weather. Thunderstorms are event or have a weather question, please contact us at weather returning. Highs returned to the 80s and low 90s still common during the afternoon and evening, as mois- [email protected]. through the weekend of the 14th and 15th. Skies remained ture moving out of the desert Southwest helps to add to Bill Kappel is a meteorologist and Tri-Lakes resident mostly sunny to partly cloudy as well, making for some the activity. August 2004 and 2006 received above normal nice weather to enjoy the beautiful outdoors. precipitation for the Tri-Lakes, while August 2005 started Hot and dry weather returned during the third week of warm and dry and ended on the wet side. Hopefully, we Weather Q&A

By Bill Kappel inches of snow; again I can’t give an exact amount for do not get. This allows the storm dynamics to be more It is not surprising after last winter’s heavy snowfalls that us because there were no official records. However, the efficient over us, producing more precipitation. Further, I have received a few questions on just how unusual the March 2003 blizzard dropped 44.8 inches and last De- because we are at a higher elevation more of what falls winter weather was. cember I recorded 36 inches and have measured several 20 from the clouds reaches the ground before evaporating inch events in the past 5 years. and temperatures are colder allowing more of what falls Randy from Monument asks, “I do have a question about Also important to note is just how wet it was around to accumulate. Finally, Colorado Springs is located in the the snowfall this past season versus record snowfall. Do here from June 2006 through July 2007. Add on top of heart of the downslope (rain shadow) region of the Palmer you know what the most snowfall we’ve had in one season the heavy winter snowfall the fact that we had well above Divide, so that in a northerly flow pattern there is most is and how did last year compare to that? While it was a normal rainfall last summer and we easily topped 30” of a storm’s moisture evaporates as the airmass descends lot of snow that we received up in Monument, I’m sure of precipitation (melted snow and rain) in that 12 month downhill to Colorado Springs. there have been years where we’ve had more total snow- period, that’s one of the wettest 12 months you’ll ever see The area from Colorado Springs through Pueblo is fall. Also, what’s the single most snowfall on record?” around here. affectionately known as the “brown hole”. This is because As far as this past winter’s snowfall, unfortunately, there on visible satellite pictures after a snow event that region are no official records for the Tri Lakes area, so it’s hard Charles from the King’s Deer area asks, “What I don’t looks brown instead of white because of the lack of snow to say if we broke any records. However, knowing the his- understand is how Colorado Springs and Denver received accumulation. Denver (61.7 inches) of course averages tory of some of the big snow years in the past 100 years “around normal” and we on the Palmer Divide received much more snowfall than Colorado Springs (44.6 inches) or so, I would say last season was in the top 10%. If we way more than normal. I understand the Palmer Divide because they are not subject to the same downsloping af- had received bigger amounts of snow in November and/or averages are higher; it just seems weird that if Colorado fects from a storm coming in from the north. March, we would have been right at the top. The snowpack Springs and Denver were say for example 10% higher I have all the climate and weather information you (as far as having at least an inch of snow on the ground) than normal then Palmer Divide would be around 10% could ever want (at least for the past 5 years) on my web was right near the top as far as number of consecutive days higher than normal. If their normal was50 inches and they site at www.thekappels.com/ClimateSummary.htm and be goes, lasting for 118 days at my house in the Walden neigh- got 55, and our normal was 100 then it seems odd that we sure to check out www.cocorahs.org to see that variety of borhood ( November 28 to March 25). I have been keeping would get 200 or so inches and not say 110 or so inches. precipitation patterns that occur in the Tri-Lakes region weather records at my location for the past 5 winters and There are a couple of factors, the most important of which and maybe you’ll be inspired to become a volunteer ob- last winter was by far the snowiest. is the fact that we are 2,000 feet higher than Denver and server for your area as well. As far as heaviest single snowstorm, there have been 1,000 feet higher than Colorado Springs. This ensures that Bill Kappel is a meteorologist and Tri-Lakes resident reports of past blizzards that deposited upwards of 60 storms in fall and spring that bring rain or wet snow to Denver and Colorado Springs bring accumulating snow for us (think of last October, April, and May - the storms in those months alone brought 50+ inches that Denver and Colorado Springs didn’t get). Next, because many of Integrative the winter storms that affect us come from the north, we get enhanced upslope that Denver and Colorado Springs Massage Solutions

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Please identify your submission as a letter to the edi- First, the board meeting was held on Wednesday, June tor and include your full name, home address, and day and 27, not June 26. evening phone numbers. A limit of 300 words is recom- “Tests indicated that the total suspended solids ex- mended. Letters may be edited for length, grammar, and ceeded the fecal limit….” Total suspended solids and fecal accuracy. Send your letter to [email protected] testing are two separate analyses. I reported that the seven- rg or mail to Our Community News, P.O. Box 1742, Monu- day average for fecals had been violated in April and was OPEN HOUSE Aug. 11-12, 18-19, 1-4 pm ment, Colorado 80132-1742. most likely due to high solids in the decant. In response to problems receiving e-mail, if you send “…Larry Bishop reported that he had immediately no- 5020 Roundup Ridge Rd., Longview EstatesNew home by your letter by e-mail, we will send an e-mail acknowldege- tified the state of the violation. He said he followed up with Handcrafted Construction on 5 ac. horse property. Ready for move ment. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, please a letter explaining that the district was aware of the situa- in, 2-story, main level master with sitting area and fireplace. Custom tile, hand-troweled texture walls, slab granite, gourmet kitchen, call Susan Hindman at 481-8511 to confirm that we have tion, had corrected it, and was developing a plan to address lower-level family room with wet bar, 6229 sq. ft. $799,000. received your letter. the situation.” This is totally erroneous. In response to a Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in Letters to Our question from the board, I responded that the way to report Community should not be interpreted as the view of OCN a violation was to notify the state and then follow up with even when the letter writer is a reporter for OCN. a letter of explanation and a plan to correct the violation and that this is the responsibility of the operator. Triview Chicken Little in charge in D-38 Metropolitan District is not the operator of the Wastewater When I read the July 7 issue, I thought that Chicken Little Treatment Facility. had taken up residence in District 38’s School Board admin- “Stephenson added that he didn’t think the increased istration office! All I read was the sky is going to fall if we cost for the change in treatment processes was merited be- the voters do not pass a mill levy in the upcoming election. cause it only increased the capacity to treat wastewater by 12835 Blue Spruce Ln., Black ForestSpectacular builder's own Rest assured that the mighty Chicken Littles on the D-38 84,500 gallons per day.” Again inaccurate. Mr. Stephenson home on hard-to-find 5 ac. treed lot zoned for horses in D-20. True School Board will do everything they can to deflect the true stated that the increased capacity was 800,000 gallons per craftsmanship and quality down to the last detail. Professionally day, virtually doubling the capacity from .875 to 1.75. landscaped including a water feature, very open floor plan, main- cause of the financial issues facing the district. They said level master and study (could be 5th bedroom). Formal dining room that our options to address these problems include: increase “Director Julie Glenn asked if the electrical additions and gourmet eat-in kitchen, 4428 sq. ft. $795,000. wouldn’t fall under the errors and omissions since they teacher workload, increase class size, reduce after-school Kathy Allen programs, have parents pay additional transportation costs were required by code, suggesting that since it was a de- or postpone the opening of the new high school. sign-build contract it should have been initially identified.” Raspberry Mountain Real Estate, Inc. Well, gee whiz – I did not read anything about respon- This is not accurate. Director Glenn did ask if the electrical 719-234-1182 (ofc) sible management of our tax dollars as an item for that list. additions wouldn’t fall under the errors and omissions; the 719-661-9863 (cell) How about that? rest is pure conjecture on the part of the author. www.KathyAllen.net I would like them to admit and list all the mistakes they “Bishop said that the contractor would address the have made that have cost us taxpayers millions of dollars, board at a future meeting to review the cost overruns.” but they will never do it. We know the list but they count on What I actually stated in response to a question from the us to have short memories. You see the Chicken Littles on board was “that I had asked the engineer to present a bud- the D-38 School Board believe it is all OUR fault that the get at the next ops meeting.” �� “He said Triview also has been asked to provide man- sky is falling and are asking us to trust them, again, with �� our money. Tell me please – what has changed since the last agement services to Promontory Pointe.” Actually it is �� election? Nothing, except my taxes have risen dramatically Sanctuary Pointe. �� We at Triview appreciate the media and its coverage of and D-38 has hired a public relations firm to manage its �� information spin to try and fool the voters. our board meetings and welcome attendance of any mem- �� Well I can tell you one thing that will change – the ber of the public. We do encourage accuracy in reporting School Board come this election. No mill levy should be of the proceedings and would be willing to discuss the pro- �� passed until the board regains the public’s trust and proves ceedings with the media prior to publishing to ensure that that it can manage issues and stop whining about how the what is being reported is accurate. sky is falling. Say “No” to Chicken Little!!! Thank you for this opportunity to correct the record. Lynn Feldmann Larry D. Bishop Sr., manager Triview Metropolitan District

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Why the pyramids? Between The Covers at the Covered Treasures Bookstore Mythology holds the only answer. www.geocities.com/dkedmonds Don’t forget to pack a book!

