Tag: woodland park city council
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Voters to decide on Woodland Park school sales tax proposal
Now it’s up to the voters. At its Sept. 3 meeting, the Woodland Park City Council approved a referendum to put a proposed 0.25% sales tax to benefit the Woodland Park School District on the ballot. Unlike the previous school sales tax, the revenue from this tax would be managed by the city and restricted…
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Public hearing set for school sales tax referendum
A public hearing will be held on Sept. 3 concerning whether a referendum will be placed on the ballot to add a 0.25% sales tax to assist the Woodland Park School District. The Woodland Park City Council sent the question to the public hearing stage during its Aug. 20 meeting. “I think it’s important that…
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Vos Building to be considered for historic designation
A building that’s been regarded as a downtown eyesore is now being considered for status as a local historic landmark. A public hearing will be held at the Aug. 20 meeting of the Woodland Park City Council to consider the Vos Building for that status. That hearing was set during the Council’s Aug. 6 meeting.…
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Woodland Park residents gathering signatures for new school sales tax initiative
Woodland Park residents are working to put a new sales tax for their schools up to a vote this November. Joe Dohrn has filed a citizen initiative petition for the “Supporting All Our Schools Sales Tax Ordinance,” a proposed 0.5% city sales and use tax dedicated to supporting Woodland Park School District RE-2 facilities. He…
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Woodland Park residents gathering signatures for new school sales tax initiative
Woodland Park residents are working to put a new sales tax for their schools up to a vote this November. Joe Dohrn has filed a citizen initiative petition for the “Supporting All Our Schools Sales Tax Ordinance,” a proposed 0.5% city sales and use tax dedicated to supporting Woodland Park School District RE-2 facilities. He…
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Woodland Park passes moratorium on data centers
Woodland Park officially joined a growing list of Colorado municipalities to push the pause button on data centers. According to an ordinance passed at its July 16 meeting, the Woodland Park City Council is “imposing a temporary moratorium on the submission, acceptance, processing and approval of applications for the establishment of data centers in the…
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Vacant Woodland Park council seat filled
After 14 months, the Woodland Park City Council is again at full strength. Steven Leigh was appointed to the open position during the council’s July 16 meeting. It wasn’t an easy decision, though, as the council had an outstanding pool of applicants. Also interviewed were Jeff Hicks, Steven White and Arnie Sparnins. “You’ve put me…
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Data center moratorium hearing will be held in July
The Woodland Park City Council will hold a public hearing on a temporary moratorium on the submission, acceptance, processing and approval of applications for the establishment of data centers in the city at its July 16 meeting. The matter was passed on first reading at the June 18 council meeting. If passed, Woodland Park will…
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Main Street board unveils logo
The Woodland Park Main Street Board revealed its new logo at the June 4 meeting of the Woodland Park City Council. The board identified outdoorsy, welcoming, scenic and historic at the imagery they wanted the logo to portray. “We thought Woodland Park is friendly and unpretentious,” Board President Tim Miller said. “We are a destination…
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Woodland Park council bans graywater use
The Woodland Park City Council passed an ordinance prohibiting the use of graywater and the installation of graywater treatment systems. “Graywater is the individual home or business or industrial user treats their water and puts it back into a separate plumbing system within their own structure,” Utilities Director Kip Wiley said, adding that it is…