1984 Monument Comprehensive Plan

Appendix A - Community Issues

The major issues affecting Monument were identified during the citizens’ advisory committee meetings. However, it was necessary to first analyze technical data before such issues could be documented. Public service department representatives, (e.g., sewer, water, and road commission officials) assisted in determining specific needs as per their individual area of responsibility. This information was then presented at the citizens’ advisory committee workshops where it was transformed into a prioritized list of community objectives:

1. Community Services

	Ensure additional railroad crossings to maximize police, fire and ambulance service.
	Initiate a community adult education program.

2. Visual

	Improve the visual character of Monument by preserving identified landmarks and historical sites, encouraging trash cleanup, and improving dilapidated structures.
	Encourage flexibility in building types and site design to allow diversity in the community character.

3. Growth and Land Use

Develop guidelines to regulate future growth.

	Encourage infill development rather than expansion and sprawl.
	Encourage balanced annexation in order to reduce service costs.

	Encourage the development of a linked bike/pedestrian path and open space system.
	Locate traffic—generating land uses near major traffic arteries and the Highway 105 and I-25 interchange.
	Strengthen the development of a downtown core area.

4. Park and Recreation

	Upgrade the existing park system.
	Develop a community recreation program.

5. Water

	Increase water storage capacity.
	Repair the existing distribution system.
	Determine sources of future water supplies.

6. Transportation

Improve existing roads, maintenance, and surface drainage.

Improve the design of problem intersections, including:

	Highway 105 and Third Street
	Highway 105 and Beacon Lite Road.
	Mt. Herman Road and Mitchell Avenue

Improve the Highway 105 and I-25 Interchange.

Extend Mitchell Avenue to the north and south.

Extend 2nd Street from Beacon Lite Road to Highway 105.

Initiate a public transportation system.

7. Natural Environment

	New development should mitigate development hazards associated with flood, steeply sloped, geologic, soil and wildfire hazard areas.
	Retain the natural character of Monument Lake and contiguous environments, as well as other environmental amenities.