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Home Mr. Tucket Series Little House on the Prairie By Gary Paulsen By Laura Ingalls Wilder Random House, $5.50 Harper Collins, $6.99 or Mine Fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is heading west on the This third book in the Little House series is a Newbery Oregon Trail with his family by wagon train. When he Honor Book. The Ingalls family packs up their covered receives a rifle for his birthday, he is thrilled that he is be- wagon and sets off for the big skies of the Kansas Ter- Call for Details! ing treated like an adult. But when Francis lags behind to ritory, where wide-open land stretches as far as the eye practice shooting, Pawnee Indians capture him. It will take can see. Just when they begin to feel settled, they are wild horses, hostile tribes, and a mysterious one-armed caught in the middle of a dangerous conflict. These real Brenda Clark, LMT, CNMT mountain man named Mr. Grimes to help Francis become adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder give children a sense of the man who will be called Mr. Tucket. Each title in this se- Western history as seen through the eyes of a young girl. (719) 641-3178 ries builds on the last as the reader watches Francis mature. Admiral Richard Byrd: Alone in the Antarctic Deltora Quest By Paul Rink By Emily Rodda Sterling, $6.95 Support Our Community. Scholastic, $4.99 In a thrilling tale of danger and survival in the Antarctic, In this series, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine are on a great quest polar explorer Richard Byrd hovered near death in a tiny Become an OCN volunteer! to find the seven lost gems of the magic Belt of Deltora. hut buried in the ice, knowing rescue was months away. Hidden in fearsome places throughout the land, the gems Byrd’s courage and determination to survive alone at the Some of our readers may not realize must be restored to the Belt before the rightful heir to the bottom of the world is a gripping tale of personal bravery that OCN is the product of volunteers. If throne can be found and the evil Shadow Lord’s tyranny that will inspire young readers. you like the contribution OCN makes to ended. The obstacles faced by the three companions as they venture through such places as The Lake of Tears, City of The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs our community, now is the time to step Rats and Dread Mountain will keep the reader enthralled. By Betty G. Birney forward and help us provide accurate Simon and Schuster, $5.99 information each month to over 13,000 Ghost Horses Eben McAllister’s pa challenges him to find seven wonders in boring and predictable Sassafras Springs that rival the Tri-Lakes area households and businesses. By Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson Random House, $4.99 real Seven Wonders of the World. Little does Eben know We need additional reporters to help Our national parks form the settings for this mystery series that what he discovers will give him the adventure of a life- cover meetings of local governmental for young readers. Ghost Horses takes place in Zion Na- time. This is one of the new Battle Books for the 2007-08 tional Park, and Cliff-Hanger is set in Mesa Verde. These school year. bodies. The reporting assignment is "What adventures are written by an award-winning mystery writer did they talk about and what did they (Ferguson) and an award-winning science writer (Skurzyn- Summertime, and the reading is easy. Fill the time between decide?" If you get down the facts, OCNs ski). This real-life mother-daughter team visits each park to baseball games, hiking and bicycling, with stories of hu- skilled copy editors will help you refine do the research to create their thrilling tales. mor, adventure, love, mystery, fantasy and life! Until next month, happy reading! your article for publication. Like to take pictures? We need digital, slide, or print photos to illustrate future articles. Support Our Community We also need various other kinds of Advertise in OCN! help including preparing the mailing. If you can spare a few hours to help We offer inexpensive ads considering our very large circulation. Every month make an important difference in our more than 13,000 copies of OCN are delivered by mail to residents and community, please contact John Heiser at businesses throughout the Tri-Lakes area. 719-488-3455 or [email protected]. For more information, contact John Heiser at 488-3455 [email protected] or visit www.ourcommunitynews.org Page 36 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 7 No. 8 Sat., August 4, 2007 Page 37

Palmer Lake Historical Society, July 19 Dr. Colorado gives a history lesson

By Diane Sawatzki Dr. Colorado has been serving up doses of our state’s history for decades, and he served up a hefty one at the July 19 meeting of the Palmer Lake Historical Society. Tom Noel, professor of history at the University of Colorado-Denver, presented a slide show of some of the compelling people and places featured in his new book, “Colorado: An Illus- trated History of the Highest State.” Co-written by Debra Faulkner, this recent work highlights some real winners. Like Cripple Creek’s Bob Womack, who sold his priceless claim for $500, and Spen- cer Penrose, a Philadelphia family’s black sheep who set a Harvard record for beer drinking. After losing an eye in a rowing accident, Penrose commissioned several glass ones with sufficient redness to match his hangovers. Later, his wife, Julie, reformed him from Colorado’s greatest playboy into its greatest philanthropist. Then there was Gen. Wil- liam Palmer, Civil War Union Quaker, Congressional Med- al of Honor recipient, and founder of Colorado Springs. Noel also commented on the convoluted process of land-marking historic buildings: “They must continue in their original use,” he said, “which poses a problem with structures like brothels. The next best thing is to install a law office in it.” He showed slides and told tales of early Manitou Springs, Palmer’s Glen Eyrie, Countess Murat’s Eldorado Hotel, the Long Expedition discovery of the columbine, Colorado College, The Broadmoor, and Palmer Lake’s Estemere. There are 606 sites included in the book: all Tom Noel (L), author and noted historian who spoke to an appreciative crowd July 19 at the Palmer Lake historic, all interesting, all in our fair state. Town Hall with Diane and Jim Sawatzki. Photo by Dee Kirby The author of numerous books and articles, Dr. Colorado writes a column for The Denver Post, teaches, and conducts historical walking tours. He will give a tour of Cripple Creek in September and one of Denver’s Membership in the society is $10 per year for in- Riverside Cemetery in October. Check out his site at dividuals and $15 for families, and family membership www.coloradowebsites.com\dr-colorado. comes with two mugs. ([email protected]. or 559-0837) The TREE MAN ********** society maintains the free Lucretia Vaile Museum in the Fire Prevention—Tree Care The Palmer Lake Historical Society hosts free programs basement beneath the Palmer Lake library across from and refreshments in the town hall on the third Thursday of the Town Hall. Winter hours are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. • Brush and dead or • Tree trimming most months. Professor Joan Fairchild will present “Chau- www.ci.palmer-lake.co.us/plhs/ live tree removal • Gutter cleaning tauqua” at 7 p.m. Aug. 16 . (Palmer Lake hosted the first • Chipping • Land clearing Chautauqua Assembly in Colorado 11 years before the one in Boulder, and has commissioned Jim Sawatzki to make a 719-488-1818 video of this one.) Licensed and Insured

High Country Highlights FREE Transportation for Seniors in the Tri-Lakes and surrounding areas by Mountain Community Help plants beat the heat Transportation for Seniors (60+) By Woody Woodworth perennials and smaller shrubs. I step up to medium-size (MCTS). For rides, seniors Record-setting high temperatures over the past couple of cedar bark mulch around most of the larger shrubs and 488-0076 weeks have left us wiping our brow and hoping for cooler trees. Apply mulch about 3 or 4 inches deep around the Donations Welcomed weather. The promised afternoon rainstorms have mostly drip line of trees and shrubs and about 2 or 3 inches deep missed us but have provided some cloud cover for brief around most perennials. Keep the mulch 3 inches or so Van Schedule periods of relief. away from the trunks of shrubs and trees to prevent bugs � Transportation is available Mon.-Thu. to Colorado We humans suffer in the heat, making us tired, thirsty, from infesting the bark. Springs for medical appts only. Locally for any need. worn-out and less likely to perform well at our daily tasks. • Fertilize your plants. The heat robs your annuals and Your plants react the same way. How do you help your perennials of their color as your plants use the energy � First Wed. each month Chapel Hills/King Soopers plants beat the heat? Here are a few summertime hints. to help the leaves and stalks to survive the extreme � Third Wed. each month Village Inn/Wal-Mart • Water plants early in the morning. If your plants are temperatures. They need to be fed to keep up with the Pickup of passengers begins at 9:30 am showing distress in the afternoon from the hot sun, many demand to perform well through the hot months. If times a good drink in the morning helps. Saturate and you used a good time-release fertilizer around the root Join the Mall Walkers. Transportation every Friday. water deep to ensure the plants get adequate water to the system when you planted this year or as a top dressing, Volunteer drivers are needed! Info: 481-2527 root systems. Test the amount of water you’re using by you may have all of your bases covered. If not, then digging near a plant and gauging the moisture at the root a quick application of a water-soluble bloom booster level. A good rule of thumb is to water to about 3 inches will help the plants gain some strength and provide deep for lawns and 3 to 6 inches for most perennials. the beautiful blooms you expect – even through the hot Home Sweet Home When you water shrubs and trees longer and less often, months. you will help roots grow deep and become more drought • Clean up in the garden. You know it’s going to get Pampered Pet Care tolerant. By watering early, you avoid added evaporation hot, so start early in the morning and work for short Tri-Lakes Area loss from your sprinkler system and help conserve one periods. Trim dead or dying leaves from perennials. Animal sitting in your home. of our precious resources. Dead-head the blooms as soon as they are “spent” to No need to stress your furkid by sending it • Add additional mulch to flower beds, shrubs and ensure the growth energy returns to the plant to make off to the kennel. Let us take care of your around trees. By adding mulch, you help the plants new blossoms. Pluck those weeds that rob the water, friend in familiar surroundings - home sweet retain more of the moisture and reduce transpiration fertilizer and space your plants need to grow healthy, home. Walks, play time, love, and care. from the hot afternoon sun. As a rule, the finer the strong and vigorous. Caring for dogs, cats, horses, mulch, the more moisture will be retained. I use Help your plants beat the heat. Conserve as you garden. It’s exotic pets, etc. Soil Pep, a small “forest mulch” around most of the easy to “be green.” Call Kathi at 487-8830 or 659-0298. Page 38 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 7 No. 8 Sat., August 4, 2007 Page 39

