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Municipal Happenings

Flag Day, June 14

By CPC | Jun 1, 2022
Pictured right: Members of Boy Scout Troop 316 at the South Metro Fire Rescue training facility in Parker. Front row kneeling (left to right): Will Knox, Lucas Gulliver, Asa Kelley, Jack Muggenthaler and Evan Martin; Back row standing (left to right): Jeff Pepper, Miller Duval, Alex Kohl, Tyler Pepper, Kiefer Duval, Landon Gulliver, Adam Knox and Scoutmaster DeLane Duval.

Last month, 11 Scouts from local Boy Scout Troop 316 paid respect to Old Glory by retiring 204 American flags with a traditional flag retirement ceremony at the South Metro Fire Rescue training facility in Parker. The project supported the Scouts’ community service goals while also honorably retiring flags that meant so much to so…

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Critical Tool for Wildfire Response

By CPC | May 1, 2022

The Board of County Commissioners committed more than $1.3 million to the County’s 2022 wildland fire aerial firefighting contracts, ensuring air support in Douglas County is available at a moment’s notice in the event of a wildfire. This is the largest investment in aerial support in the County’s history and one of the largest by…

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Slash and Mulch Sites Open – Mitigate Wildfire Risk

By CPC | May 1, 2022

Spring has arrived and for many yard work, the raking, trimming and removing dead growth from landscaping is well underway. With the increased awareness of wildfire threats this year, many residents are choosing to re-imagine landscaping choices, removing tree limbs, shrubs and brush completely from landscape designs – in addition to the typical spring cleanup.…

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CDOT Begins Work on Wildlife Fencing

By CPC | May 1, 2022

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has started work along the I-25 corridor installing wildlife fencing. Work will include concrete panel rehabilitation, deer guard installations and wildlife fencing construction. The project work zone will be along northbound and southbound I-25 from E. Wolfensberger Road in Castle Rock to Lincoln Avenue near Lone Tree. Crews will…

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Castle Pines bicycle/pedestrian bridge

By CPC | Apr 1, 2022
I-25/Castle Pines Parkway bicycle/pedestrian bridge rendering

I-25/Castle Pines Parkway bicycle/pedestrian bridge project seeks input Information and graphic provided by the City of Castle Pines The City of Castle Pines is applying for a grant to fund engineering and preliminary design for a bike/pedestrian bridge over I-25 adjacent to Castle Pines Parkway. The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) is currently collecting…

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DCSO Mounted Patrol Division

By CPC | Apr 1, 2022

By Celeste McNeil; photo courtesy of Sara Ratcliff Deputy Sara Ratcliff loves her job. She is part of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) Mounted Patrol Division (MPD). Ratcliff has always loved horses and comes from a law enforcement family, so the MPD is a perfect fit for her. “My hobbies include being outdoors and…

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District Representation

By CPC | Mar 1, 2022

Information and graphic provided by Douglas County You are represented by elected officials at the local, county, state and federal levels. Following the U.S. Census every 10 years, representation districts for these offices can change. Visit Douglas County’s interactive map to enter your home address and view names of your County Commissioner, along with your…

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