Hello Perry Park Metropolitan District residents,
We held our annual Town Hall and regular meeting in November and thank those who attended in person and online. At this month’s board meeting, the Board of Directors approved moving forward with a design firm to develop potential designs for the renovation of the Perry Park entrance. The firm will create several design options, which will be shared with the community for review and feedback.
We also reviewed this year's slash program which had 320 piles picked up across the neighborhood this round. Thank you for participating and clearing fire fuels from your yard. Our fire mitigation program on PPMD properties is in progress, and the Big D is completed. This is a multi-year program to clean up our parcels and do our part in neighborohod mitigation.
Several residents met about speeding concerns in our neighborhood and formed an independent Residents Committee for topics such as this. Douglas County Sheriff's Office is planning to increase patrols in December and January to enforce speed limits in our neighborhood. Please be careful driving here, to protect our wildlife, school children, and the many walkers who are along our roads.
The Perry Park Ranch is expected to donate a large tract of land to the PPMD which we plan to clean up enough to add a walking trail for residents. Our Perry Park Community Fund 501(c)3 exists for donations such as this. However, we are also considering stopping or spinning off that fund, as residents can also send tax-deductible donations directly to the PPMD and the accounting costs for the fund are a significant percentage of the fund balance.
The status of other current topics on the board include:
Wauconda Park plan - the UC Denver group is preparing their final report on the concept and estimated concept for park improvements, which the board will use to continue discussions withfurther community input. We budgeted $200K for 2025 to perform a portion of recommended improvements.
Entryway improvements - we are still awaiting a decision from Colorado to designate our Gateway Pond as a fire suppression pond, which is taking a very long time to complete.
Committees - we need volunteers to improve our community. There are several committees: Independence Day Planning, Firewise, Entry Design, and Parks and Open Space that can always use help! To get involved, you can reach us at
info@perrypark.org to offer your help and we'll get you connected.
Donations to Community Events - we have a non-profit, 501c(3) fund that accepts tax-deductible donations - the Perry Park Community Fund. See our website for more information. This Fund may be dissolved soon, but your funds will not be lost. You can also make tax-deductible donations directly to the PPMD as a non-profit government entity.
Our December board meeting is scheduled for Thursday – December 12, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the Perry Park Country Club and on Zoom. You can see the meeting schedule and documents, as well as other neighborhood information and contact forms, at
https://perryparkmd.colorado.gov/ .
Thank you on behalf of the Board of Directors,
Steve Ostrowski - Director & Secretary, Perry Park Metropolitan District
