Ever received a local ballot and wondered what it meant and if it mattered? Tara Meekma, candidate for Lone Tree city council, joins me to talk about the election on May 5. We talk about what city councils do and why voting in these races have an outsized impact on daily life, particularly in regard to development and growth. We also hear about the status and concerns around Hillcamp, the proposed residential development near the Bluffs, a regional park with a hilly 2 mile hiking loop in the middle of the Lone Tree.

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All info on Lone Tree elections: https://cityoflonetree.com/city-clerk/elections/

Thank you to Tara Meekma for speaking with me.

Find her at https://www.taraforlonetree.com or email her at taraforlonetree@gmail.com and ask her how to get involved in what’s going on with Hillcamp. The Douglas County Lantern’s piece on Hillcamp from Nov 2025 where you can see a map of the proposed development.

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