Help Bird Watch on the Palmer Divide Wanted Common Nighthawk Appliance Repair/ By Elizabeth Hacker skimming the surface of the water. Randy and I often see Utility Service Technician On warm summer nights, it is not unusual to hear the pierc- them flying above the trees in our back yard, making a na- Aquila, Inc., has an opening located in Monument, Colo- ing cry of the common nighthawk shattering the still night sal sounding “peeeent” as it catches insects. One night we rado, which involves heating and air conditioning (HVAC) repair; repairing and servicing domestic/ air. At one time we thought the cries came from a wounded were startled when a nighthawk swooped up a moth a few commercial applianceswashers, dryers, ranges, re- animal but later learned that it was the forlorn call of a inches in front of my face, then sounded a “peeeent” about frigerators, water heaters and general gas operations nighthawk tracking insects. A few nights ago, a nighthawk its catch. work. Experience in HVAC repair preferred. Will con- woke all the dogs in the neighborhood. Its shrieking cry led In June, the male will begin to court the female on the sider training person with appliance repair background. a chorus of howling canines in an ear-shattering concert ground and in the air. It will soar 60 feet into the air, then Must have a positive attitude, effective customer rela- not too unlike performances by some of the rock groups I suddenly dive to the ground, breaking the dive a few feet tions, and be eager to learn. Must have or be able to rather enjoyed in my youth. above the ground. When it breaks, it makes a loud, hollow obtain a mechanical 4 license ASAP. This position does require residency in the Monument area. Applications The common nighthawk is a Neotropical migrant that booming sound with its wings. The male works long and are only accepted on-line at www.aquila.com. Check arrives in Colorado around Memorial Day to breed. It is not hard to attract the attention of a female. After his break- with your local library or job service center for public a social bird and is highly territorial. It is most easily iden- neck dive, he lands near her, shaking his long tail from side Internet service. Application deadline is August 10, tified in flight when the white wing bar across each long, to side. If she is impressed, she is coy about it and gives 2007. EOE/AA slender, tapered wing can be observed. The best time to see the impression that she’s not in the least bit interested in all it is when the moon is bright and lights up the bird’s white his silliness. The male continues soaring, diving, booming, wing stripes. It is extremely difficult to spot a common and fanning until the female finally takes notice or tires of nighthawk when it is not in flight because its mottled gray him showing off, and copulation takes place. Help Wanted and brown plumage resembles cottonwood bark. It has The pair remains together through the summer. There’s large eyes, but it often closes them while on the ground. no need to build a nest, because the female lays two eggs a Laundry & Dry Cleaning To complicate matters, instead of sitting perpendicular couple of days apart in a small depression on the ground or on a perch like most birds, it sits parallel to its perch and on a flat gravel-roofed building. Interestingly, the first egg Presser can appear like a notch on a branch or a piece of bark on is larger than the second. the ground. The female incubates the eggs for about 20 days and For more information, Nighthawks are found on the edges of forests, and only leaves the nest in the evening to feed. The hatchlings call John or Jennifer at 481-4252 its population tends to be larger in regions that have are born with their eyes open and are “semi-precocial,” or been burnt. That is unusual, because burned-out land- capable of moving about shortly after birth. The chicks are scapes are considered to be destructive to most birds and dependent on the parents to feed them partially digested animals. The common nighthawk has also adapted to city regurgitated insects. They also rely on the mother to brood �� life and nests on flat-topped gravel roofs where the lights them for warmth until they develop secondary feathers and �� around buildings attract insects. are able to fly. After 25 days, the adolescents leave the nest �� The name “nighthawk” is a misnomer because the bird and are independent. The pair only mates once during the �� is not a hawk, and while it is nocturnal, it is most active at summer season. �� dawn and dusk, flying erratically to hunt insects when they In September, the birds begin to form flocks in prepa- �� are most active. Does this sound like a bat? Not surpris- ration for their long migration. While little is known about �� ingly, it is often mistaken for a bat and is sometimes called the common nighthawk’s actual migration routes, its des- a “bullbat.” However, it is a member of the nightjar family tination is South America. It will fly 2,000 to 7,000 miles of birds and it is a close cousin to the whip-poor-will. It is a to get there, among the longest migration of any migratory medium-size bird, about 9 inches long with a wingspan of 2 bird in North America. Similar to most migratory birds, feet, similar in size to a jay but sleeker and more agile. it rides the thermal currents, but unlike other birds, it will The nighthawk’s diet consists only of flying insects interrupt its migration during inclement weather and stay Deahna has been a licensed therapist for over 20 that it catches while in the air. Its beak is tiny, but it is sur- on the ground until the weather changes. years. She previously worked at the Garden of the rounded by long, stiff, bristly feathers that point outward Considering the average life span of the nighthawk is 4 Gods Club in Colorado Springs as well as resorts and funnel insects directly into the bird’s rather large open to 5 years but it can live to be 9, it may travel up to 100,000 around the world. She offers relaxing, therapeutic mouth. It flies many miles each night searching the sky for miles during its lifetime, which is amazing when you think massage and hot-stone treatments at her office in its favorite prey, the mosquito. It also drinks on the fly by about it. downtown Monument or at your home, classes in massage and yoga, corporate and special events such as girls night-out and bridal showers.

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Art Matters Painting with light and bubbles

By Janet Sellers traditional type of photo work, many are not. works ourselves in our local art galleries and each month The photograph as expressive art form has evolved from Some have used the traditional silver gelatin devel- at the Art Hop in Historic Monument. using the hands-on tools of yore to the electronic tools of oping techniques. Some of the artists have printed their I would recommend that you do hurry over to see the today. In most of its history, the traditions of photography work digitally. A number of the artists have chosen to show, “Through the Looking Glass” at the TLCA. It is and the art of traditional printmaking techniques (etch- print their works on artist’s canvas or archival cotton wa- only up through mid-August. I guarantee you will enjoy ings, lithographs, etc.) were separated by their technol- tercolor papers, lending a delicate texture to their images the rich variety of techniques using photography in the ogy. Neither of them began as an art form, they were that would be impossible to create without these newest images. illustration tools for books and other print media. of methods. By the way, as promised, I am visiting some of the For a good hundred years, photography was limited How to do some of these unusual methods work? Of Art Hop venues each month to keep you posted and entice to the silver gelatin print on paper, and before that, the course, the best source of information would be to talk to you to come out and enjoy the fun. So much is going on glass print. Now, our photo artists can use beautiful cot- the artists at their show. Some insight into the methods that we go each month and see a few places at a time. ton rag papers, luscious archival inks, and play with their will provide a wealth of information that art collectors Our July Art Hop visits focused on the art openings at the images before, during and after the photo process, mov- and the average computer and digital camera owner can Winter Gallery and Buffalo Blues Gallery. ing their art work into a realm of unique approaches, yet both appreciate. Winter Gallery, 43 Third Ave.: Our famous Claudette staying in the two-dimensional art world. “I could have done that” is a common statement Beddingfield opened a show of her larger-than-life works The photographic artist has begun using all manner among modern art viewers, especially of giclee (bubble of colorful flower and petal imagery. Claudette was bus- of graphical tools to create images. Most photographers jet) prints. With that idea in mind, I’ve prepared a way for ily greeting guests to the show and chatting about her art these days use a highly technical camera with a special- our readers to learn more on their own about the genre of work and news. ized lens to make their light paintings. The camera and painting with light. Stephen Weaver also had a wall of his wonderful accessory industry has moved the modern hobby of snap- Being an artist or visual poet is not a requirement for photography of the natural world at the Winter Gallery shots from film to digital processes for many. this activity. Attempting these methods will indeed help opening. He is exhibiting digital work there as well as at In contrast, a number of artists are bringing back one to appreciate the artists who use these tools to create TLCA in August. His superb understanding of geological the medium’s simplest image-forming device. Using an their art reliably, professionally, and for exhibition. forms informs his color and texture range in his work. oatmeal box that has a small hole in the lid and film at Materials you will need for the artwork project in- Buffalo Blues, 135 Second St.: Sharon De Weese gen- the opposite end (know as a “pin hole” camera) they take clude: a digital photo image, printer, and an appropriate erously opened her gallery to show off some new artists their pictures. The resulting images from these low-tech weight paper to print on for your art on paper. in the area: her students from recent classes. This show wonders are ethereal photographs made with a very long What to do: Choose an image and print it via tradi- was set among the ongoing exhibit of Sharon’s art work exposure. tional photo paper or a (bubble jet /giclee) printer. Print- and in the gallery’s ongoing show of sculpture, glass, and Terminology for the craft essentially comes to us ing on a variety of art papers, canvas, and so on will influ- pottery. from the ancient Greek via the French language. The ence your artifact results. Greek “graphis” (stylus, paintbrush, to draw) and the Use the chosen image as it comes out of the printer, or The next Art Hop event is 5-7 p.m. Aug. 16 in Historic Greek “phos” (light) moved into the French “photogra- paint and draw on it by hand after it is printed. (Computer Downtown Monument. See you there! Remember that phie,” and we now use that word as “photography” for the wizards could make changes on the computer with a soft- every day we have many art opportunities for collecting, form of art that uses “drawing/painting with light”. ware program prior to printing). enjoying, doing and learning about art in our Tri-Lakes Current techniques in photography still use the film, All manner of tools can be used on the image, includ- community. Bring your friends and have an art date right camera and lenses to prepare for the printing process. ing colored pencils, crayons, watercolors, etc. Just apply here in town. More and more, photographers enjoy the use of electronic them to the printed image any way you like. Many artists or digital tools and techniques to record their images of will adhere (“collage”) scraps of other elements or photos Correction: Last month’s column listed Doug Buch- light. to the print. man’s first name as Tom. OCN regrets the error. Often, painters of light in the photo/camera realm Consider this activity as a form of art with no mis- and painters of light in the pigment and paintbrush realm takes, and it is a lot of fun to do. As a practice, one may are one and the same, with many using variations and ex- find that using photography and handiwork together is tensions of the techniques. creative and relaxing. Art Classes! Monument School of Fine Arts A case in point is the current “Through the Looking A next step would be to seek out this kind of artwork coloradoartcenter.tripod.com Glass” art show at Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts (TLCA). in galleries and museums. We currently have the opportu- While many of the works on exhibit in this show are a nity right here in our community to enjoy and collect the Call Janet Sellers at 488-8280

