Tag: Sterling Ranch
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Tapped: Sterling Ranch plans to harvest rainwater
Editor’s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines the interconnected systems that determine how the region secures, stores, and conserves its water while navigating the competing demands of fast‑growing urban communities and the increasingly unpredictable mountain snowpack that…
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Colorado reps, Douglas County board clash over public comment limit
Two Colorado representatives published a letter of concern Thursday about the Douglas County Board of Commissioners’ removal of general public comment from its meetings. Reps. Brandi Bradley (R, Dist. 39) and Bob Marshall (D, Dist. 43), both of whom represent the county in the Colorado General Assembly, said that the board’s recent actions to limit…
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Douglas County commissioners approve land plan for charter school, school district objects
There’s plenty of empty land in the Sterling Ranch development in Douglas County. But there’s no shortage of people who live there, ready to argue about what deserves to be on it. Before the Douglas County Land Commission, the developers behind Sterling Ranch successfully took back some of the land they had promised to Douglas…
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Sterling Ranch cattle drive honors history, represents key fire protection strategy
An annual tradition in a Douglas County master-planned community not only honors western heritage but also highlights a strategy to mitigate wildfires in a county prone to them. On Saturday, more than 100 head of cattle traveled across Sterling Ranch, an over 3,400-acre property set to grow to over 12,050 homes in the next two…
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Douglas County completes Sterling Ranch land transfer for massive Zebulon sports complex
Douglas County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a crucial land exchange deal to build a massive sports complex on land previously bought by developers of Colorado’s largest master-planned community. The county partnered with Sterling Ranch to create plans for a 500-acre sports complex in northwest Douglas County called Zebulon. The land transfer impacts 46.5 acres…
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Douglas County explores building a sports complex plan in Sterling Ranch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save South of Denver, nestled in front of a mountain backdrop, sits a rapidly growing Sterling Ranch, whose owners have partnered with Douglas County officials to build a 500-acre sports complex. The price tag for Zebulon’s first phase — the name came from Colorado Springs’ founding father,…
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Douglas County proposes 500-acre sports mega complex in Sterling Ranch
Officials say the sports complex would be funded, in part, by sales tax and could generate billions of dollars in revenue for the county.
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Douglas County School District gets approval for Sterling Ranch school land
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of Douglas County’s more rapidly growing communities can officially prepare for its first public school. County commissioners Tuesday approved Douglas County School District’s land conveyance request to build an elementary school in the Sterling Ranch community. DCSD plans to open Sterling Ranch Elementary School…
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PHOTOS: Cattle drive through Sterling Ranch
Cattle are herded across the 3,400-acre Sterling Ranch property on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. The cattle are brought from their summer grazing pastures to their winter home as part of a rotational grazing strategy, which is critical way to foster a healthier ecosystem across landscapes.
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Helping a Hero builds house for Douglas County veteran
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Marine veteran stood in front of a crowd of fellow veterans, home builders and generous onlookers on Tuesday morning. Though his emotions stayed shaded by a pair of sunglasses, a trembling can be heard in his voice. “All I can say is to never…