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What the board approved: The sketch plan is conceptual and shows a development footprint including roughly 818 acres of residential uses, about 31 acres of commercial land, nearly 90 acres planned for institutional uses (including potential school sites), 521 acres labeled as mixed‑use, nearly 97 acres of stormwater detention and roughly 186 acres reserved for preservation of a natural floodway corridor. The applicant’s submitted materials list a theoretical maximum development potential across the sketch area of up to 4,973 dwelling units and a gross density of about six dwelling units per acre; staff and the applicant emphasized that these figures are conceptual maxima that would be refined in later zoning, preliminary‑plan and final‑plat stages.

Schriever Space Force Base engagement: The hearing featured extensive, substantive testimony from Schriever Space Force Base leadership, who described operational concerns and asked for a formal compatibility study. Base leaders (including the installation commander and senior staff) outlined four principal risk areas they want studied before future approvals: potential obstruction of ground‑station antenna look‑angles, radio frequency/electromagnetic interference risks, cyber and critical‑infrastructure vulnerabilities tied to utility interconnections, and visual/surveillance risks including illicit drone operations that could have national security implications. Schriever officials said a Space Operations Installation Compatibility Use Zone (SOICUZ) study is being prepared at higher headquarters and urged the county and the developer to partner in completing a local compatibility study; the Space Force representatives said an updated policy was being coordinated in Washington with an expected near‑term publication.

Applicant and staff response: County staff presented planning, drainage and transportation highlights, noting the site straddles several drainage basins and that a master drainage plan and a master traffic impact study were submitted with the sketch plan. The applicant’s consultants presented a master traffic analysis showing potential mid‑term and long‑term capacity issues on State Highway 94 and Enoch Road and identifying potential mitigation and signal needs if development proceeds. Traffic consultants said their master study had been coordinated with CDOT and county engineering and that mitigation packages would be evaluated as specific preliminary plans are filed. Applicant representatives said they had met with base personnel after the planning commission hearing, offered to include a notation in the record acknowledging the 1990 land exchange/conditional easement language that constrains development near the base, and committed to continue coordination as the project advances.

Public testimony and concerns: The hearing included public testimony both supporting responsible development (including a statement from the Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC urging timely clarity for workforce housing) and cautionary remarks from veterans and defense advocates urging protection of base buffers and active engagement on national security compatibility. Several commissioners voiced concern about future road capacity on Highway 94 and Enoch Road and the need to align funding and timing of corridor improvements with development.

Vote and next steps: On a motion to approve the sketch plan the board voted 4–1 (Commissioner Wysong voted no; Commissioners Nelson, Applegate, Vice Chair Williams and Chair Geithner voted yes). Commissioners said approval does not authorize construction; it allows the project to proceed to the next phases: zoning/preliminary‑plan submittals, detailed drainage and traffic studies, and the eventual final plat and construction approvals. Several commissioners requested that the applicant continue parallel coordination with Schriever and that the county track the SOICUZ work and any federal guidance as it becomes available.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of County Commissioners Land Use Meeting 8-28-2025 - Resumed","oneSentenceSummary","The El Paso County Board on Aug. 21 approved the Flying Horse East Phase 1 sketch plan, a conceptual land‑use framework covering about 1,821 acres south of Highway 94, after extended testimony from Schriever Space Force Base leadership and public speakers; the motion passed 4–1.","taxTitle","El Paso County, Colorado","taxId",5790,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6480133,"Commission approves Haven Valley metropolitan district service plan for 13‑acre PUD near Bradley Road",1065,5503000,6568000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5691892-7bc53caa6c914054fc682216c7cc3606&start=5503&end=6568","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5691892-7bc53caa6c914054fc682216c7cc3606/thumbnail_5503000.jpg","/articles/6480133/El-Paso-County/Colorado/Commission-approves-Haven-Valley-metropolitan-district-service-plan-for-13acre-PUD-near-Bradley-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480133-48d5160a107b7692a85263e4f98db4d5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448720&Signature=XRCjzIoR0fuqTlcsppFEnGeCyV0ujrlPG-2ccrlvujaef8GG-bFzPsbRGqYOQqgDPKUjog7SXj80ktVVzzj1Kl2Ic5~Tahiovt77EmMsds5TQoxVX~eU~jAYwTY67fVreFn4aI5iR2LQ1ycyLgmgsSynH5J0NSUqweOu2JorJMZzJHZHJuOX~Xmw96fS3DwYb09KXCVl2w0WilqIURF8pD7XS7H1izcnWysw8SUqJvuWHLPdtUvXr6uSZK3YfSVi80k8wtxuoRfb5XBueL~SmSFQvvg-MT320fez7sPSTYcX9wq-CYHufNlTPLEvYir8o8RKujfSkUuUq-qAiCMa5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","El Paso County commissioners voted 5–0 on Aug. 21 to approve the Haven Valley Metropolitan District special district service plan, a request to organize a district on roughly 13 acres south of Bradley Road near Main Street and Cable Lane.

