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August 25, 2026: The annexation policy is adopted
Five months after ordering it: 30 percent open space, a 20-year fiscal analysis, nine required findings. Council also opposed a citizen ballot measure and declined the state wildfire code.
korigsalazar
Aug 276 min read
August 11, 2026: Holding the annexation policy back for one more community meeting
The policy was on the agenda for adoption. Council postponed it two weeks so residents could ask questions in person first.
korigsalazar
Aug 133 min read
August 4, 2026: Budget night: a missing sidewalk, and who should run youth sports
A study session on the 2027 project list — no votes taken. District 2 named two street gaps and asked for evidence before the city takes over youth recreation.
korigsalazar
Aug 63 min read
July 28, 2026: 76 acres of open space into city hands, and the first e-bike numbers
Six replats transferred open space and drainage to the city. The sheriff's office reported illegal off-road riding down roughly 70 percent since the ordinance took effect.
korigsalazar
Jul 303 min read
July 14, 2026: Coyote Ridge goes to construction — $5.01 million
New playground, a full-size ball field, accessible trails and restrooms. Council also hired a firm to rebuild the comprehensive plan from scratch.
korigsalazar
Jul 145 min read
June 9, 2026: 77 acres of wildfire mitigation, and a push to be heard
A short meeting: $290,000 to cut fuel breaks in city open space, a sewer easement at no cost, and a call from the dais to take the annexation survey.
korigsalazar
Jun 112 min read
May 12, 2026: The city's first $1 million in housing bond authority
Castle Pines qualified for a direct private activity bond allocation for the first time. Council also ratified the three-mile plan and looked at the state wildfire code.
korigsalazar
May 144 min read
February 24, 2026: A full room, and a vote on whether Crow's Nest could even be considered
Council found the 795-acre petition legally eligible to be reviewed — not approved. Most speakers opposed it, including the Town of Parker.
korigsalazar
Feb 263 min read
January 27, 2026: Two ordinances into city code, and a commitment won on vape shops
Final passage for the city's first massage-business licensing rules and the firearms opt-out, plus a promise secured to reopen the vape-shop rule before the wider code rewrite.
korigsalazar
Jan 293 min read
January 13, 2026: Sworn in for a new term — and a fourteen-item first night
Took the oath to continue serving District 2, then voted on a year-round street repair crew, a second water tank for the north side, and the opening step on a 795-acre annexation request.
korigsalazar
Jan 154 min read
A running list of what District 2 has voted on, funded, and pushed for — updated after every meeting. No municipal jargon, no procedural fog.
Each entry says what the council did and what it means for the people who live here.
Use the category links to filter by topic, or scroll by meeting date.
Kori Salazar's Council Record
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