News Flash

Bring your A-game for a hole-in-one!  Join the team from Woodland Park Parks and Recreation, along with City staff and community members, at the Shining Mountain Golf Course Community Meeting! Learn about the City's exciting new acquisition and share your comments and feedback to help shape future experiences!  All are welcome to attend.

• When:  Tuesday, March 17, 2026
• Time:  5:30 - 7:00 PM - stop by anytime!
• Where:  Ute Pass Cultural Center - 210 E. Midland Avenue, Woodland Park

The Downtown Development Authority is pleased to relaunch its Micro-Grant program for 2026. Grants are open to businesses and homeowners within the DDA boundaries of Woodland Park. The Micro-Grant Program is designed to provide financial assistance for eligible projects that meet the Program’s eligibility requirements. 

The DDA's Micro-Grant Program intends to enable or assist qualifying business-owner applicants with customer-facing Projects that, for example, but without limitation, enhance building design, aesthetics, and public experience with higher quality materials, lighting, signage, and façade elements; improve public safety around buildings; add new public realm enhancements, such as landscaping or seating; include other pedestrian enhancements; meet building code compliance; and further the objectives and purposes of the DDA within the District, such as stimulating economic vitality therein.

For comprehensive information about the Downtown Development Authority's 2026 Micro-Grant Program, including the eligibility requirements and how to apply, please visit the DDA Micro-Grant Information Center. 

2026 City of Woodland Park Municipal Election

The next Municipal Election is quickly approaching on April 7, 2026.  The City invites residents to get to know the passionate individuals vying for open seats in our community! Make an informed choice on election day by learning about all the candidates ready to represent your interests and make a difference in Woodland Park. 

Visit the Election Headquarters: https://woodlandpark.gov/166/Elections

• Learn more about the 6 candidates running for City Council
• View resources to assist with voter eligibility and registration
• New to Woodland Park? View the City's zoning map to determine if you reside within City limits
• ....and more!

The Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the 2026 Woodland Park City Council Candidate Forum. Join co-moderators Steve Woolf and Carrol Harvey on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM in City Council Chambers for a more in-depth opportunity to connect with this year's candidates. Unable to attend in person? This event will be recorded and available to view on the City's YouTube Channel on Wednesday, March 11th, following the event. 

Get informed, get involved - your voice matters!

#cityofwoodlandpark

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Candidates Running for City Council, April 2026

It's beginning to look a lot like....SNOW! The snowy season is finally making a return to the City Above the Clouds! Preparation is key - be ready for falling flakes with a few important facts and reminders:

The City begins snow plowing once 4 inches of snow has accumulated, or as conditions require. Our dedicated plow drivers do their best to ensure our roads are clear of snow and sand slick spots. To service our community, the City’s Public Works department plows by priority. 

Plow Priorities In Order: 

• PRIORITY LEVEL 1 First Responder roadways 
• PRIORITY LEVEL 2 Bus routes and sidewalks to area schools 
• PRIORITY LEVEL 3 Secondary roadways 
• PRIORITY LEVEL 4 Alley-ways and cul-de-sacs

The crews work hard during snow events. To help make their jobs easier, for the benefit of the community, please remember these helpful hints:

• During snow events, please do not park on the side of the road or in the City’s right-of-way.  City Crews need room to clear the streets and sidewalks properly.

• Snow that has been cleared from private property must be deposited in a ditch line, behind the sidewalk, or behind the curb and gutter. (WPMC 12.02.010)

• Remember, when plowing and clearing snow from your driveway or parking lot, do not plow snow from private property onto public streets or sidewalks. (WPMC 12.02.010)

• Keep garbage cans off the streets, so snow plows do not hit them during their plow route.

• Do not let your children play in roadside snowbanks or parking lot snow piles.  As plow drivers clear snow and remove it from storage areas, children could be at risk of being buried in a snow collapse or being hit by a plow truck. 

• Please wear bright colors when walking on the road at night.  During snow events, plow drivers are often out early before the sun rises.  The darkness, in combination with the billowing snow kicked up by the plow, makes it difficult to see pedestrians dressed in dark colors on the roadway.

• Keep your culverts free of snow and ice.

Have additional questions? You can review the City's Snow Removal Policy here

We thank you for your cooperation, as safety for all is our number one priority. Please remember to give our plows ample space to clear our roads.   

Beginning in March 2025, the Colorado Department of Transportation began a new project impacting Highway 67 in Woodland Park. The project scope includes mobility and safety improvements, as well as widening CO 67 from County Road (Evergreen Heights Drive) to West Kelley’s Road from two to four lanes with a shared turn lane. The original completion date for this project was expected to be October 2025, with an updated projection of Summer 2026.  This project is weather-dependent and expected to face a winter shutdown period.

Project Update & Winter Shutdown

The Colorado Department of Transportation and contract partner, Capital Paving & Construction, have made significant progress on the Colorado Highway 67 Widening in Woodland Park project in Teller County, providing more capacity, an updated water and storm drainage system, improved pedestrian accessibility, and increased safety along CO 67 in time for winter.

The project has entered a planned winter shutdown and will return in spring 2026 to perform finishing work. There will be no traffic impacts in place during the shutdown period. Each direction of CO 67 will remain in a single lane configuration for the duration of the shutdown, with turn lanes at the intersections. 

Work accomplished to date includes widening CO 67 from County Road/Evergreen Heights Drive to West Kelley's Road/Stone Ridge Drive, reconstructing the northbound lanes, paving and shifting traffic, installing new curbs and sidewalks and ADA ramps, replacing water facilities and relocating utilities, and making storm drainage improvements. Other work included implementing erosion control measures to protect exposed soil and stabilize slopes.

When crews return in spring, work will be focused on finishing reconstruction of the northbound lanes, paving the top mat, and restriping CO 67, completing pedestrian improvements at the County Road/Evergreen Heights Drive and West Kelley's Road/Stone Ridge Drive intersections, and performing other punchlist tasks. This work is expected to last for about two to three months.

Construction schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change.

Map of the main project area - Spring, 2025 - Summer 2026

This project is managed exclusively by the Colorado Department of Transportation, not by the City of Woodland Park. 

For additional information, please explore the resources below:

CDOT Project Update Page:

https://www.codot.gov/projects/co67wideningwoodlandpark

Project Hotline:  719-507-9083

Project Email:publicinformation@comcast.net

To subscribe to travel Alerts from CDOT:

https://subscription.cotrip.org/