Planning staff said the district is tied to a recorded final plat for a planned unit development and that the project anticipates about 98 single‑family units built out by 2028. The service plan requests a maximum debt authorization of $9,000,000, a 50‑mill debt service cap, a 10‑mill O&M cap and a total combined mill levy cap of 60 mills. Staff noted that the district expects to construct public improvements including roadway, water, sanitary sewer and a detention pond that will also improve local drainage, and that water and wastewater infrastructure will be dedicated to the local utility after construction.

Staff and applicant also explained the service plan includes a proposed facility fee (described in the plan as a per‑lot fee collected at plat or building permit) of $350 per lot; the county emphasized those fees are private and the county will not collect them, and that details about fee collection and the assessing entity were not specified in the plan. Applicant counsel said the financial plan demonstrates revenue sufficiency to retire bonds, that bonds are expected to be issued in 2026 with refinancing in 2036, and that the plan incorporates the state’s 40‑year limit on residential debt mill levy imposition.

With no speakers in opposition the board approved the plan by roll call: Commissioner Wysong: Aye; Commissioner Nelson: Aye; Commissioner Applegate: Aye; Vice Chair Williams: Aye; Chair Geithner: Aye. The applicant may proceed to organize the district and pursue bond financing under Title 32.","The board approved a 13‑acre Haven Valley Metropolitan District service plan that authorizes up to $9 million in debt, with a combined mill levy cap of 60 mills and a proposed lot facility fee; staff said final collection details for the fee were not specified in the plan.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6480136,"Board approves Monument Ridge metropolitan districts service plan with $20 million cap",0,4402000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5691892-7bc53caa6c914054fc682216c7cc3606&start=4402&end=4402","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5691892-7bc53caa6c914054fc682216c7cc3606/thumbnail_4402000.jpg","/articles/6480136/El-Paso-County/Colorado/Board-approves-Monument-Ridge-metropolitan-districts-service-plan-with-20-million-cap","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480136-63eeda10044048f6670ccebbeee1e287/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448720&Signature=KqzHyjy~ewhEFEt9XMSRqiobJ5Zs~Jw8R3HBNbZ832PuFB5MIeu43vYGU55izSBuww~JyRkOdPHwn65gEvDOq0~sBRdshKJ~TY2Fsz5-ujV3xXpl7Fzdm72yL0orNwokKhG54WJ~vjB0pH8PBcNZqUNmCggGcQ89fTeo1~C7MnhoHSVj4HxRbMkEZrYEhPVts0HX7crwpIg79IKfd18a72AU12ZbWQyz~3MXwxtfoGuh4FKI~D2HZKI85MBRFYVkfTYtY2er7rECgrXm3II9zDb-zF5Nl0StZbI2yiisEvXvgpI--FdkBUsaKeaxT4Q44DIiR7yGUqFeGInhQ7W34w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","El Paso County commissioners approved a Title 32 service plan on Aug. 21 to create Monument Ridge Metropolitan District numbers 1 through 3, a proposal covering about 64 acres east of Monument Hill Road and south of County Line Road.

