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Victory!
This evening the Douglas County Planning Commission voted to DENY the application from KB Homes to build a dense, urban-style housing development at Lincoln Avenue and Pine Drive. Although this probably won’t be the end of efforts to urbanize our rural corner of Douglas County, for the moment we can savor the sweet taste of…
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Planning Commission – Meeting Details
A very important meeting of the Planning Commission will be held tomorrow, April 20th, 2026 at 6pm in Castle Rock. The meeting will take place in the County Commissioners meeting room at 100 Third Street (down the hill from the main Douglas County building on Wilcox Street). Many of your neighbors will be there to…
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2026 Annual Meeting Agenda
The HHCA Board has drafted an agenda for the 2026 annual meeting on Tuesday, April 14th, including a presentation about accessory dwelling units (ADUs) by representatives of the County and important updates about proposed housing developments in our vicinity. Copies will be available at the meeting and will also be provided via email ASAP (we…
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Important Planning Commission Meeting April 20th!
We have learned that the proposed “Bellbern” development at Lincoln and Pine will be on the agenda for the Planning Commission meeting on Monday, April 20th at 6:00pm. This is the BIG EVENT to stop this project and we need a BIG TURNOUT! Please add this date to your calendars and plan to attend! Also…
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2025 Holiday Party!
The date is set: Friday, December 12th from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. This year Ed Brooks has gracefully offered to host – for those of you who have attended in previous years at Nathanael and Rachel’s house, Ed is right across the street at 8534 Homestead. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided – please bring…
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Development at Pine & Lincoln
KB Homes has submitted a request to build ~125 duplexes (plus a commercial pad) on ~20 acres at the intersection of Pine Drive and Lincoln Avenue. This dense project will require rezoning by Douglas County because the parcels are currently zoned Rural Residential; it will also require an amendment to Douglas County’s Comprehensive Master Plan.…
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Recent Grass Fires
In the last week, two grass fires have started in our neighborhood, caused by electrocuted birds (one on Deer Lane, the other on Homestead Road). Thanks to quick action by your neighbors, these fires were under control even before South Metro arrived. Apparently no one told the birds that Stage One fire restrictions are in…
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Free Wildfire Assessments on August 19
South Metro Fire Rescue will have a team of assessors out in our neighborhood on Tuesday, August 19th, 2025, from 08:00 am to 12:00 pm. During this time, South Metro staff members will visit homes that have signed up to complete a free home ignition zone assessment. A home ignition zone assessment is a comprehensive…
Homestead Hills Civic Association 