Snapshots of Our Community

Back row L to R: Stephen Coleman - Science, Christine Cruz - Social Studies, Gary Gabel - Principal, Pamela Howard - Social Studies, Glenda Hawkinson - Library, Scott Obermeyer- Math, Roy Saye - Language Arts, Paul Numendahl - Natural Science. Front row L to R: Lisa Pate - Math, J. Kathleen Raphael - Language Arts, Carrie Schultz - Language Arts, Raleigh “Butch” Eversole - Instrumental Above: Old Friends - Photo by Kelly Walker from the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts show Music, Tracey Lehman - Technology Services. Photo from the Lewis “Through the Looking Glass Palmer Web site: www.lewispalmer.org. Page 40 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 7 No. 8 Sat., August 4, 2007 Page 41 Special Events and Notices By Judy Barnes, Editor Emeritus also be explored. Although we strive for accuracy in these listings, dates or There is no charge to attend the Citizens’ Academy, times are often changed after publication. Please double- however, seating is limited. Applications must be returned check the time and place of any event you wish to attend by Aug. 15 at 5 p.m. Citizens wishing to attend should con- by calling the info number for that event. tact Sergeant Jeanette Whitney at 520-7275 or Deputy Jake Sue DiNapoli Ovarian Cancer Abendschan at 520-7107 to request an application. Awareness Walk, Aug. 4 Black Forest Community Club Sue DiNapoli lived in the Arrowwood subdivision since Festival, Aug. 18 1996. She was an active member of the Kilmer, Lewis- The annual Black Forest Festival takes place Aug. 18, 6: Palmer, and Creekside Middle School PTOs. Sue lost 30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the corner of Black Forest and Shoup her 51⁄2-year battle with ovarian cancer Aug. 5, 2005. All Roads. A pancake breakfast kicks off the event, 6:30 to 9: proceeds from the walk will be donated to the National 30 a.m. At 10:30 a.m. the parade will commence, progress- Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Southern Colorado Division, ing west on Shoup Road from the bridge between Herring a group that was a great source of strength for Sue and a and Black Forest roads, then turning north on Black Forest great resource for others battling this disease. The 3-mile Road to White Fire Lane Road. The festival will also fea- walk begins 9 a.m., Aug. 4, at the Santa Fe Trailhead in ture food vendors, children’s activities, live entertainment, Palmer Lake and ends at the trailhead in Monument. The and more. Off-site parking is available at the gravel lot on registration fee is $20 per adult and $10 for youth. The fee the northeast corner of Burgess and Black Forest Roads, includes a t-shirt and entry into door prize drawings. Reg- with shuttle service available to and from the festival site ister at www.active.com. Chuck Pyle 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the parade site 8:30 a.m. to noon. For Creative Crafters Show and Sale, Aug. 4 & 5 more information, visit http://festival.blackforest-co.com/ Creative Crafters’ Summer Showcase invites you to the a chair or blanket and a picnic, or purchase food and drink Tri-Lakes Cares Grand Opening Western Museum of Mining and Industry (WMMI), 225 at the park. For more information, call Woody, 481-3477. Celebration, Aug. 18 North Gate Blvd., for the Annual Craft Show and Sale D-38 “Coffee and Conversation” Come celebrate the grand opening Aug. 18, 10 a.m. at Tri- Aug. 4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Aug. 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Find with Ray Blanch Lakes Cares’ new 8,000 square foot facility at 235 Jeffer- unique, original arts and crafts for home, garden, and Lewis-Palmer School District Superintendent Ray Blanch son St. in downtown Monument. Tours will be conducted gift-giving. Come for the craft show and spend the day invites all interested residents to the “Coffee and Conver- from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The building, which cost about touring the grounds of WMMI, with 27 beautiful acres sation” series of public discussions at the following dates $800,000 to build, has been made possible by donations, of rolling hills, streams, and trees. Enjoy a day of fun for and locations in August. grants, and volunteer labor. Tri-Lakes Cares has been the whole family, with arts and crafts booths, gold pan- • Aug. 10, 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Speedtrap Coffee Bar, 84 serving the needy since 1984. ning, hands-on displays, mining exhibits, and much more. Highway 105, Palmer Lake. Burro Birthday Concert, Aug. 18 The museum is conveniently located just off I-25 at the • Aug. 22, 9:30-11:30 am, McDonald’s Restaurant, 450 The burros at Western Museum of Mining & Industry Gleneagle exit, #156A, across from the north entrance to Highway 105, Monument. (WMMI) are turning 6 and you are invited to the party the U.S. Air Force Academy. Cost is $2 with this ad; does Everyone is welcome to share comments, ask questions, Aug. 18, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Museum tours, gold panning, not include entrance into the museum building. For more and discuss issues related to schools, education, and and outside machinery operations will be available during information call 488-3046, visit www.ccsshows.com, or e- School District 38. For more information or to host a dis- the day, while the Burro Birthday celebration will start in mail [email protected]. cussion at your location, call 785-4223. the afternoon. Stay for an evening of music by Coal Creek D-38 Education Summit, Aug. 8 Golf Classic, Aug. 10 Bluegrass Band. Food and drink vendors will be on site School District 38 scheduled two education summits to The Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce has established a for this special event. Picnics and lawn chairs/blankets en- create a new strategic vision for the school district. If you “Golfing for Education” scholarship that will be funded couraged. Tickets available by calling 488-0880 or at the missed the one July 25, here is your opportunity to offer through the 2007 Golf Classic. The scholarship will be gate. Cost: $5 Members, $10 nonmembers, Children 15 & your insights. The second summit will be held Aug. 8, 6 presented to a student attending Lewis-Palmer High under are free. WMMI is located at 225 North Gate Blvd., p.m., at the district administration building, 146 Jefferson School District 38 to assist in furthering their education just off I-25 at the Gleneagle exit, #156A, across from the St. in downtown Monument. The session will last approxi- upon graduation. north entrance to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Info: phone mately 90 minutes. For reservations and information, con- The 2007 Golf Classic will be held Aug. 10 at Kings 488-0880 or visit www.wmmi.org. tact Robin Adair at 785-4223 or [email protected]. Deer Golf Club. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with a Forest View Acres Water District Chuck Pyle at Monument shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Individual golfers play at $135 Facility Tour, Aug. 18 Concerts in the Park, Aug. 8 and registration includes a cart, lunch, prizes and profes- The community is invited to tour the District’s facilities The last concert of the 2007 series features Chuck Pyle sional team photographs by Mark Kirkland Photography. Aug. 18 at 9 a.m. The tour starts at the Arapahoe Water Aug. 8, 7-9 p.m., in Limbach Park at the corner of Front For more information, contact the chamber at 481-3282. Plant that is located at 18852 Rockbrook Rd. From I-25 Street and Second Street, Monument. Come on down with Quilt documentation, Aug. 11 take exit 161 and head west onto Highway 105. Go past The documentation team from Colorado Quilting mile marker 7, turn left onto Rockbrook Road, and go to Council will be at the Church at Woodmoor, 18125 the curve. The plant is a yellow-tan building on the right. Furrow Rd., Aug. 11 to document quilts. Their goal is For more information, call 488-2110. to document the quilts in Colorado–old and new. To St. Peter Community Festival, Aug. 24-26 date, the team has documented over 11,000 quilts in Enjoy great food, beer, and entertainment. All events will their journeys around Colorado. The team does not be held at St. Peter Church, First and Jefferson Streets, appraise quilts but instead they record the fabrics downtown Monument unless otherwise noted. used, the age of the quilt, the maker’s history, etc. • Aug. 24, Golf Outing at the Air Force Academy The owner receives a copy of the paperwork and a Eisenhower Blue Golf Course, shotgun start at 1 p.m. numbered label to sew into the quilt. For more infor- Casino Night at St. Peter’s Festival Grounds, 8 p.m. to mation contact Carolyn Hock at 488-9791. midnight; food, drinks, and prizes. Libraries’ Old-Fashioned • Aug. 25, Pancake Breakfast St. Peter’s Festival Ice Cream Social, Aug. 11 Grounds; 5K/10K Run /Walk Santa Fe Trail, race begins Enjoy an afternoon at the Village Green in Palmer at St Peter’s. Children’s Carnival, noon to 5 p.m. at St. Lake (beside the Palmer Lake Branch Library) lis- Peter’s Festival Grounds. Live music under the tent, 6 tening to the Daytime Singers of the America the p.m. to midnight with entertainment by The Monument Beautiful Barbershop Chorus, and eating delicious Hill Band, St Peter’s Festival Grounds; Dinner, Wine, ice cream from the Rock House. This free event on Beer… FUN! Aug. 11, 1:30 to 3 p.m., is hosted by the Monument • Aug. 26, Champagne Brunch with a live jazz band, 9 and Palmer Lake branch libraries to honor the com- a.m. to 1:30 p.m. munity’s seniors. Info: 481-2587. For additional information visit www.petertherock.org El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Citizens’ High Country Chili Cook-off, Aug. 25 Academy - Apply by Aug. 15 All are welcome to this lively annual event that benefits The Citizens’ Academy will be held 11 Wednesday Tri-Lakes Cares, so get out your secret chili recipe, chop evenings, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Aug. 29 to Nov. 7. The some chilies, and fire up the stove! The date is Aug. 25 academy will offer participants insight into the vari- and the place is High Country Home & Garden, 243 Wash- ous functions of the Sheriff’s Office. Participants will ington St. in historic downtown Monument. There will be learn about the numerous responsibilities facing pa- food vendors, music, and fun for the entire family. Set-up trol deputies by accompanying one on a ride-along, time is 7 a.m., the cooks’ meeting is at 8:30 a.m., public the challenges facing detention staff by touring tastings begin at noon. All chili entries must be cooked on detention facilities, and the intricacies of a criminal site that day. For a registration form or more information, investigation. Topics such as use of force, vice and call Catherine, 481-3477. narcotics operations, and emergency services will Library needs volunteers TALK English! Facilitators: Meet people from around the Page 40 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 7 No. 8 Sat., August 4, 2007 Page 41