Staff said the proposal requests a $20,000,000 maximum debt authorization and sets a 50‑mill debt service cap for residential districts (with one district showing a 0 mill debt levy in the plan for balancing with existing obligations), a 10‑mill O&M cap and a 5‑mill special purpose cap for a total combined cap of 65 mills. Staff noted part of the proposed district overlaps with the existing Misty Acres Metropolitan District; Misty Acres adopted an exclusion resolution on Aug. 21 that would remove the overlap if the new districts are organized and that the applicant proposes to obtain.

Applicant counsel described the districts as a multi‑district structure with an overlay operations district that will own, operate and maintain public improvements while financing districts would issue bonds to construct improvements. The plan incorporates the state’s 40‑year maximum on residential debt mill levy imposition and anticipates initial bond issues followed by refundings as development occurs.

No members of the public registered opposition at the hearing; commissioners discussed the plan’s interaction with Misty Acres debt and the applicant’s financial projections. The board approved the service plan on a 5–0 roll call (Commissioner Wysong: Aye; Commissioner Nelson: Aye; Commissioner Applegate: Aye; Vice Chair Williams: Aye; Chair Geithner: Aye). Next steps include district organization and the applicant’s pursuit of bond financing within the approved parameters.","The board approved Monument Ridge Metropolitan Districts 1–3 service plan, authorizing up to $20 million in debt and mill levy caps tied to overlapping Misty Acres obligations; staff said an exclusion resolution from Misty Acres is on file.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6480142,"Board approves Stonebridge metropolitan districts service plan, authorizes $26 million in debt",466,2152000,2618000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5691892-7bc53caa6c914054fc682216c7cc3606&start=2152&end=2618","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5691892-7bc53caa6c914054fc682216c7cc3606/thumbnail_2152000.jpg","/articles/6480142/El-Paso-County/Colorado/Board-approves-Stonebridge-metropolitan-districts-service-plan-authorizes-26-million-in-debt","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480142-c061ed40d8fc78aae85529810b8fb758/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448720&Signature=aK-30zlyJ8IF8twbqIIsiy0VTYUcXWREfqWr877bCB~wKDUtHbTL-ALlITbmQlPJ2SgJ32-4CI1tHWVzJbEvIO7ORJ3LRyo1ZIDTmFEIHwUs3JS79V~7eRORFO0085LWxXLw2n-fmIv7DlO~BzH3N~7X8e3o0vjU1UCuKusz6RRiBKDJCalOMxGBgDCBPnzdIW7imWllaQLTB2hnPOcsToPldJWeN1fQMJjVaYWs7DAld8-SgZdZOz3l2-Edwb8bxAqunLz7jMdcFzUMc5qpctD7pMqRWX2g-r5M5vQNJeyS~wi9VkZuWQWpl8zT3FPa2r5VPsnl7bxtT-lWtTjjJQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners voted 5–0 on Aug. 21 to approve a consolidated Title 32 service plan to create Stonebridge Stonebridge Metropolitan District numbers 1 through 6, covering roughly 160 acres north of Cowpoke Road and east of Black Forest Road.

County staff described the proposal as a multi‑district structure intended to allow phasing of financing and construction. The plan requests a maximum combined debt authorization of $26,000,000, a debt service mill levy cap of 50 mills, an operations and maintenance cap of 10 mills and a special purpose cap of 5 mills for a total maximum combined mill levy of 65 mills. The applicant listed residential, commercial and industrial land uses in the sketch material; staff said the applicant anticipates issuing initial bonds and has proposed a public improvement fee (PIF) — a private sales fee for certain commercial areas — that would be negotiated by property owners and separately enforced by the private covenant holder.

Staff noted the applicant proposed an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Falcon Area Water and Wastewater Authority (FAWA) for water and wastewater ownership and maintenance after the districts construct the facilities. The plan incorporates the new state requirement limiting the maximum period that a residential district may impose a debt service mill levy to 40 years.

Applicant counsel said the proposed districts would finance and construct roads, utilities, drainage and other public improvements and that the districts’ financial plan shows revenue capacity sufficient to retire the proposed indebtedness. Commissioners asked questions about PIF duration and enforcement; the applicant and staff explained that the PIF would be established in commercial covenants, collected by property owners and that the districts would not themselves impose sales collection but may have covenant enforcement powers under the service plan.

