Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Pandora | Spotify | YouTube To subscribe on other podcasting sites, you will need to enter this RSS feed: https://wp.ocn.me/feed/podcast/ocn/ To be notified every time we post a new podcast, go to https://wp.ocn.me/newslettersignup/. This podcast consists of the audio files from our August 2025 issue. Click here to download an mp4 file of this podcast. It was computer generated and has not been fact-checked in every detail by OCN volunteers. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:18 - Palmer Lake Board of Trustees, June 30, July 10, 24 - Candidates for board interviewed; recall election planned; annexation agreement published 00:21:29 - Monument Town Council, July 7 and 21 - Council focuses on growth, state mandates, and strategic planning 00:38:33 - Monument Planning Commission - Commission welcomes new leaders, reviews major development amendment and vision for Monument's future 00:43:49 - Monument Academy School Board, July 17 - Board prioritizes marketing plan, passes policy on religious opt-outs 00:50:27: Monument Fire District, July 23 - Station 2 operational; property inclusion approved 00:55:30 - Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District, July 14 - 2025 budget gets midyear tune up 01:02:01 - Monument Sanitation District, July 16 - Buc-ee's potential impact studied 01:04:59 - Donala Water and Sanitation District, July 17 - Board tours treatment facility, adjusts sewer bills 01:09:46 - Triview Metropolitan District - 2024 audit receives unmodified opinion; construction bid awarded 01:15:14 - El Paso County Regional Loop Water Authority, July 17 - 2024 finances receive clean audit opinion 01:18:38 - Northern El Paso County Coalition of Community Associations (NEPCO) - Developer reduces home sites, HOA affected state laws 01:22:12 - Woodmoor Improvement Association, Jul. 23 - Board recognizes Eagle Scout project, clarifies parking near open spaces 01:27:19 - Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore - Settle in for some Romance 01:31:45 - August Library Events - Book clubs, Dungeons and Dragons, Palmer Lake Big Band concert 01:34:10 - Palmer Lake Historical Society, July 19 - The power of print 01:36:00 - High Altitude Nature and Gardens - Wild Horse Fire Brigade: successful fire mitigation since the beginning of…plants 01:39:45 - Art Matters - We Can't Unchop a Tree 01:43:36 - Our Community Notices 01:55:13 - Conclusion Any questions or concerns you have about the details should be double-checked by reading the corresponding article in this month's issue at https://wp.ocn.me/v25n8/: All OCN podcasts are posted at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/. This episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/ocn2508articles/. The related highlights episode is at https://wp.ocn.me/podcast/ocn2508highlights/.