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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A History of the Monument Police Department
From a marshal who was also the mayor and the fire chief, to a department planning around thirty-seven sworn officers: how Monument built its police force.
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A History of the Monument Fire Department
In December 1957 The Columbine Herald printed a set of instructions for reaching the Monument fire department. Call GR. 5-2454 during business hours. Call GR. 5-2350 after them, and the Simpson family across from the Higby store would turn in the alarm. If neither telephone answered, walk to the north side of the Simpson house, […]
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Monument’s First Touch-a-Truck Is Saturday Morning
The Monument Fire District, the Town of Monument and the Monument Police Department hold the area’s first Touch-a-Truck on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to noon on Mitchell Avenue. Free, with a pancake breakfast served by IAFF Local 4319.
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Monument Breaks Ground on a Play Park Seven Years in the Making
Ground is broken at Second and Adams for the Heart of Monument Play Park, a universally accessible playground built by the town, the Kiwanis club and the church that donated the land. Phase One is funded; about $48,000 remains for Phase Two.
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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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Colorado at 150: The State That Arrived Late and Picked a President
Colorado turns 150 on Saturday. Its constitution let the legislature, not the voters, cast the three electoral votes of 1876 – and Monument already had a post office older than the state.
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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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I Left Xfinity for Conexon Connect’s Two-Gig Fiber. Here’s How the Switch Went.
After six months of Xfinity outages, I switched to Conexon Connect’s two-gig fiber over Mountain View Electric’s co-op network. The speed, the cost, the install — and one shallow-buried complaint.