With no public opposition at the hearing, the board approved the service plan by roll call: Commissioner Wysong: Aye; Commissioner Nelson: Aye; Commissioner Applegate: Aye; Vice Chair Williams: Aye; Chair Geithner: Aye. The plan will allow the applicant to pursue district organization and later bond financings under Title 32.","The Board approved a service plan to create six Stonebridge metropolitan districts covering about 160 acres north of Cowpoke Road; the plan authorizes up to $26 million in debt, a 50‑mill debt cap and an overall 65‑mill cap for districts.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6480147,"Board approves Falcon Field metropolitan district service plan, authorizes up to $35 million debt",1774,364000,2138000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5691892-7bc53caa6c914054fc682216c7cc3606&start=364&end=2138","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5691892-7bc53caa6c914054fc682216c7cc3606/thumbnail_364000.jpg","/articles/6480147/El-Paso-County/Colorado/Board-approves-Falcon-Field-metropolitan-district-service-plan-authorizes-up-to-35-million-debt","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480147-a359e65e6188385923ac662872ab9cd9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448720&Signature=lRO4TI1UlincH~cdTZD0F3MsNo6kd6~z~IWvzvbXoJdOJzYBi4fXl7hzcn25pVAGpRqdG3HEDRYpgQFln3BDzy5Ozzr0FFxusqLcBMNp71VxmUfwcuWXOsZVZWnEL3Vkn5EBetZ8Gzh~eAUOb6w0vFmLfyOTdyAbZf2u0RbsnoOeYPjVym5IBNOPLFOAxUBXWF7V611fn8TVvETGxoT5XWtu0DgHJz4y7D5M5kXbDiA40pWG9nQkSXYD8SF99uF9TvgiJ90dFDWPaTb5QAeAgvh8c0Jc6r0Rhoko92JS3RzQfm92WHi2roLfgo398qWsXArumkIC8it3xjtFhJihgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 21 approved a special district service plan that amends the existing Falcon Field Metropolitan District and creates two new residential metropolitan districts for the Commons at Falcon Field development east of Highway 24.

County staff described the combined proposal as covering about 57.67 acres and seeking a maximum debt authorization of $35,000,000. Under the plan the two residential districts would carry a combined maximum debt service mill levy of 50 mills, an operations and maintenance (O&M) levy of 10 mills and a 5‑mill special purpose levy, producing a total residential cap of 65 mills. The existing commercial district was shown with a total maximum combined mill levy cap of 40 mills (30 mills debt service, 5 mills O&M and 5 mills special purpose).

The county planning staff said the plan conforms to the master plan’s objective that development pay for necessary public improvements and noted Woodman Hills Metropolitan District will operate water and wastewater infrastructure to be constructed and dedicated by the new districts. Staff also noted recent state legislation requiring a 40‑year maximum imposition period for debt service mill levies in residential districts; the applicant included that limitation in the service plan.

Applicant representatives said the service plan reflects an amended and restated original plan and the creation of two residential districts to serve a previously approved preliminary plan (Commons at Falcon Field filings) that anticipates 169 single‑family lots in a mix of urban and higher‑density residential zoning plus a commercial pocket. The applicant’s financial consultant presented a plan that envisions an initial debt issuance later in 2027, a refinancing around 2037 and estimated impacts of roughly $2,300 per year on the average home (based on scenario assumptions presented to the county).

The commission held limited discussion. Commissioners noted the new state debt‑term limit, and one commissioner thanked staff for the background briefing for newer members. With no public opposition at the hearing, the commission voted 5–0 to approve the service plan. The record shows the roll call as Commissioner Wysong: Aye; Commissioner Nelson: Aye; Commissioner Applegate: Aye; Vice Chair Williams: Aye; Chair Geithner: Aye.

What’s next: With board approval the applicant intends to seek a district court order to organize the two new residential districts and hold an election; staff said formation could be subject to a December court order and later organization procedures under Title 32.","The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners approved a service plan to expand the existing Falcon Field Metropolitan District and create two new residential metropolitan districts, authorizing a combined maximum debt of $35 million and setting mill-levy caps for residential and commercial property.","actionData","errors"]

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