world. Facilitate weekly TALK English! groups. Provide English language learners a friendly and supportive place to practice informal social conversation. No knowledge of other languages is required. For information or to register, call 531-6333, x2223. Next training: Aug. 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. LEARN English! Classroom Assistants: Help an experienced ESL professional teach adults English language and communication skills. On-the-job training provide by classroom instructors. Classes are held at 8:15 and 11 a.m. at Ruth Holley Branch, and at 6:30 p.m. at Sand Creek Branch. Call 531-6333, x2223 for information. Volunteer tutors: Share your love of reading. Tutor an adult once a week for two hours. Work with an adult to improve their reading, writing, comprehension, or English language skills. No experience required; free training is provided. For information or to register, call 531-6333, x2223. Next training: Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27, and Oct. 4, 5:30 - 9 p.m., Penrose Library, Colorado Springs. Slash and mulch site open until Sept. 16 The Black Forest Slash and Mulch site, located at the southeast corner of Shoup and Herring Roads in the Black Forest, will be open Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun- days from noon to 4 p.m., and every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The final day of operation this season will be Sunday, Sept. 16. Free mulch is available until then. Senior Safety Program The El Paso County Black Forest Slash and Mulch Above: Monument Concert in the Park, July 18: Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Authority and Tri-Lakes Health Program is a wildfire mitigation and recycling effort. John Adams with Randy Utterback and friends. Advocacy Partnership, Senior Alliance, have developed The purpose is to teach and encourage residents to clear The concert was threatened by rain but there was a a new Senior Safety Program. The free service includes adequate defensible space surrounding their structures to good turnout and a great time was had by all. Photo installing and maintaining smoke detectors, a fire depart- reduce the spread of fire. For more information call the El by ShawNa Schotanus ment evaluation of seniors’ homes to identify and correct Paso County Environmental Services Department, Solid safety hazards and address seniors’ safety needs, and Vial Waste Management Division at 520-7878, Ruth Ann Steele of Life for in-home storage of medical information in case at 495-3107 or visit http://bfslash.org. of emergency. For information, call Lisa Frasca, 488-3304, Saturday, August 25 IRS starts free e-newsletter or e-mail [email protected]. Monument Homemakers Club Annual for small businesses County now accepting batteries and The IRS has designed an online newsletter, e-News for electronics at waste facility Rummage Sale, 8-3 Small Businesses, to help small business owners, self-em- The El Paso County Household Chemical Waste Collection nd ployed individuals, accounting professionals, and tax prac- at Monument Town Hall, 166 2 Street Facility will now accept household batteries (AA, AAA, titioners better understand and meet their tax obligations. C, D and 9-volt) and many types of electronic equipment The weekly newsletter delivers timely, useful tax informa- Bake Sale, 10-2 including computers, printers, small televisions, stereo tion to your computer every Wednesday. To start your free at Monumental Toys, 274 Washington Street and video components, and VCRs. More than 40,000 tons subscription to e-News, just go to www.irs.gov/businesses/ To donate items (no furniture) Aug. 19-24, call 488-3960 or 488-3327. of electronic waste is discarded yearly. Some electronics small/content/0,,id=154826,00.html, type in your e-mail contain lead, cadmium, broken glass, and mercury and can address, and submit. threaten the environment if not recycled. The facility is Help for gardeners at Monument Library open year-round and accepts items such as paint, lawn and Bring your yard, plant, and insect questions to the pros. garden chemicals, automotive chemicals and products, and Master Gardeners are available Mondays: 2:30-5:30 p.m. household products and cleaners. The facility is located at and Wednesdays: 2:30-8:30 p.m. For more information, 3255 Akers Drive, and is open for drop-off 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., phone 488-2370. Monday through Friday. For more recycling information, The Library Channel please call 520-7878. Tune into The Library Channel (Comcast 17) for live simul- Wildlife Masters in El Paso County casts of programs, videotaped presentations, or a schedule Do you wonder how to keep the deer from munching your of library events. The Library Channel broadcasts 24 hours freshly planted garden, how to get the skunk out from un- a day, seven days a week. Programs include story times der your deck without getting sprayed, or how to get the for children, an adult literacy program, El Paso County squirrels out of the attic? Colorado State University Coop- Commissioners meetings, and much more. A community erative Extension in El Paso County has a staff of trained bulletin board of library events is shown between and after Wildlife Masters to help you. Call the Master Gardener programs. Find the schedule online by going to ppld.org, Help Desk, 636-8921, and you will be called promptly and then click on the link “Happenings @ Your Library.” with an answer. A fact sheet will be sent to you by e-mail From there, click on the “Comcast 17” link to search the or regular mail. For information, call 636-8921 or e-mail schedule. [email protected].

