Monument’s council ordered a draft e-bike and e-moto ordinance carrying a $250 fine for parents, sent a Jackson Creek Parkway drive-thru back over its driveways, and approved a shop building that the site’s own well had already shrunk.
Tag: Growth & Development
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The Water Under the Palmer Divide
The water in the Arapahoe aquifer beneath Monument fell as rain around the end of the last ice age. The U.S. Geological Survey dated it: a median of about 24,000 years, against 2,000 years for the shallower Dawson and more than 30,000 for the Denver below it. Those three stacked sandstone layers remain a primary, […]
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Monument’s Draft 2040 Plan Is Out. Here Is How to Weigh In.
Monument published draft comprehensive and downtown plans on August 26. An open house runs noon to 4 p.m. on September 9, with a Planning Commission hearing that evening and council adoption set for October 5.
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Monument’s Target Has Its Permit. Construction Has Started.
A building permit for a 129,000-square-foot Target was issued in Monument on August 31st, and inspectors were on the site two days later.
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Monument Town Council, August 17, 2026: A Subdivision Denied, a Tax on the Ballot, a Fee Schedule Rewritten
Monument’s council rejected 205 homes beside the Air Force Academy, sent a construction-materials use tax to the November ballot, approved 354 apartments on Old Denver Road, and adopted a fee schedule that in places departs sharply from its own consultant’s advice.
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Three Governments, One Map: The Independent Launches TriLakes Growth
Development records for the Tri-Lakes sit in three unrelated government systems, and no map showed all three at once. TriLakes Growth, a Monument Independent publication now in beta, indexes El Paso County, Monument and Palmer Lake filings into one free public record.
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Monument Wins Its First Bidding War
Governor Jared Polis confirmed ACCO Engineered Systems will build a $36 million fabrication plant in Monument, creating up to 135 jobs. The town beat Peoria, Arizona, using the first economic incentive package in its history.
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Who We Are, by the Numbers: A Demographic Portrait of the Tri-Lakes
Median age 44.4, median household income of $160,525, 89 percent homeowners and a veteran share more than double the state rate. What the federal and state data say about who lives in the Tri-Lakes.
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Home Place Ranch: The Empty-Nest Promise
Home Place Ranch was pitched to Monument as an age-targeted community for buyers 55 and older — quieter, lower-traffic, low-maintenance. That pitch helped win a contested approval. It was never written into the law, and it isn’t what got built. First in a three-part examination of Home Place Ranch. Part 1: the promise versus what […]
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Blame the Buildings? What D38’s Test Scores Actually Show
Critics blame new apartments for D38’s test scores. The data shows scores are flat, far above Colorado, and the district’s lowest scores are its own charter.