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Paid parking at Monument Lake tabled for now
The Monument Town Council continued its discussion of an ordinance to create paid parking kiosks at Monument Lake after residents raised concerns. The move was made during the council’s May 18 meeting. The idea was developed by the town’s Citizens Service Levels Advisory Committee, a group created last year to examine the town’s services and…
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Paid parking at Monument Lake tabled for now
The Monument Town Council continued its discussion of an ordinance to create paid parking kiosks at Monument Lake after residents raised concerns. The move was made during the council’s May 18 meeting. The idea was developed by the town’s Citizens Service Levels Advisory Committee, a group created last year to examine the town’s services and…
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Monument’s map master honored by town
The footprint of the Town of Monument is a constantly changing landscape. Luckily, the town has a valuable asset to keep track of it. Meet Monument’s map master, GIS Specialist Connie Driedger. Driedger was recognized as one of Monument’s two employees of the year for 2025 during the Jan. 5 meeting of the Monument Town…
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Monument weighs solutions to budget deficit
Monument is still working through a conundrum: how to bring the town back on financial track after trimming employee positions and spending. “We’re still coming up short, despite the layoffs, despite the cuts,” said Finance Director Jennifer Phillips at a presentation on Monday. The town laid off six employees in 2025 and temporarily withheld filling…
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Monument to offer incentive package to manufacturer
The Town of Monument will offer an economic development incentive package to ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc., the Town Council decided at a special meeting Oct. 29. Monument has not previously offered economic incentives. “This is something very new for Monument,” Finance Director Jennifer Phillips told the Council. “This was sort of an unexpected opportunity that…
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Monument expresses displeasure with board decision
In what may be just a symbolic move, the Monument Town Council is resubmitting Councilmember Chad Smith’s name to serve on the Fountain Creek Watershed Board. “Not that I think it will make any difference but I think the letter needs to be written anyway,” Mayor Mitch LaKind said at the Oct. 10 council meeting.…
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Monument council approves $88K emergency repair for well
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Monument has bypassed its usual bidding process to complete emergency repairs on a well important to the town’s water availability. “We’re living on borrowed time, potentially,” said Jonathan Rigaud, Monument water manager. Well 7 has…
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Monument council approves $88K emergency repair for well
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Monument has bypassed its usual bidding process to complete emergency repairs on a well important to the town’s water availability. “We’re living on borrowed time, potentially,” said Jonathan Rigaud, Monument water manager. Well 7 has been out of commission since July 9, when it unexpectedly…
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Monument council approves $88K emergency repair for well
Monument has bypassed its usual bidding process to complete emergency repairs on a well important to the town’s water availability. “We’re living on borrowed time, potentially,” said Jonathan Rigaud, Monument water manager. Well 7 has been out of commission since July 9, when it unexpectedly shut down. After an investigation, the town discovered that wiring…
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Monument Town Council race full of familiar faces, one challenger | Voter Guide
Three of Monument’s town council seats are up for election this November, but it won’t look too much different with four of the five candidates running as incumbents. The election will be the first for the town since voters approved its current home rule charter in 2022. The council consists of the mayor and six…