Triview Metropolitan District 2026 Budget Approved

One of the most important requirements of the Triview Metropolitan District is to establish a strong annual budget. A smart, sustainable budget is essential to the district’s long-term health, and it ensures reliable, high-quality services today while responsibly planning for tomorrow. By prioritizing ongoing maintenance and strategic infrastructure investment, we can manage resources efficiently, reduce the risk of unexpected expenses and help keep costs stable and predictable for residents.

We’re pleased to announce that the five-member Triview Board of Directors approved the 2026 budget at the December board meeting.

Key investments in the 2026 budget include:  

• The mill levy will remain at 20.5 mills — honoring the district’s promise to not raise the mill rate as part of the Higby Road campaign. Over the past six years, the district has reduced the tax burden by more than 40%, from 35 mills in 2019 to 20.5 today.
• The Higby Road widening project continues to make progress, with completion targeted for November 2026. In May 2025, Triview residents approved the issuance of $12.6 million in general obligation bonds to fund this critical project. Once complete, the wider road will ease congestion and improve safety in our community.
• The district is investing $300,000 to build an ADA-compliant, inclusive playground at Venison Park — a space designed so children of all abilities in our community can play together.
• A new roundabout at Jackson Creek Parkway and Lyons Tail Road is in the design phase, with $250,000 budgeted for the project. This improvement will reduce congestion and make that intersection safer for drivers and pedestrians.
• The district’s new utility operations and administration building will open in March. Consolidating staff from four locations into one modern facility will save money over the long term and provide much-needed efficiencies.
• Renewable water resources remain a top priority, which helps preserve our underground Denver Basin water supply for periods of drought. This long-term approach protects your property values and ensures reliable water for years to come.

The full adopted budget is available on our website at triviewmetro.com/board-financials.

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2026 Budget Summary 

 

Projected Ending Fund Balances 2026 

*Higby Road Improvements (General Fund) will be paid from 2025 bond proceeds 

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Triview is Ready — No Matter What Winter Brings

There’s still a lot of winter and spring ahead of us, but so far, this year’s snowpack is shaping up to be one of the lowest on record.

The Arkansas River Basin is currently experiencing dangerously below-average snowpacks that are less than half of the median average at this time of year. That is far more worrisome for our neighbors than for Triview residents because the district is prepared. The Northern Delivery System (NDS), which opened in August 2024, delivers renewable water from Colorado Springs Utilities and was designed specifically with drought years in mind. In 2025, the NDS supplied 70% of the district’s water, with the remaining 30% coming from wells. While 2026 may require the district to rely more heavily on wells, the district is in good shape to continue delivering reliable water to our community. The Triview District staff is monitoring the situation and will adjust our 2026 water management plan if necessary to ensure we’re ready for the months ahead

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District’s Water Rights Are Now Official 

In 2025, Triview reached a major milestone: all of the district’s water rights were legally decreed. This means the district now has full legal authority over its water portfolio. To put those water rights to work, the district completed two key infrastructure projects — the augmentation station for our Arkansas Valley Irrigation Company (AVIC) water rights and the Bale Ditch diversion and augmentation station. These facilities give the district the ability to divert and deliver our decreed water to your homes. Combined with the Northern Delivery System (NDS), which delivered 700 acre-feet of renewable water in 2025, these investments ensure a reliable, long-term water supply for our community. 

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New Tank to Add Storage for 1.5 Million Gallons of Water

Work continues on the district’s new water storage tank at the B-Plant Water Treatment Facility on St. Lawrence Way. Most of the grading for the new tank is complete, and crews have finished bank stabilization using shotcrete — a cement compound sprayed on the slope to stabilize the site. 

Funded in part by a $1 million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant from El Paso County, the new 1.5 million-gallon tank will increase storage capacity and allow the existing 30-year-old tank to go offline for needed maintenance. The additional tank also improves firefighting readiness. Once complete, the district will have 4.1 million gallons of total water storage. 

 

Water storage tank at the B-Plant Water Treatment Facility on St. Lawrence Way