Our Community Calendar THE GATHERIN G By Judy Barnes, Editor Emeritus • Monument Planning Commission Meeting, Wed., Although we strive for accuracy in these listings, dates Aug. 8, 6:30 p.m., Monument Town Hall, 166 2nd St. �� or times are often changed after publication. Please Meets 2nd Wed. each month. Info: 884-8017. �� double-check the time and place of any event you wish to • Palmer Lake Planning Commission Workshop, �� attend by calling the info number for that event. Wed., Aug. 8, 7 p.m., Palmer Lake Town Hall, 28 �� Valley Crescent. Normally meets 2nd Wed. each �� GOVERNMENTAL BODIES month. Info: 481-2953 or visit www.ci.palmer- �� • Monument Board of Trustees Meeting, Mon., Aug. lake.co.us. 6, 6:30 p.m., Monument Town Hall, 166 2nd St. Meets �� • Woodmoor Water & Sanitation District Meeting, �� 1st and 3rd Mon. each month. Info: 884-8017. Thu., Aug. 9, 1 p.m., 1845 Woodmoor Dr. Now • El Paso County Planning Commission Meeting, meets 2nd Thu. each month. Info: 488-2525. Tue., Aug. 7, 9 a.m., 2880 International Circle (Off • Palmer Lake Town Council Combined Workshop Union Blvd and Printers Parkway). Meets 1st and 3rd and Meeting, Thu., Aug. 9, 7 p.m., Palmer Lake Tue. each month. Info: 520-6300. Town Hall, 28 Valley Crescent. Normally meets • D-38 Education Summit, Wed., Aug. 8, 6 p.m. 146 2nd Thu. each month. Info: 481-2953 or visit Jefferson Street in downtown Monument. This is the www.ci.palmer-lake.co.us. � � � � � � � � � � � � second education summit held by School District 38 • D-38 “Coffee & Conversation” with Lewis-Palmer to create a new strategic vision for the school district. School Superintendent Ray Blanch, Fri., Aug. 10, Reservations and info: Robin Adair, 785-4223 or 8:30-10:30 am, Speedtrap Coffee Bar, Palmer Lake. �� [email protected]. ��

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All interested residents are invited to this series of public Woodmoor Dr. Now meets 4th Monday each month. Info: Club, Fri., Aug. 17, 10-11:30 a.m. The August book discussions on education. Info: 785-4223. 488-2694 or visit www.woodmoor.org. is One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May • Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority Dodd by Jim Fergus. Everyone is welcome to attend this (BRRTA) Meeting, Fri., Aug. 10, 2:30 p.m., Monument LOCAL LIBRARY EVENTS spirited group. Meets 3rd Fri. each month. Monument Town Hall, 166 2nd St. Meets irregularly. Info: 884- • The Palmer Lake Library hours are Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.- Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. Info: 488- 8017. 6 p.m., and Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 66 Lower Glenway. Info: 2370. • D-38 District Accountability Advisory Committee 481-2587. • Monument Library: AARP Mature Safe Driving (DAAC) Meeting, Tue., Aug. 14, 7 p.m. in the District • The Monument Branch Library hours are Mon.-Thu., Program, Sat., Aug. 18, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Bone up on your Learning Center, 146 Jefferson St., Monument. Meets 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. & Sat, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun., 1-5 p.m. driving skills & lower your insurance rates! Advance 2nd Tue. each month. Info: 488-4700. 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. Info: 488-2370. registration & $10 fee required. Must attend entire • Palmer Lake Sanitation District Board Meeting, • Monument Library Bookbreak, every Mon, Wed., and session. Bring a lunch. Monument Branch Library, 1706 Tue., Aug. 14, 7 p.m., 120 Middle Glenway. Meets 2nd Fri., 10:30 a.m. A short read-aloud session particularly Lake Woodmoor Dr. Registration & info: 488-2370. Tue. each month. Info: 481-2732. suitable for preschoolers. Monument Branch Library, • Monument Library History Buffs, Wed., Sep. 5, 1-3 • Tri-Lakes Wastewater Facility Joint Use Committee 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. Info: 488-2370. p.m. Read and discuss a book from a selected time in Meeting, Tue., Aug. 14, 10 a.m., 16510 Mitchell Ave. • Monument Library Super Tuesdays, every Tue., 10:30 history. Meets 1st Wed. each month. Monument Branch Meets 2nd Tue. each month. Info: Bill Burks, 481-4053. and 11:15 a.m. Stories and crafts for preschoolers ages Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. Info: 488-2370. • Donald Wescott Fire Protection District Board 3-7. Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor • Palmer Lake Book Group, Fri., Sep. 7, noon. New Meeting, Wed., Aug. 15, 7 p.m., Station One, 15425 Dr. Info: 488-2370. members welcome, no registration needed. Contact Gleneagle Dr. Meets 3rd Wed. each month. Info: 488- • Palmer Lake Library Storytimes, every Wed., 10: the library for the monthly selection. Meets 1st Fri. 8680. 30 a.m. Special reading program events for toddlers each month at Palmer Lake Branch Library, 66 Lower • Donala Water & Sanitation District Board Meeting, and children. Palmer Lake Branch Library, 66 Lower Glenway. Info: 481-2587. Wed., Aug. 15, 1:30 p.m., 15850 Holbein Dr., Colorado Glenway. Info: 481-2587. • Monument Library Art Display: “Art over 50” Springs. Usually meets 3rd Wed. each month. Info: 488- • Monument Library: Paws to Read, every Wed., 3-4:30 features artists and photographers who live in the 3603. p.m. Let your child practice reading and build fluency by Tri-Lakes area. Display case: “Wood Turnings,” artist • Palmer Lake Planning Commission Meeting, Wed., reading to a Paws to Read dog. No registration required. Bob Gibbs exhibits items that emphasizes the natural Aug. 15, 7 p.m., Palmer Lake Town Hall, 28 Valley Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. beauty of wood. Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Crescent. Meets 3rd Wed. each month. Info: 481-2953 or Info: 488-2370. Woodmoor Dr. Info: 488-2370. visit www.ci.palmer-lake.co.us. • Palmer Lake Library: Paws to Read, every Thu., 3-4: For other library events, please check http://ppld.org/ • Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority Meeting, Thu., 30 p.m. Let your child practice reading and build fluency communityconnections/calendar. Aug. 16, 8:30 a.m., Monument Town Hall, 166 Second by reading to a Paws to Read dog. No registration St. Meets 3rd Thu. each month. Location rotates monthly. required. Palmer Lake Branch Library, 66 Lower WEEKLY & MONTHLY EVENTS Info: 884 -8017. Glenway. Info: 481-2587. • Farmers Market, every Sat., 7 a.m.-1 p.m,, through • Monument Sanitation District Board Meeting, Thu., • Monument Library: Toddler Time, every Thu., 10: Oct. 13, 2nd and Adams St., Monument. Shop for fresh Aug. 16, 6:30 p.m., 130 2nd St. Meets 3rd Thu. each 30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., Rhymes & rhythms for kids up produce, breads, crafts, and more. month. Info: 481-4886. to 24 months. Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake • Monument Hill Sertoma Club Breakfast Meeting, • Lewis-Palmer School District 38 Board Meeting, Woodmoor Dr. Info: 488-2370. every Sat., 8 a.m., The Inn at Palmer Divide, 443 Hwy Thu., Aug. 16, 7 p.m., Learning Center of the Lewis- • Monument Library: Snuggle-Up Storytimes, every 105, Palmer Lake. Info: Ed Kinney, 481-2750. Palmer Administration Building, 2nd and Jefferson. Thu., 7 p.m. Evening stories; PJs and blankies welcome. • Al-anon/Alateen Open Parent’s Meeting: Carry On, Meets 3rd Thu. each month. Info: 488-4700. Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. every Sat., 10:30-11:30 a.m., College Room 2nd floor, • Forest View Acres Water District Facility Tour, Sat., Info: 488-2370. NE corner; 1750 Deer Creek Rd, Monument. Info: visit Aug. 18, 9 a.m., 18852 Rockbrook Rd. The community • Monument Library: American Girl Book Club, www.al-anon-co.org or www.al-anon-alateen.org or call is invited to tour the District’s Arapahoe Water Plant. Wed., Aug. 8, 4-5:30 p.m. Registration required. Meets the 24-hour answering service at 632-0063 (locally) or 8 From I-25 take exit 161 and head west onto Highway 2nd Wed. each month. Monument Branch Library, 1706 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays at 1-888-425-2666 (nationwide). 105. Go past mile marker 7, turn left onto Rockbrook Lake Woodmoor Dr. Info & registration: 488-2370. • Weekend Bike Rides, Sat., 10 a.m. for road rides; Road, and go to the curve. The plant is a yellow-tan Adult programs Sundays, 1 p.m. for mountain bike rides. Balanced Rock building on the right. Info: 488-2110. • The Library Channel (Comcast 17) has live simulcasts Bike Shop, 279 J Beacon Lite at 3rd St. Info: 488-9007. • Monument Board of Trustees Meeting, Mon., Aug. of programs, videotaped presentations, and a schedule • Senior Lunches at Monument Town Hall, every Mon. 20, 6:30 p.m., Monument Town Hall, 166 2nd St. Meets of Library events. The Library Channel broadcasts 24 & Thu., except the 1st Thu. each month, 166 Second St., 1st and 3rd Mon. each month. Info: 884-8017. hours a day, seven days a week. Programs include story Monument. Arrive 11:30 a.m., dine at noon. Stay for free • Triview Metropolitan District Board Meeting, Tue., times for children, an adult literacy program, El Paso bingo the 2nd Thu. each month. Cost: $2. Info: Dorothy Aug. 28, 4 p.m., district office, 174 N. Washington St. County Commissioners meetings, and much more. A Myers, 481-4189; Maggie Nealon, 488-3037. Now meets 4th Tue. each month. Info: 488-6868. community bulletin board of library events is shown • Air Force Academy Toastmasters Club, every Mon., • Tri-Lakes Fire Protection District Board Meeting, between programs. Find the schedule online at ppld.org, 5:30-6:30 p.m., California Casualty Building, 1650 Wed., Aug. 22, 7 p.m. at Tri-Lakes Station 1, 18650 then click on the link “Happenings @ Your Library.” Telstar Dr. Improve your public speaking, leadership Hwy 105 west of Monument near the bowling alley. From there, click on the “Comcast 17” link to search the and meeting planning skills with Toastmasters. Meets 4th Wed. each month. Info: 481-2312. schedule. New members and visitors welcome. Info: visit • Woodmoor/Monument Fire Protection District Board • Monument Library: Beginning Computer Classes. www.d26toastmasters.org/airforceacademy or call John, Meeting, Wed., Aug. 22, 7 p.m. at Tri-Lakes Station 1, Check at the desk for the schedule of free classes for 439-3050; or Karen, 913-908-0048. 18650 Hwy 105 west of Monument near the bowling beginner computer users. Monument Branch Library, • Al-anon/Alateen Meeting: Monument Monday alley. Meets 4th Wed. each month. Info: 488-3303. 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. Info: 488-2370. Night Literature Study, every Mon., 7:30-8:30 p.m., • Tri-Lakes-Monument Fire Authority Board Meeting, • Monument Library: Talk English! No meetings Tri-Lakes Chapel, room 207, 1750 Deer Creek Rd, Wed., Aug. 22, following the fire district board meetings in August; will resume in September. Informal Monument. Info: visit www.al-anon-co.org or www.al- at Tri-Lakes Station 1, 18650 Hwy 105 west of conversation groups for adults with intermediate anon-alateen.org or call the 24-hour answering service at Monument near the bowling alley. Meets 4th Wed. each and advanced English skills. No registration needed. 632-0063 (locally) or 8 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays at 1-888- month. Info: 481-2312. Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. 425-2666 (nationwide). • D-38 “Coffee & Conversation” with Lewis-Palmer Info: 488-2370. • Al-anon/Alateen Meeting: Letting Go, every Thu., School Superintendent Ray Blanch, Wed., Aug. 22, • Monument Library Socrates Café, every Tue., 9-10:10 a.m., Tri-Lakes Chapel, room 209, 1750 Deer 9:30-11:30 am, McDonald’s Restaurant, 450 Highway 1-3 p.m. This group focuses on a deeper look into Creek Rd, Monument. Info: visit www.al-anon-co.org or 105, Monument. All interested residents are invited to philosophy, religions, spirituality, and the common www.al-anon-alateen.org or call the 24-hour answering this series of public discussions on education. Info: 785- threads among humanity. Monument Branch Library, service at 719-632-0063 (locally) or 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 4223. 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. Info: 488-2370. weekdays at 1-888-425-2666 (nationwide). • Forest View Acres Water District Meeting, Thu., Aug. • Monument Library Senior Synergy, every Wed., • FACCMasters Club, every Thu., noon, Lockheed 23 , 5:30 p.m., Tri-Lakes Station 1, 18650 Hwy 105 west 10 a.m.-noon. Join this group of friends dedicated Martin, 10285 Federal Dr. Improve your public of Monument near the bowling alley. Verify time, date, to empowering individual growth through life-long speaking, leadership and meeting planning skills with and location at SDMS at (800)741-3254 or the district, learning and positive relationships. Monument Branch Toastmasters. New members and visitors welcome. Info: 488-2110. Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. Info: 488-2370. visit http://faccmasters.freetoasthost.us or call Kirby, • Woodmoor Improvement Association Board • Monument Library: Frugal Fashion, Sat., Aug. 4, 481-3738. Meeting, Mon., Aug. 27, 7 p.m., Woodmoor Barn, 1691 10-11 a.m. Dress like a million bucks without spending • YMCA Senior Fitness Classes, Tuesdays & Fridays, it! Get great ideas for finding good values and putting 9:30 a.m., Basic Strength & Balance; 10:45 a.m. Low together clothes in winning ways. Monument Branch Impact Cardio & Strength. Aug. 21, class times change Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. Info: 488-2370. to 9 a.m. & 10:15. Monument Hill Church, 18725 Tri-Lakes MOPS • Monument Library: Preparing for an A+ School Monument Hill Rd. YMCA members free, non-members nd th 2 and 4 Thurs., Sept. through May Year, Thu., Aug. 9, 7-8 p.m. Cari Pemberton, family $3 per class. Info, 481-8728. . • 9:15-11:30 am manager and coach, will share ideas to help your Fibromyalgia Support Group, Mon., Aug. 6, 7 p.m., child have a great school year. Topics include study 2500 East Hwy 105, Monument (4.3 miles East of I-25). Tri-Lakes Chapel habits, school supplies, and parental involvement. No Share concerns and success stories in a small group. Free Childcare! registration required. Monument Branch Library, 1706 Learn how you can become pain-free. Visitors and new Lake Woodmoor Dr. Info: 488-2370. participants always welcome. No charge, no products 481-3600 • Monument Library’s Monumental Readers Book sold. Meets 1st Mon. each month. Info: Lorna Searle, Page 42 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 7 No. 8 Sat., August 4, 2007 Page 43

