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🌱 How could three trustees reshape what appears on future agendas?
Palmer Lake, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Palmer Lake! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How could three trustees reshape what appears on future agendas?
- Why has Palmer Lake used so little of its road budget?
- What would Palmer Lake gain by joining the regional transportation authority?
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 42 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 47.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Palmer Lake proposal would let three trustees advance issues for future agendas (thebadger.news) — Palmer Lake’s Board of Trustees will consider a new agenda-setting policy on Oct. 8 that would let any three trustees require a policy topic to be queued for a future meeting. The proposal clarifies that adding items doesn’t itself set policy or spending, tightens deadlines for late additions, and will be reviewed after six months alongside a separate Code of Ethics measure. 
• Palmer Lake reports $19,872 in Roads capital spending through August (thebadger.news) — Palmer Lake has spent just under $20,000 of its $1.73 million 2026 Roads capital budget through August, even as major projects like Spruce Mountain Road and Highway 105 sidewalks move through design and planning. Town documents outline drainage work near Aurelia and High Street, ADA-related design revisions on Highway 105, and continued routine maintenance by Public Works.
• Palmer Lake trustees to hear briefing on joining regional transportation authority (thebadger.news) — Palmer Lake trustees will get an Oct. 22 briefing on possibly joining the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority, a move that could eventually require local voter approval and affect sales tax funding for transportation projects. Town staff say any membership resolution must be approved before Nov. 2 to reach the PPRTA Board’s Nov. 13 meeting, though admission rules may have evolved since the 2004 founding agreement.
📸 Around Palmer Lake
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Upcoming Events in
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Troops and Trades- AT PRHS
Lewis-Palmer High School Monument, CO 80132
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Teen Craft Group
Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr., Monument
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Troops & Trades
PRHS Main Gym
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College Fair AT PRHS
Lewis-Palmer High School Monument, CO 80132
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College Fair
PRHS Main Gym
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Socrates Cafe
Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr., Monument
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Paws to Read
Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr., Monument
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Choir Concert AT PRHS
Lewis-Palmer High School Monument, CO 80132
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PRHS and LPHS Choir Fall Concert @ PRHS
Lewis Monument, CO 80132
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Toddler Time
Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr., Monument
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Teen Advisory Board
Monument Branch Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr., Monument
5:00 pm
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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MS & HS 6 WEEK FIBA 3v3 League →
Bear Creek Elemenary, 1330 Creekside Dr, Monument
12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- So I went home early as I had a little procedure done today and yesterday.
I am pretty sore! While I was driving home, I kept trying to convince myself its all gonna be fine, it will quit hurting soon. All the poking and… (Nextdoor Palmer Lake)
- Phenom People posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Monument. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Taco Bell Team Member in Woodland Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palmer Lake here.
🗞 Nearby News
Monument
- ACCO Engineered Systems plans new $36 Million expansion project in Monument, Colorado (intelligence360.news)
- Cheyenne Mountain follows Landry Roberts to rare win at Lewis-Palmer (gazette.com)
- Monument to consider accepting Conexus land for drainage and open space (thebadger.news)
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- Breaking News: Colorado Deer Still Refuse To Look Both Ways (kygo.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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