For a town known for its elk, it seems fitting that the Town’s newsletter might be named “The Bugle.”
The 2025 edition of “The Bugle” has just been published. The 12-page glossy magazine-style newsletter provides readers with information about their elected Town Trustees and how to reach them via their public emails. It also includes an article about first-term Mayor Gary Hall and his optimism for the future of Estes Park.
The publication also includes articles about the completion of the $42 million Downtown Estes Loop project and the $400,000 impact aid project for local businesses, as well as how the Town is addressing workforce housing and childcare needs with the help of a bed tax – 6E funds – passed by voters in November 2022.
One article features an interview with Estes Park Police Chief Ian Stewart, who makes the case for a new public safety center that would combine a new police headquarters, jail, dispatch office, and incident command center. As part of this edition of “The Bugle,” Stewart is featured in a video which allows him to explain to the community the police department’s needs.
The current police station has been retrofitted into a 90-year-old school building, which Stewart argues is inadequate for modern policing needs. The police station is also located in the busiest spot in town, which creates public safety concerns for getting police cars into and out of the parking lot and safely and discreetly transporting someone in police custody.
“The Bugle” displays graphics on the Town’s 2025 budget, including a bar chart explaining where each dollar of property tax goes and information about the Town’s strategic plan. Every year, when the Town Trustees and staff meet to work on the Town’s strategic plan, they identify a vision and mission statement.
The Town’s vision statement is, “The Town of Estes Park will be an ever more vibrant and welcoming mountain community.”
Its mission statement reads, “The mission of the Town of Estes Park is to provide high-quality, reliable services for the benefit of our residents, guests, and employees while being good stewards of public resources and our natural setting.”
The magazine also provides a map of improvement projects and their costs, such as the Carriage Hills Water System, $16.5 million; the Cleave Street improvements, $4.05 million; the Fall River Trails Final Segment, $4.8 million; and the Prospect Mountain Water System, $15.3 million.
Printed copies are available at Town Hall, and the magazine can be read online.
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