Monument’s council voted 7–0 to bar e-motos, electric dirt bikes and off-highway vehicles from the town’s streets, sidewalks, trails and parks, with a fine of up to $250 for a parent who knowingly lets a minor ride one. It also voted 7–0 to support Ballot Issue 2B, the construction use tax on the November 3 […]
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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 […]
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Laura Kronick Reads Every Line of the Budget. Now She Is Running for Mayor.
A retired Hewlett-Packard solution architect who served on the Monument Sanitation District board before joining the council, Laura Kronick has built her time in town government around reading the books line by line. As mayor, she says, she would bring the region’s water providers and outside experts together to find a renewable supply the town […]
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Kenneth Kimple Wants Monument Ready Before It Needs to Be. Now He Is Running for Mayor.
A retired Navy air traffic controller who manages Fort Carson’s airfield, Kenneth Kimple has spent years on the Planning Commission and the council pressing the town to plan ahead: for a wildfire evacuation on the east side, a backup connection for its water, and roads that can carry its growth. As mayor, he says, he […]
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Monument Town Council, October 5, 2026: Parkway Bid Moved to December, Conexus Drainage Land Accepted
Monument’s council heard the draft 2027 budget and gave no formal direction on either question it posed, learned that the bid for the northbound lanes of Jackson Creek Parkway has moved from October to December, and accepted five drainage tracts from the Conexus development after staff said two of them may have been taken out […]
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Monument’s 2040 Plan Gets More Time: A Hearing on October 14, a Council Vote on November 2
Monument has pushed back adoption of its comprehensive plan and downtown master plan by four weeks. The Planning Commission hearing continues October 14; the council vote is now November 2.
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Monument Town Council Candidate Forum Set for Monday at the Chamber
The Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce hosts Monument’s six Town Council candidates on Monday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. at 166 Second Street. Only the mayor’s race is contested.
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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.
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Monument Town Council, September 21, 2026: 7 Brew Approved, Police Fees Rewritten
Monument’s council approved a drive-thru coffee stand it had sent back two weeks earlier, cut most of the police records fees it adopted in August before those fees take effect, moved the town’s employee health benefits to a public-entity trust, and hired a new water attorney to begin replacing one who has represented the town […]
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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.