481-3735. machinery operations will be available during the day, • American Legion Tri-Lakes Post 9-11, Tue., Aug. 7, SPECIAL EVENTS while the Burro Birthday celebration will start in the 6:30 p.m., Depot Restaurant, Hwy 105 & Primrose St., • Sue DiNapoli Ovarian Cancer Awareness Walk, afternoon. Stay for an evening of music by Coal Creek Palmer Lake. New members welcome. Meets 1st Tue. Sat., Aug. 4, 9 a.m., Santa Fe Trail from Palmer Lake Bluegrass Band. Food and drink vendors will be on site each month. Info: Mike Christensen, 484-0467. to Monument. Registration fee: $20 adult, $10 youth; for this special event. Picnics and lawn chairs/blankets • Black Forest Chapter of AARP Potluck Luncheon, includes t-shirt and entry into door prize drawings. encouraged. Tickets available by calling 488-0880 or at Wed., Aug. 8, 11:30 a.m., Black Forest Community Proceeds to benefit the National Ovarian Cancer the gate. Cost: $5 Members, $10 nonmembers, Children Church, Shoup and Black Forest Road. Meets 2nd Wed. Coalition, Southern Colorado Division. Register at 15 & under are free. WMMI is located at 225 North Gate each month. Info: Electa Beckner at 596-6787 or Chuck www.active.com. Blvd., just off of I-25 at the Gleneagle exit, #156A, across Eaton at 495-2443. • Creative Crafters Show and Sale, Sat., Aug. 4, 9 a.m.- from the north entrance to the U.S. Air Force Academy. • Senior Bingo at Monument Town Hall, Thu., Aug. 9, 5 p.m. & Sun., Aug. 5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Western Museum Info: phone 488-0880 or visit www.wmmi.org. 166 Second St., Monument, after the noontime senior of Mining and Industry (WMMI), 225 North Gate Blvd. • Tri-Lakes Cares Grand Opening Celebration, Sat., lunch. Come for lunch at 11:30 a.m., then stay and play. Come enjoy the craft show and spend the day touring Aug. 18, 10 a.m. at Tri-Lakes Cares’ new 8,000 square Free! Win prizes! Meets the 2nd Thu. each month. Info: the grounds of WMMI. Bring the whole family. Cost: foot facility, 235 Jefferson St. in downtown Monument. Maggie Nealon, 488-3037. $2 per person with this notice, admission to the museum Tours will be conducted from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The • Ben Lomond Gun Club, Tri-Lakes Chapter, Thu., building is additional. The museum is located just off building, which cost about $800,000 to build, has been Aug. 9, 7 p.m., Tri-Lakes Fire Station 1, 18650 Hwy of I-25 at the Gleneagle exit, #156A, across from the made possible by donations, grants, and volunteer labor. 105 west of Monument near the bowling alley. Meets 2nd north entrance to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Info: Tri-Lakes Cares has been serving the needy since 1984. Thu. each month. Info: 481-3364. call 488-3046, or visit www.ccsshows.com, or e-mail Info: 481-4864. • La Leche League of Tri-Lakes, Tue., Aug. 14, 10 a.m., [email protected]. • Black Rose Acoustic Society Open Stage featuring Family of Christ Lutheran Church. This worldwide • Western Museum of Mining & Industry (WMMI): husband and wife duo Anne and Pete Sibley playing old organization provides mother-to-mother support for Outside Machinery Operations, Tue., Aug. 7, 10 time, folk, and bluegrass music, Fri., Aug. 24, 7 p.m., mothers who choose to breastfeed. 675 Baptist Rd. a.m. & 1 p.m. Hear the shrill whistle of the WMMI’s Black Forest Community Center, 12530 Black Forest Meets 2nd Tue. each month. Info: 481-2909. 1928 Osgood Steam Shovel. Learn how compressed air Rd. at Shoup Rd., Black Forest. $5 general public, $3 • Tri-Lakes Networking Team Monthly Dinner locomotives replaced mules in hauling mountains of Black Rose Acoustic Society members. Info: www.Blac Meeting, Tue., Aug. 14, 6:30-9 p.m., location varies. ore, and then see one rumble down the track. Enter the kRoseAcoustic.org or 633-3660. Women building business relationships in a social museum’s operating gold refinery and hear stories of the • St. Peter Community Festival, Fri., Aug. 24-Sun., atmosphere. Now meets 2nd Tue. each month. Info: dangers of being a mill man. Cost: $8 adults, $7 AAA Aug. 26, St. Peter Church, 1st Street and Jefferson Street, Visit www.trilakesnetworkingteam.org or call Tammie or military, $6 seniors or students, $4 children under downtown Monument. Events include a golf outing at Bishop, 599-9000. 12, free for museum members and children under age the Air Force Academy, casino night, pancake breakfast, • Downtown Monument Art Hop, Thu., Aug. 16, 5-7 3. WMMI is located at 225 North Gate Blvd., just off of walk/run race, children’s carnival, dinner and live music, p.m. Art Hop is a celebration featuring art openings, I-25 at the Gleneagle exit, #156A, across from the north and champagne brunch. Info: see the Special Events and food, live music, and special events. Art Hops are entrance to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Info: phone Notices section or visit www.petertherock.org. normally held the 3rd Thursday, May-October, with 488-0880 or visit www.wmmi.org. • High Country Chili Cook-off, Sat., Aug. 25, High maps available all over town, especially in Historic • Monument Concert in the Park: Chuck Pyle, Wed., Country Home & Garden, 243 Washington St. in Monument. Aug. 8, 7-9 p.m., Limbach Park at the corner of Front historic downtown Monument. All are welcome to this • Central Colorado Wilderness Coalition Meeting, Street and Second Street, Monument. This is the last lively annual event that benefits Tri-Lakes Cares, so get Thu., Aug. 16, potluck supper 6 p.m., meeting 6:30- concert of the 2007 series. Come on down with a chair out your secret chili recipe, chop some chilies, and fire 8:30 p.m., Beidleman Environmental Center, 740 W. or blanket and a picnic, or purchase food and drink at the up the stove! There will be food vendors, music, and fun Caramillo St., Colorado Springs. Meets 3rd Thu. each park. Info: Woody, 481-3477. for the entire family. Set-up time is 7 a.m., the cooks’ month. Info: John Stansfield, (303) 660-5849 or e-mail • Black Rose Acoustic Society Open Stage featuring meeting is at 8:30 a.m. Tastings begin at noon. Info: [email protected]. blues singer/songwriter Tom Faulkner, Fri., Aug. Catherine, 481-3477. • Palmer Lake Historical Society, Thu., Aug. 16, 7 10, 7 p.m., Black Forest Community Center, 12530 • Castle Rock Writers Conference, Sat., Aug. 25, 9 p.m., Palmer Lake Town Hall, 28 Valley Crescent. Joan Black Forest Rd. at Shoup Rd., Black Forest. $5 general a.m.-4:30 p.m., Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox Fairchild, Ed.D., will present “The Rise and Fall of the public, $3 Black Rose Acoustic Society members. Info: St., Castle Rock. “Rock-solid Writing” is an opportunity Rocky Mountain Chautauqua in Palmer Lake’s Glen www.BlackRoseAcoustic.org or 633-3660. to learn writing skills and marketing techniques from Park: 1887-1910.” Fairchild will discuss the Rocky • Quilt documentation, Sat., Aug. 11, 9 a.m.-3 national and regional writers. Info: Elizabeth Hacker, Mountain Chautauqua and explore cultural changes in p.m. Church at Woodmoor, 18125 Furrow Rd. The 481-3959. our society that led to the Chautauqua’s success and documentation team from Colorado Quilting Council To have your event listed in Our Community Calendar, demise. Free to all and all are welcome. Refreshments will document quilts, recording the fabrics used, the age please call 488-3455, or send the information to our_ served. Info: 559-0837 or e-mail [email protected]. of the quilt, the maker’s history, etc. The owner receives [email protected] or P.O. Box 1742, • Cancer Support Group for Women, Tue., Aug. 21, 7 a copy of the paperwork and a numbered label to sew Monument, Colorado 80132.pf p.m., St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 18320 Furrow Rd., into the quilt. For more information contact Carolyn Woodmoor. Meets 3rd Tue. each month. Info: Lindsay, Hock at 488-9791. 487-9362. • Annual Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social, Sat., Aug. • Tri-Lakes Parents of Multiples, Tue., Aug. 21, 6-8 11, 1:30-3 p.m., Village Green in Palmer Lake. Enjoy p.m., Little Log Church, 133 High St., Palmer Lake. a social afternoon listening to a barbershop chorus and Come meet other parents of twins, triplets, and more. eating delicious Rock House ice cream. Bring the whole Meets 3rd Tue. each month. Childcare available. RSVP family to this free event hosted by the Monument and to [email protected]. Info: 488-4221. Dixie Cannon Palmer Lake branch libraries to honor the community’s at 559-2977. seniors. Info: 481-2587. OCN is published on the • Womens Business Owners and Managers Luncheon, • Wendy Woo and Katie Herzig in Concert at TLCA, first Saturday of each month Wed., Aug. 22, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Woodmoor Pines Golf Fri., Aug. 17; doors open at 7 p.m. for a 7:30 p.m. show, by Colorado non-profit & Country Club, 18945 Pebble Beach Way, Monument. Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts (TLCA), 304 Highway Meets 4th Wed. each month. Info: 481-3282. 105 in Palmer Lake. Woo’s awards include Five-Time Our Community News, Inc. • MOMS Club Colorado Springs North, Thu., Aug. 23. Winner Best Singer/Songwriter (Denver’s Westword), Come meet other stay at home moms and kids in 80921 Independent Artist of the Year 2003 (Hapi Skratch John Heiser, President & 80908 zip codes. Playgroups and activities scheduled Entertainment), Best Boulder Musician 2004 (The (ofc & FAX) 488-9031 (hm) th 488-3455 throughout the month. New Member Social held 4 Thu. Boulder Weekly). Cost: $12 TLCA members, $15 non- [email protected] each month. Info: Missy A., 487-7829. members. Buy tickets in Monument at The Wine Seller • MOMS Club of Monument New Member Social, Fri., (481-3019) and Covered Treasures Bookstore (481- Aug. 24. Come meet other stay-at-home moms and kids! 2665), in Palmer Lake at TLCA (481-0475). Info: http: © Copyright 2001-2007 Meets the Fri. before the last Wed. of the month. Info: //www.trilakesarts.org/events.html. Our Community News, Inc. Erin Adair, 487-8624. • Black Forest Community Club Festival, Sat., Aug. P.O. Box 1742 • Monument Homemakers Club Monthly Potluck 18, 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m., corner of Black Forest and Shoup Lunch, Thu., Sep. 6, 11:30 a.m., Monument Town Roads. Pancake breakfast, 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Parade Monument, Colorado 80132-1742 Hall, 166 2nd St. Meets 1st Thu. each month. Info: Kay starts at 10:30 a.m., progressing west on Shoup Road All rights reserved. Reuteler, 488-3263. from the bridge between Herring and Black Forest • Palmer Divide Quilt Guild, Thu., Sep. 6 7 p.m., roads, then turning north on Black Forest Road to White Church at Woodmoor, 18125 Furrow Rd. Meets 1st Thu. Fire Lane Road. Food vendors, children’s activities, live each month. Info: Carolyn at 488-9791 or e-mail her at entertainment, and more. Off-site parking at gravel lot [email protected]. on northeast corner of Burgess and Black Forest Roads, • NEW! First Friday Family Fun Night @ Monument with shuttle service to and from the festival site 8 a.m.- Community Presbyterian Church, Fri., Sep. 7, 7-9 3 p.m., and the parade site 8:30 a.m.-noon. Info: http: Circulation p.m., 238 3rd St. All are invited to this new event on //festival.blackforest-co.com/ Print Run: 13,950 the first Friday each month–bring family, bring friends. • Western Museum of Mining & Industry (WMMI) Activities will alternate between a family-friendly movie Burro Birthday Concert, Sat., Aug. 18, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Mail Delivery: 13,323 and game night. Snacks will be available for a nominal WMMI’s burros are turning 6 and you are invited to Stacks: 627 fee. Info: 481-3902. the party! Museum tours, gold panning, and outside Page 44 Read, download, and search all the OCN back issues at www.OurCommunityNews.org Vol. 7 No. 8

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