How the Triview District is Funded and How the Funds are Allocated
The District includes three distinct categories:
1
The General Fund

The General Fund Provides Funding for:
- Street maintenance, including street overlays and snow removal.
- Parks and open space maintenance.
- Operation of the stormwater facilities.
Sources of General Funds Include:
- 1% sales tax share-back from the Town of Monument for the retail businesses along Baptist Road and Jackson Creek Parkway.
- Property tax mill levy of 2.5 mills for operations and maintenance.
- One-time fees paid by home builders at the time of building permit. These include parks and open space fees, road and bridge fees, and drainage fees.
2
The Debt Service Fund

Debt Service Fund:
- Pays debt service on bonds that were issued for the initial construction of all the district’s infrastructure beginning in the mid-1980s.
- The total mill levy will stay at 20.5, unless the district grows enough to allow a reduction. It includes 13.5 mills for historical debt (principal & interest), 4.5 mills for Higby Road bonds and 2.5 mills for operations and maintenance.
3
The Utility Enterprise

Utility Enterprise Provides Funding for:
- Water and wastewater services to the district’s currently existing 2,328 single-family homes, 789 multi-family residential units and 80 commercial customers.
- The district has transitioned from nonrenewable Denver Basin Groundwater to renewable surface water with the Northern Delivery System, which opened in August 2024. Groundwater will only be used as a secondary source during peak summer demand and drought periods.
Sources of Funds for Utility Enterprise Include:
- Monthly fees paid by district residents helps fund utility operations, the acquisition of renewable water and the associated infrastructure needed to deliver the renewable water to homes.
- Fees paid by developers to connect homes under construction to the district’s water and wastewater facilities.
- 0.5% sales tax share-back from the Town of Monument for renewable water.
History of Assessed Valuation and Mill Levies for the District
Assessed Valuation and Mill Levies. The District’s assessed valuation and mill levies since the 2019 levy year to date are set forth in the following table.
Levy/Collection Year | Assessed Valuation | Percent Change | General Fund Mill Levy | Debt Service Mill Levy | Total Mill Levy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020/2021 | $101,330,190 | — | 1.000 | 26.000* | 27.000 |
2021/2022 | $120,101,870 | 18.53% | 2.500 | 21.500* | 24.000 |
2022/2023 | $125,007,980 | 4.08% | 2.750 | 21.250* | 24.000 |
2023/2024 | $172,266,940 | 37.80% | 4.500 | 16.000 | 20.500 |
2024/2025 | $180,834,530 | 4.97% | 6.500 | 14.000* | 20.500 |
*Includes a temporary debt service tax credit in the amounts of 8.000 in 2020/2021, 11.000 in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 and 14.50 in 2024/2025.
Sources: State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Property Taxation, 2020-2024 State of Colorado Property Tax Annual Reports; and the El Paso County Assessor’s Office