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Council raised campaign donation limits, vacated the old stretch of South Havana Street, and approved $178,000 to finish the development code rewrite.

Measures 300 and 301 won’t stop growth on our borders. They’ll just decide whether Castle Pines has a say in it.

Council approved an $11,267,834 state payment for the city to take over the Happy Canyon bridge. Kori pressed the sheriff on license plate camera privacy and moved final adoption of the new district map.

Council began reviewing the proposed 2027 budget. Kori asked where sidewalks fit as road projects move up.

Canyonside preliminary plan approved, 76 acres of open space now city-owned, and affordable housing commitment renewed: the October 13 council recap.

Council accepted Douglas County's $15.25 million for the Happy Canyon interchange and approved $700,000 more in design work. Before that vote, District 2 asked that the full contract total be written into the resolution itself.

Five months after ordering it: 30 percent open space, a 20-year fiscal analysis, nine required findings. Council also opposed a citizen ballot measure and declined the state wildfire code.

The policy was on the agenda for adoption. Council postponed it two weeks so residents could ask questions in person first.

A study session on the 2027 project list — no votes taken. District 2 named two street gaps and asked for evidence before the city takes over youth recreation.

Six replats transferred open space and drainage to the city. The sheriff's office reported illegal off-road riding down roughly 70 percent since the ordinance took effect.

New playground, a full-size ball field, accessible trails and restrooms. Council also hired a firm to rebuild the comprehensive plan from scratch.

A short meeting: $290,000 to cut fuel breaks in city open space, a sewer easement at no cost, and a call from the dais to take the annexation survey.

The largest single construction contract in the city's history, for the first phase of the new I-25 interchange, with an independent cost estimator checking the price three times.

Castle Pines qualified for a direct private activity bond allocation for the first time. Council also ratified the three-mile plan and looked at the state wildfire code.

Ordinance 26-04 received final passage — parent responsibility, a $250 minimum fine, helmets under 18. Council also voted to rebuild westbound Castle Pines Parkway.

The draft came back with the impoundment provision council asked for in March. Council also adopted emergency procedures for citizen petitions.

The 2026 paving contract, on-call striping, and a shared citywide stream study. Council also stopped taking annexation applications and accepted the withdrawal of the Crow's Nest petition.

An unnamed trail means a 911 caller describing their location as ‘by the power lines.’ Council also approved $359,000 for new city software and records work.

Council found the 795-acre petition legally eligible to be reviewed — not approved. Most speakers opposed it, including the Town of Parker.

City Facilities & Streets Approved $783,735 to rebuild the community center — Approved Voted to award the 2026 community center renovation to O-A-K Colorado LLC — $602,873 for construction plus a $180,861.90 contingency, drawn from the community center capital fund. Thirteen firms bid, five met the requirements, and O-A-K came in lowest of those with positive references. The work replaces the lighting, electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems, rebuilds restrooms that do no