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🌱 Woodland Park delays downtown housing pause over questions about its scope

Woodland Park, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Woodland Park! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Woodland Park delays downtown housing pause over questions about its scope
  • Woodland Park commits $685,000 to Glen Aspen Dam design
  • Shootout ends Thomas MacLaren’s turnaround soccer season

Also on today's calendar: Youth Basketball League 7th-8th Grade Girls '26 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know that a wedding was emotional? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 60 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 65, low: 32.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woodland Park council tables downtown housing moratorium until Nov. 19 (thebadger.news) — A proposed yearlong pause on downtown residential development applications remains undecided in Woodland Park after council postponed consideration until Nov. 19. A council member questioned whether the draft reached beyond the intended zoning limits. The proposal would give the city time to review downtown uses and plan future development.
   

• Woodland Park approves $685,000 Glen Aspen Dam design contract (thebadger.news) — Woodland Park’s council unanimously approved a $685,000 contract for preliminary design of Glen Aspen Dam, a proposed reservoir that could store up to 345 acre-feet. RESPEC will evaluate options and prepare cost estimates, but the vote does not authorize construction. Utilities Director Kip Wiley expects to seek funding later for the remaining design work.
   

• Thomas MacLaren boys soccer ousted from playoffs after shootout loss (gazette.com) — Thomas MacLaren’s turnaround soccer season ended Saturday with a quarterfinal shootout loss to St. John Paul the Great after a 2-2 draw. The Highlanders finished 11-2-4 a year after winning just twice, with their coach pointing to comeback wins over Woodland Park and other opponents as evidence of their resilience.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I'm looking to get local recommendations for window replacement.
    No name brand as it's a modular, and I believe a contractor grade vinyl window would be more than sufficient. flooring replacement, and building a… (Nextdoor Tranquil Acres)
  • I’m in need of someone who could repair the fan in our wood fireplace.
    You are able to turn it on but does not blow the fan air out to the room. (Nextdoor Tamarac)
  • Advanced Recovery Systems posted a job opening for Financial Case Manager in Palmer Lake. Apply here.
  • City of Colorado Springs CO posted a job opening for Police Logistics Support Manager in Colorado Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodland Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Air Force Academy

  • Longtime road & drainage issues east of Interstate 25 & Air Force Academy end with recent overnight paving work (krdo.com)
  • Cadets study battery performance in small unmanned aerial systems • United States Air Force Academy (usafa.edu)
  • Marmion JROTC plans annual Veterans Day ceremony honoring a veteran (shawlocal.com)

Palmer Lake

  • OCN Newsletter #102 – November 6, 2026 – Nov. Issue OCN Articles and Podcasts Posted; Monument TC Adopts 2040 Comprehensive Plan and Downtown Master Plan (ocn.me)

Ok Woodland Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do you know that a wedding was emotional?" — Even the cake was in tiers. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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