Colorado will propose Colorado Springs as the home of the United States Space Academy, a civilian school that President Donald Trump has proposed and NASA would run. The state’s response, which must name a site, is due Nov. 16. Gov. Jared Polis announced the bid on Oct. 23 at America the Beautiful Park in Colorado […]
Tag: Government Explained
Posted inGovernment
2B Asks Monument’s Builders to Pay the Rate Shoppers Already Do
Monument taxes construction materials at 2 percent, a lower rate than any of ten Front Range towns of similar size. Nine of those ten set that tax at the same rate as their sales tax. Ballot Issue 2B would raise Monument’s to 3.5 percent, put the town in the middle of the group, and send […]
Posted inGovernment
No Rural Health Transformation Money Reaches El Paso County
The federal official who runs the program announced Colorado’s $169 million share from Colorado Springs on Monday, alongside the congressman for the Fifth District. None of the money may be spent in El Paso County, which is not among the 52 counties the program covers. Federal rules keep at least 85 percent of it from […]
Posted inGovernment
Bring Your Questions: Monument’s Council Opens the Floor on October 13
Monument’s council holds its quarterly open meeting with residents on October 13 at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, with a presentation on town finances and open questions.
Posted inOpinion
Ask Your Local Officials for Help
Letter to the editor: Danielle Lightsey writes that when a long administrative problem left her stuck, a message to the Monument mayor and Town Council got a quick reply — and explains how other residents can do the same.
Posted inLocal News
Woodmoor, Explained: The Biggest Tri-Lakes Community That Isn’t a Town
Woodmoor isn’t a town. A plain-English guide to the Tri-Lakes community’s history, how it’s governed, and the districts that provide its water, fire and schools.
Posted inGovernment
Not an HOA: The Government That Runs Much of Monument
Triview Metropolitan District plows the roads, pipes the water and mows the parks that many residents assume a homeowners’ association handles. It is something more consequential — a local government with the power to tax and borrow — and that difference explains why two neighbors in the same town can owe very different property taxes. […]
Posted inGovernment
Board Games: How El Paso County Commissioners Are Elected, Paid and Tempted
Five commissioners run a half-billion-dollar county. On June 30, voters in its fast-growing north will pick the one who matters most. An explainer.
Posted inGovernment
Who Actually Governs the Tri-Lakes? A Field Guide
Five governments and a web of special districts make the decisions that shape Monument and Palmer Lake. Here is who votes on what.