Public Workshops Announced for the Proposed Amendments to Douglas County Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Facilities

Note:  If you have a neighbor who does not have access to the Internet, please consider printing out or otherwise sharing the information you receive from PHCA via web site postings. ———————————————————————————- Douglas County Planning and Engineering Services have proposed amendments to regulate oil and gas facilities in Douglas County. Comments on the draft regulations …

Donations and Dumping Exceed Expectations

The dumpster / donation day last Saturday filled six dumpsters, not the four planned. Thanks to all who donated and to Douglas County, who will absorb the cost of the extra two dumpsters. If you didn’t dump it or donate it, you can still try selling it this Saturday, August 20.

County to Consider Water Adjudication Aug. 23

The following legal meeting notice will be mailed first class to all Ponderosa Hills residents shortly after August 1, 2011. The PHCA Board has been working with Douglas County on the water rights project for several months. We are seeking the water rights underneath the County-owned open space park and roads  in Ponderosa Hills. The …

Update: Sheriff’s Office Says Reported Robbery Did Not Occur

CONTACT #1: Deputy Michelle Rademacher, Public Information Officer, 303-660-7510 CONTACT #2: RELEASE DATE: 07/09/2011            RELEASE TIME: 12:00 p.m.             CASE NUMBER: 2011-00058964 WHAT: ***UPDATE*** Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 3 suspects in robbery and assault case. NARRATIVE: *** UPDATE 07/09/2011 ***   Through continued investigation in the case of the home invasion robbery …

County Research Suggests Section 11 Has Mineral Rights

Joe’l Lambe, who has been leading the Oil Drilling Communication Team, has further researched mineral rights in the Ponderosa Hills subdivision. According to her visit with the Douglas County Assessment Manager for Mineral Rights at the Assessor’s Office, it appears that Section 11 does have mineral rights for oil and gas . The “coal rights only” …

Useful links for fire, oil info.

The following resources for information were provided at the PHCA community meeting May 5. You can find information about wildfire protection and oil drilling. South Metro Fire Ready-Set-Go Guide: http://www.southmetro.org/file/CSS/Ready%20Set%20Go%20-%20SMFRA.pdf NOTE: That link will take you to the South Metro Home page, where you will see an error message. To view the guide, search the …