Tag: palmer lake
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Palmer Lake attorney resigns amid ‘strife and turmoil’
The small town of Palmer Lake is again without legal representation as it faces lawsuits and a series of thorny policy questions. On May 26, the town released a statement that Kent Whitmer, the newly hired town attorney, would be stepping down from the position. His is the third law firm to step away from…
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Palmer Lake attorney resigns amid ‘strife and turmoil’
The small town of Palmer Lake is again without legal representation as it faces lawsuits and a series of thorny policy questions. On Tuesday, the town released a statement that Kent Whitmer, the newly hired town attorney, would be stepping down from the position. His is the third law firm to step away from the…
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Paid parking at Monument Lake tabled for now
On Monday, the Monument Town Council continued its discussion of an ordinance to create paid parking kiosks at Monument Lake after residents raised concerns. 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 revenue streams in light of budget limitations. Potentially…
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‘Hybrid’ library model coming to Palmer Lake, other small towns
The Calhan Library is currently open 32 hours a week. Starting this fall, the Pikes Peak Library District plans to more than triple those hours by allowing patrons access when the building isn’t staffed. Library District CEO Teona Shainidze-Krebs explained the hybrid library model and other library facts to a half-dozen people at a town…
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Check it out: ‘Hybrid’ library model coming to Calhan, other small towns
CALHAN– The Calhan Library is currently open 32 hours a week. Starting this fall, the Pikes Peak Library District plans to more than triple those hours by allowing patrons access when the building isn’t staffed. Library District CEO Teona Shainidze-Krebs explained the hybrid library model and other library facts to a half-dozen people at a…
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Palmer Lake trustee faces harassment allegations
Accusations of workplace harassment by a Palmer Lake trustee have prompted the town to consider solidifying its rules about removing elected officials. In a meeting earlier this month, Glen Smith, the town’s acting administrator and police chief, told the town’s Board of Trustees that he had authorized an independent investigation into the actions of trustee…
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Palmer Lake trustee faces harassment allegations
Accusations of workplace harassment by a Palmer Lake trustee have prompted the town to consider solidifying its rules about removing elected officials. In a meeting earlier this month, Glen Smith, the town’s acting administrator and police chief, told the town’s Board of Trustees that he had authorized an independent investigation into the actions of trustee…
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Documents shed light on potential Buc-ee’s water access plans
Where will the water come from? Since there is no one source and many are finite, it’s a question that undergirds almost every building project that goes to El Paso County for approval. With the purchase by Buc-ee’s affiliates of a parcel on Monument Hill long slated for a travel center location this month, it…
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Documents shed light on potential Buc-ee’s water access plans
Where will the water come from? Since there is no one source and many are finite, it’s a question that undergirds almost every building project that goes to El Paso County for approval. With the purchase by Buc-ee’s affiliates of a parcel on Monument Hill long slated for a travel center location this month, it…
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Buc-ee’s affiliates buy land, may proceed with controversial Tri-Lakes location
A recent land transfer is sending signals that Buc-ee’s may be committed to building its second Colorado location at a controversial site near Monument Hill. The property on I-25 and County Line Road, at the northern border of unincorporated El Paso County, has long been eyed for the Texas chain of travel centers known for…