Precinct returns show the Republican presidential margin in Monument and Palmer Lake, northern El Paso County, narrowed from R+44 in 2016 to R+26 in 2024.
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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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The Road Forked at Monument. Colorado’s Tarred Adjutant General Took the Palmer Lake Branch.
Congress made Labor Day a national holiday on June 28, 1894. Six days earlier, masked men took the commander of Colorado’s militia out of a Colorado Springs hotel and tarred him for protecting striking miners.
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E-Bike Rules in the Tri-Lakes: What Parents Should Know
Colorado sets a floor with no age limit and almost no helmet requirement. What sits on top of it depends on whose land you are on.
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Palmer Lake’s November Ballot Is Set: Two for Mayor, Ten for Five Trustee Seats
Palmer Lake’s clerk certified the November 3 ballot: two candidates for mayor, ten for five trustee seats. The top two winners serve four years, the next three two.
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Kent Hutson Chaired Palmer Lake’s Master Plan. Now He Is Running for Mayor.
A neuroradiologist who chaired the volunteer team behind Palmer Lake’s 2022 community master plan is running for mayor, taking no campaign contributions. He would inherit a water emergency, a Highway 105 sidewalk design due at year’s end, and a budget drawing on reserves.
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Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, August 13, 2026: A New Administrator, a Land Swap and a Legal Bill Past Budget
Palmer Lake hired a permanent town administrator, declared a water emergency, gave a Hermosa Avenue land swap an informal 3-1 blessing the mayor had to recuse himself from, and learned legal spending has passed $174,600 with five months of the year to run.
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In Palmer Lake, Outdoor Watering Is Now One Hour a Week, by Bucket
Palmer Lake’s trustees declared a Stage 1 water emergency on August 13th. Outdoor irrigation is confined to Wednesdays between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., by five-gallon bucket only. Monument Creek has been dry since mid-June.
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Palmer Lake Could Vote in 2027 on Dissolving Its Fire Department
Monument Fire District told Palmer Lake’s trustees it can take over fire and EMS for 8.4 more mills, and recommends a new station at Elephant Rock rather than in the village. A ballot question could come as early as May 2027.
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A Colorado Springs Councilman Told a Forum on Civility That Palmer Lake Was Steamrolled. Palmer Lake Won.
A councilman told a forum on civility that Palmer Lake refused a Buc-ee’s and got it built anyway. The town forced the company out. Nothing is being built.