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.
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Six Candidates, Five Seats, One Contested Race
Monument voters will elect five town officials on November 3 and decide whether to raise the town’s tax on construction. Six candidates filed for the five seats, and only the mayor’s race drew more candidates than there are places to fill: two sitting councilmembers are competing for the seat Mitch LaKind is leaving after six […]
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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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LaKind Will Not Seek Re-Election as Mayor of Monument
Mitch LaKind announced he will not seek re-election as Monument’s mayor in November, ending a six-year run from trustee to mayor that spanned the town’s conversion to home rule. His departure puts an open seat atop a ballot already carrying four council seats and a use-tax question.
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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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Monument Town Council, August 3, 2026: A Tax Sent Back, Water Rates Up, an Exit From the Loop
Monument’s council sent its ballot language back for rewriting, raised water rates for the first time since 2020, voted to leave the Loop water project, and approved a powersports dealership — all without a word of public comment.
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Monument Council Asks the County to Reject Buc-ee’s Zoning Claim
Monument’s council voted 7-0 to urge El Paso County to uphold its Buc-ee’s determination and reject the convenience-store label; the town’s press release asks the commissioners to go further.
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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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Monument Town Council, July 20, 2026: Lake Parking, a Data-Center Freeze and the Loop
Monument’s council started paid parking at Monument Lake, froze data centers for six months, and moved to withhold a $219,815 payment to the Loop water project.