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Metro‑district president urges Mead to negotiate remaining public‑improvement repairs or face legal action
Summary
Brian Fessler, president of the Highlands Mead Metropolitan District, told trustees he represents about 200 homeowners and asked the town manager to negotiate outstanding public‑improvement issues; he said the district reduced a demand from $855,000 to $505,000 and threatened litigation if the town did not act.
Brian Fessler, president of the Highlands Mead Metropolitan District, addressed the Board of Trustees during the meeting’s public‑comment period, saying he represented roughly 200 homeowners and seeking a negotiated resolution to long‑running public‑improvement deficiencies in the Highlands Mead subdivision.
Fessler said the district previously claimed approximately $855,000 in remaining repairs but, after town responses, reduced its monetary demand to $505,000. He said the town had acknowledged responsibility for a box‑culvert bridge and that the Metro District has performed work that should have waited until final acceptance. "Why then is the town asking 200 Mead residents to bear the financial consequences of the town's own enforcement failures?" Fessler asked, urging trustees to "direct the town manager to negotiate the remaining issues with me as the district president in good faith before this dispute escalates." He added that, if talks failed, the district would pursue lawful avenues including litigation and appeals to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
Trustees did not take immediate action during the meeting; the comment was entered into the public record and the town manager and staff indicated they would continue communications with the district.
