March 10, 2026: Fifteen trails get names, so help can find you on them
Parks, Trails & Streets
Gave 15 city trails real names, so help can find you on them — Approved Voted to name fifteen trail segments across the west side of the city — Serena Trail, Coyote Hill Climb, Gambel Oak, Elk Ridge Run, Crooked Prairie Loop and others — continuing a naming program the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board began the previous October. The point is not decoration: an unnamed trail means a 911 caller describing their location as “by the power lines.” Named segments also make wayfinding and future trail connections easier to plan. Salazar worked on the names alongside the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and city staff, matching each name to the geography and to what residents in that part of the city already recognize, and avoiding “trail” on every segment so hikers and dispatchers can tell one from another. From the dais she credited the board, Parks Director Marcus Graves and the deputy city clerk, and called it “an amazing group effort.” Trailhead signs and wayfinding markers come next.
Cleared the way for a gas line along Monarch Boulevard — Approved Approved utility easements letting Xcel Energy run and access a gas line along Monarch Boulevard between Castle Pines Parkway and Briar Cliff Drive, at no cost to the city.
Electric Bikes, Dirt Bikes & Golf Carts
Asked for the numbers before the city writes the rules — Ordinance in progress Council took up how to regulate electric dirt bikes, golf carts and similar vehicles — a live safety worry in neighborhoods where kids ride fast machines on public streets, and a legal tangle, because an electric dirt bike and an electric motorcycle are effectively the same vehicle under very different rules. Salazar asked the question the ordinance will have to answer: how many accidents and injuries has this actually caused, here and in neighboring cities? Council directed the city attorney to draft regulations. Staff brought answers back to the March 24 study session.
City Systems & Community Outreach
Approved new software for permits, licensing and city finances — Approved Voted to bring in OpenGov to replace how the city handles budgeting, core financials, permitting and licensing, and tax and revenue — a $250,331.96 setup covering the software and a dedicated implementation team, with ongoing costs of $141,538.35 in 2027. Committing to a multi-year term rather than renewing annually saves the city $20,000 to $30,000 a year. Council also approved $108,800 for the second phase of the city's records and document management project.
Showed up where residents could ask questions face to face — Ongoing Attended the city's February 25 open house, where residents could take questions about development, roads and public works straight to the staff who handle them — communications, streets and public works all in the room. Reported back that it was a good way for the city to be out providing information and answering questions in person, and said the council's planning retreat had given members a clear shared goal: work toward what the community wants and what is best for the city going forward. “It was a great opportunity for us to be out there, providing information and education and answering questions. … I think the retreat really provided us that guidance to have that clear vision, so that we are all working towards hearing what the community wants and what is best for the city going forward.”
— Council Member Kori Salazar, March 10, 2026
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Every entry comes from a public Castle Pines City Council meeting; video and official minutes are available through the city clerk’s office. Ordinances take two council votes — an entry marked first reading still needed a second, confirming vote before it became law. Resolutions, emergency ordinances and contract awards take a single vote. Matters still in process are described as such rather than claimed as outcomes. Dollar figures come from the staff memo or the record; none are estimated.
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