The Triview Metropolitan District (TMD) is comprised of approximately 2,580 Acres within an area bounded on the west by the Santa Fe Trail (west side of I-25) to Kingswood Estates on the east and extending from Colorado Highway 105 on the north to Baptist Road on the south.  Within the District are:  single-family residential zones; multi-family residential zones; commercial zones; industrial zones; and, public sites.

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The District was formed in 1985 as a “quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado” by District Court decree pursuant to the laws of the State.  Triview has gone through several transitions since then.  In 1987 all of Triview was annexed into the Town of Monument.  The interactions between the Town and the District are controlled by a 1987 Annexation Agreement and an appended Intergovernmental Agreement adopted in 1987 and revised in 1999.  Responsibility for the services specified when the District was formed resides with Triview.  The Town is responsible for Police Protection and Land Use Planning and Approvals within the District.  Fire Protection is provided by Tri-Lakes Fire Protection District.  The District was established to provide the following services within its jurisdictional boundaries:

Triview operates like a town.  The District has responsibility to build, operate and maintain the specified Public Systems and generate revenues by levying fees and charges, collecting taxes and issuing bonds.  Triview is governed by a five-member Board of Directors elected from property owners within the District.  Triview sets standards and design criteria for construction of public facilities within the District and conducts its own inspections.  Special District powers are specified in the Colorado Revised Statues and Districts are allowed to exercise their authority to the extent and the limitations established by law.  Triview has limited some of its statutory authority within the Intergovernmental Agreement with Monument.

Triview presently contracts for as many services as practical in order to keep costs down by not having to hire additional personnel nor purchasing various types of equipment.  For instance, Operation and Maintenance of the District’s water system is performed by the Town of Monument an Intergovernmental Agreement (contract).  The District also contracts for:  landscape maintenance, street sweeping, snow removal, inspections, specialized repairs and professional services.  At some point in the future, Triview will begin to internalize services and eliminate contracting when it becomes cost effective.

The District presently owns, operates and maintains:  6 water wells; a large 1.5 million-gallon concrete water tank; water lines; a water treatment plant; sewer plant; sewer lines; part ownership of a wastewater treatment plant; reuse water lines; irrigation systems, streets; curbs; gutters; sidewalks; fences; street signs, street lights, landscape buffers; vest pocket parks; drainage channels; detention ponds; field equipment; and, office furniture and equipment.

Even though the district was formed in 1985, Triview did not issue its first residential service tap until September 3, 1998 and presently Triview has permitted 1,017 taps.  In this respect, Triview is a relatively “new” district and, admittedly, going through some start-up difficulties and minor growing pains.  Eventually, there will be over 2,600 residential units within Triview and a substantial amount of commercial, office and industrial facilities.  Complete build-out within Triview is not projected to happen for at least 25 to 30 years (based upon current rates and a myriad of factors).  There will be various levels of development activity within Triview during this period and, accordingly, there will be some inherent inconveniencies and service-related matters for the District to manage.