17 pickleball courts could start this month, the Vehicle Vault sets its last day and your water rates go to a vote

Salisbury Park North's second phase, with 17 lighted pickleball courts, is expected to start this month. Parker Water takes up 2027 rates Nov. 12, the Vehicle Vault has set Dec. 27 as its last public day, and new home permits have more than doubled from last year's pace.

Coming Soon

Salisbury Park North: 17 pickleball courts, plus a splash pad

Phase 2 adds 17 lighted pickleball courts, two lighted tennis courts, a community hub pavilion, an inclusive playground with a splash pad and a bike pump track. The Town's Autumn 2026 report expects work to begin in November, while the Parker Chronicle reports the Town hopes to start before the new year and finish by mid-2028.

Phase 1 is wrapping up with four lighted grass ball fields and two lighted turf fields. The Chronicle reports those fields will grow in through spring before public and program use, so if you run a youth team, plan spring practices elsewhere.

Douglas County approved $2,231,026 in shareback money for Phase 2 on April 28. Until the expansion opens, the Nov. 11 fireworks crowd gets only the original park's 300 paved spaces.

Read the original at Parker Chronicle.

Source: Town of Parker Town Manager Report, Autumn 2026, Douglas County, Town of Parker fireworks notice and Parker Chronicle. Source date: Oct. 30, 2026.

New homes: 497 permits through September

Parker issued 497 single-family permits through the third quarter, 259 more than at the same point in 2025. If you live near Tanterra, third-quarter approvals there cover 338 single-family lots and 122 townhomes.

Also approved: a 7,685-square-foot auto parts store on Jordan Road south of Cottonwood Drive. More than double last year's permits means more framing crews and concrete trucks on your neighborhood streets.

Source: Town of Parker Town Manager Report, Autumn 2026. Source date: Oct. 19, 2026.

Dransfeldt Road: a second southbound lane, starting in 2027

The Town plans a second southbound lane from Lincoln Avenue to Pony Express Drive, mostly by converting right-turn and auxiliary lanes. Lincoln to Lincoln Meadows Parkway is expected in 2027 and the rest in 2029.

Staff show the plans Nov. 17 at the Parker Fieldhouse, 18700 Plaza Drive, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. or 5:30 to 7 p.m. If you use a driveway on Dransfeldt, ask how your access works during construction.

Source: Town of Parker. Source date: Oct. 30, 2026.

On the Agenda

Parker Water: 2027 budget and rates, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m.

The board holds the second reading of its 2027 budget at 13939 Ancestry Drive and considers a potential adjustment to water and wastewater rates. Mill levies follow Dec. 10.

November bills go out Friday, Nov. 6, so you'll have a current number in hand before the meeting. For rate figures, call the district at 303-841-4627.

Source: Parker Water & Sanitation District notice and Oct. 22 board packet and district calendar. Source date: Oct. 22, 2026.

Affordable housing: Parker's state target rises to 429 units

The Parker Chronicle reports a new state formula lifts Parker's Proposition 123 commitment from 223 units to 429 for 2027-2029, and staff plans to request a reduction. Town Council approved three resolutions Oct. 19 to stay eligible for the money.

The change you'd notice is a required 90-day review track for qualifying affordable projects, so one proposed near you could move faster than a typical plan. Read the original at Parker Chronicle.

Source: Parker Chronicle. Source date: Oct. 23, 2026.

What's Open, What's Closed

Vehicle Vault: last public day is Dec. 27

The car museum at 18301 Lincoln Meadows Parkway lists Sunday, Dec. 27, noon to 5 p.m., as its final public day. Admission is free during regular hours through that date.

That Sunday falls two days after Christmas, with 53 days left on the calendar, so pick an earlier date if you want room to look around.

Source: Vehicle Vault. Source date: Nov. 4, 2026.

Pine Drive: closed Ponderosa to Lincoln, with two left-turn bans

Douglas County's plan for the week of Nov. 1-7 has Pine Drive closed between Ponderosa Drive and Lincoln Avenue, reopening on Sundays. You can't turn left from westbound Ponderosa onto southbound Pine, or from southbound Pine onto eastbound Ponderosa.

Right turns from westbound Ponderosa to northbound Pine stay open, and so does access to Sierra Middle School and AdventHealth Parker. Crews can work until 7 p.m. on weekdays, so your evening commute gets no break; the $13.2 million project runs to the end of July 2027.

Source: Douglas County Pine Drive/Pine Lane project page. Source date: Oct. 29, 2026.

Stroh Road: finished after 16 months

The widening wrapped in late August, with two added lanes, a new Cherry Creek bridge and the J Morgan Boulevard extension. If you've rerouted around Stroh since 2025, your old drive is back, with new signals at the Stroh Road Soccer Park entrance and J Morgan.

Twenty Mile Road's Sulphur Gulch bridge rehab also finished in late summer, and a new signal runs at Twenty Mile and Ponderosa Drive.

Source: Town of Parker Town Manager Report, Autumn 2026. Source date: Oct. 19, 2026.

Now open: four new Parker addresses, with two restaurants on deck

The Town lists JP Cocina & Cantina at 11160 Pikes Peak Drive, Goods & Grace Marketplace at 17002 Mainstreet, Wheatridge Cyclery at 12870 Stroh Ranch Court and Foss Swim School at 11177 Dransfeldt Road as open. SuBourbon on Main, 19590 E. Mainstreet, and Cask & Trotter, 19865 Mainstreet, are listed as coming soon.

If you've been meaning to book winter swim lessons, Foss gives you a new option on Dransfeldt.

Source: Town of Parker Town Manager Report, Autumn 2026. Source date: Oct. 19, 2026.

Pinery Village: coffee, oil changes and a fast-food plan

Douglas County lists a site plan for a coffee shop and oil change facility as completed Oct. 8, and a fast-food restaurant plan for Lot 1F as submitted Sept. 1. County planning handles these because the Pinery sits outside town limits, so questions go to Castle Rock, not Town Hall.

Source: Douglas County manager report. Source date: Oct. 20, 2026.

One More Thing

The Town needs volunteers for its Special Licensing Authority, one evening a month, and letters of interest are due by 5 p.m. Nov. 16. You must live in town limits and have no stake in a licensed business; Town Clerk Chris Vanderpool takes questions at 303-805-3143.

Source: Town of Parker. Source date: Oct. 30, 2026.

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