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Town of Monument Comprehensive Plan under review Open discussions continue during town council meetings and special sessions By Jennifer Cunningham Contributing writer
After more than ten years, the Town of Monument’s Comprehensive Plan is being reviewed and revised. Four members of the board of trustees, along with several town staff, met Feb. 7 at Town Hall to broadly discuss the way ahead. The comprehensive plan “establishes land use for the Town of Monument,” according to the town Web site. It is intended to determine community goals and aspirations in terms of community development. In theory it will dictate public policy regarding land use, utilities, recreation and housing. Town planning director, Mike Pesicka, along with planner Morgan Hester, led the almost twohour meeting, explaining the process by which the town should proceed. The current plan includes eighteen chapters. Proposed consolidated chapters include land use, community and neighborhood
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Trustees Elliott (left) and Smith (right) listen as Town Planner, Mike Pesicka, discusses updates to the town’s comprehensive plan. The document, which guides the direction of the town, hasn’t been revised since 2003. Photos by Jennifer Cunningham character, parks and recreation, transportation, municipal services and annexation. Additional sub-plans will need to be established. Each section of the plan will be tackled individually. While the town planning department will take on the initial compilation, the board discussed hiring a consultant to assist with the final product. When the time is appropriate, one or more committees will be formed to ensure citizens have a say in the direction and content of the plan. Members of surrounding communities, like Woodmoor, will be invited to participate. Various methods were discussed to ensure residents within the 80132 zip code are informed and kept up to date on progress and issues. Discussions will continue during town council meetings and special sessions. All are open to the public. Dates and times for these meetings can be found on the Town of Monument Web site at www.townofmonument.org/ meetings.
Town Planner Mike Pesicka, along with planner Morgan Hester, brief the majority of the town council and several members of the town staff during the March 7 comprehensive plan review meeting. This was the second time the board of trustees has gathered to discuss the review process.
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Lundeen settling into new role as State House District 19 representative Lundeen is a long-time Tri-Lakes area resident By Danny Summers
dsummers@colorado communitymedia.com Colorado State House District 19 representative Paul Lundeen is an influential politician at the local and state level. Lundeen, a resident of Monument who was elected to office last November, has spent more than 30 years as a small business owner, and has first-hand experience with the detrimental impact of excessive government regulations that hinder job-creating entrepreneurism. “I know the problems and issues job-creators face here in Colorado because I have lived them,” Lundeen said. Since 2000, Lundeen has served as an El Paso County and state central committee member
and long time precinct leader. He worked as a chief of staff to a State Senator and managed a gubernatorial campaign. Lundeen has helped to advance the cause of charter schools, innovation, and choice in education. He has also supported the right and responsibility of parents to direct the upbringing and education of Lundeen their children. “The Colorado House needs a man like Paul Lundeen,” said Don Griffin, executive director of Monument Academy. “Paul is a man of character and a man true to his beliefs. Paul will represent those of us living in House District 19 with integrity and a passion to keep government small.” Lundeen, whose district includes the Tri-Lakes area, is convinced that a free market ap-
proach naturally eliminates bad and outdated ideas and businesses over time. Government bureaucracies, he believes, tend to live on and expand even when proven inefficient. Lundeen has fought this dynamic in the sphere of education, which is a prime example of the inadequacies of government controlled and managed systems. Lundeen was chairman of the Colorado State Board of Education until he won his House seat. He has an impressive background that includes being a Regent Scholar at the University of Nebraska. After graduating from New York University, where he studied journalism and economics, he was a Washington correspondent with credentials to the White House. Lundeen and his wife Connie of 28 years raised their two adult children in Colorado; both graduates of Lewis Palmer High School. “His election as chairman (of the Board of Education) is a testimony to his leadership,” said
Colorado State Senator Kent Lambert. “Paul gets his principles from the constitution and Paul’s going to be a leader in the House of Representatives.” According to the most recent data released by the state, there are approximately 82,000 constituents in Lundeen’s district. Amy Lathen, Vice-Chair El Paso County Commissioners, District 2, and a Colorado Springs mayoral candidate, also gives Lundeen accolades. “I cannot think of a more clearthinking, articulate conservative to serve us and work incrementally to peel back years of freedom busting governmental overreach,” Lathen said. “I have watched Paul strongly lead within (the Republican) party for many years and I have always admired his principled conservatism and effective demeanor.” Lundeen’s Capitol telephone number is 303-866-2924. You can also reach him by email at paul. lundeen.house@state.co.us.