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AUGUST NEWS FROM TO STURGIS AND BACK,
THE WATER DISTRICT BUT COLORADO IS BETTER
Jim Matchett... Michael Stone...

The August, 2017, meeting of the Perry In late July, a group of four friends made the ride to Sturgis,
Park Water & Sanitation District Board South Dakota, to attend “The Biggest Motorcycle Rally in the
was held on the 16th and called to order World.” Having been there several times before, we were well
at 4:30 p.m.. All directors participated in aware of the price difference between “pre-rally” and “rally”.
So we went before the official start of the rally. The cabin we
the meeting. As there was no audience
participation, the first order of business rented was $150 per night until the rally officially started. After
was the approval of the minutes of the July 19th regular meet- the official start, the exact same cabin was $350 per night!!!!
ing, and that approval was unanimous. Disbursements totaling
The rides we did around the Black Hills had gorgeous scenery,
$113,472.91 were then unanimously approved.
and by going pre-rally, we got to enjoy the scenery with far less
traffic. Also by sticking to the creed of “do not ride after dark”
Next, a resident had requested relief from a high water bill due all of us had a good time and not a bit of trouble. The trip back
a water line leak in a crawl space. The District Manager will from Sturgis was hot, but it was a good time and getting home
work with the resident to arrange for payment over an extended reminds us of how lucky we are to have made Colorado our
period of time. Former Perry Park Metro District Board mem- home.
ber Stacie Sneider was in attendance to explain in more detail
the Metro District plans to eradicate some of the Gateway Pond BUT, here’s why Colorado is
cattails and restore the actual pond water area to its more origi- better. I will be doing the 25th
nal dimensions. While no final decision has been made by the annual “Salute to American
Metro District as to how this will be accomplished, PPW&SD Veterans” event. Have you
heard of it? It was started the
is very concerned with any proposal that involves the use of
chemicals and herbicides, as the District has both alluvial wells year after the first “Rolling
and a water treatment plant which could be adversely impact- Thunder” ride to Washington,
DC. I’m doing the POW/
ed.
MIA Recognition ride from
Woodland Park to Cripple
At the previous board meeting in July, the request for an amend- Creek, which has been conducted for 30 years. Here is a quote
ment to the District’s Master Plan for the location of an East Side from Joe Galloway, the author of We Were Soldiers Once...and
Lift Station at Independence Court had been briefly discussed. Young.
Further discussion has been postponed for a future meeting.
Next, time was allocated for the public’s participation in a dis- “The Salute to American Veterans Rally is a veritable explo-
cussion of PPW&SD Resolution 2017-08-001 for proposed tap sion of good old-fashioned patriotism! The Rally attendees
fee increases, proposed development/core fee increases, and welcomed every veteran of every war with equal enthusiasm
other proposed miscellaneous fee increases. There was no pub- and support.
lic participation and the Board unanimously approved the mo- If you aren’t proud to be an American when you arrive, you will
tion to adopt the resolution for the proposed increases effective be when you leave!”
September 1, 2017.
This Colorado event asks a modest
registration fee of $8 per rider and
At this point, the regular board meeting was adjourned, and a $12 per couple riding two-up. That’s
Public Hearing was opened for the consideration of petitions
much less than a cheeseburger in Stur-
for exclusion and inclusion for certain properties generally de-
gis during the Rally. You don’t have
scribed as Remuda Ranch out of and into the PPW&SD. The to be a veteran to participate. I’m rid-
petitions were presented, public comments made, and both ing with the best friend I ever had in
the Exclusion and Inclusion Agreements were reviewed by my whole life. I’d ride ANYWHERE
the Board. After further discussion the board unanimously ap- with him, but this ride is special. The
proved these agreements. riders have a clear path from Wood-
land Park to Cripple Creek, complete with the support of local
The Public Hearing was adjourned at 5:45 p.m. As always, police and the Colorado State Patrol.
further information is available on the District website, www.
ppwsd.org. The route from Woodland Park High School to Cripple Creek
is lined with people who support the military and who support
the participants of this ride. Husbands and wives, families, and
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