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Community gets questions answered
  
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By Nicole Chillino
Nonprofit organizations, government entities and others lined a hallway of Palmer Ridge High School to give information about their services, while residents spoke to their town representatives and staff inside the auditorium.
Area residents and businesspeople were invited to voice their concerns and other inquiries about Monument to the board of trustees as part of a public forum.
A local girl asked if Monument was still getting a water park, in reference to a proposal given to the town in 2006 by Team 02 Investments LLC to build Outrageous Oasis west of Interstate 25 and south of Baptist Road.
“We were very excited about the water park as well,” said town manager Cathy Green. She said the company’s investors fell through, so there are no longer plans for a water park in Monument.
Another local resident, and businessperson, asked if there was any way to consolidate the numerous farmers markets in the Tri-Lakes area. She said when the markets are going on, business at The Love Shop and other area shops decreases.
Green explained the four area markets, including two in Monument, are run by private entities. She said the vendors are supposed to pay taxes, as a statutory town, but Monument does not have the ability to collect its own taxes, so it relies on the state to make sure the businesses in town pay their taxes.
The town has considered what it would take for Monument to have its own farmers market, she said.
“We would look at it if there was enough interest,” Green said.
Monument Director of Development Services Tom Kassawara gave residents an update on work being done to Third Street, and said he anticipates crews will start paving the eastern half of the project within the next couple weeks. Streetlights and signs already are up along the portion of the street the project encompasses, from Front Street to Beacon Lite Road.
The project is ahead of schedule, with work anticipated to be completed around Thanksgiving, he said.
Outside the auditorium, participants partook in the fruits of chili cook-off recipes and appetizers from Palmer Lake’s MoZaic restaurant, in addition to checking out what the Monument Branch Library, Tri-Lakes Health Advocacy Partnership and other organizations have to offer.
The town of Monument promoted its child safety seat checking program and other services provided to the town by code enforcement officer Donna Jack. Town residents with questions about code enforcement are encouraged to contact Jack at 719-481-2954.
Monument also asked its residents to answer the question: “What is your vision of Monument’s future?” Residents were asked to select values and aspects of the town, such as being an art community and having good streets, which items are important to them and cross out the unimportant ones.
Area residents and businesspeople were invited to voice their concerns and other inquiries about Monument to the board of trustees as part of a public forum.
A local girl asked if Monument was still getting a water park, in reference to a proposal given to the town in 2006 by Team 02 Investments LLC to build Outrageous Oasis west of Interstate 25 and south of Baptist Road.
“We were very excited about the water park as well,” said town manager Cathy Green. She said the company’s investors fell through, so there are no longer plans for a water park in Monument.
Another local resident, and businessperson, asked if there was any way to consolidate the numerous farmers markets in the Tri-Lakes area. She said when the markets are going on, business at The Love Shop and other area shops decreases.
Green explained the four area markets, including two in Monument, are run by private entities. She said the vendors are supposed to pay taxes, as a statutory town, but Monument does not have the ability to collect its own taxes, so it relies on the state to make sure the businesses in town pay their taxes.
The town has considered what it would take for Monument to have its own farmers market, she said.
“We would look at it if there was enough interest,” Green said.
Monument Director of Development Services Tom Kassawara gave residents an update on work being done to Third Street, and said he anticipates crews will start paving the eastern half of the project within the next couple weeks. Streetlights and signs already are up along the portion of the street the project encompasses, from Front Street to Beacon Lite Road.
The project is ahead of schedule, with work anticipated to be completed around Thanksgiving, he said.
Outside the auditorium, participants partook in the fruits of chili cook-off recipes and appetizers from Palmer Lake’s MoZaic restaurant, in addition to checking out what the Monument Branch Library, Tri-Lakes Health Advocacy Partnership and other organizations have to offer.
The town of Monument promoted its child safety seat checking program and other services provided to the town by code enforcement officer Donna Jack. Town residents with questions about code enforcement are encouraged to contact Jack at 719-481-2954.
Monument also asked its residents to answer the question: “What is your vision of Monument’s future?” Residents were asked to select values and aspects of the town, such as being an art community and having good streets, which items are important to them and cross out the unimportant ones.
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