Pine Drive could close as soon as Monday. Here's what else is changing in Parker.

Pine Drive closes between Ponderosa Drive and Lincoln Avenue as soon as Monday, Oct. 26. Douglas County crews need it shut for about two weeks to lay a new storm sewer. It reopens on Sundays.

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Pine Drive: closed Ponderosa to Lincoln, about two weeks

Detours run on Ponderosa Drive, Parker Road (Colorado 83) and Lincoln Avenue. Pine Lane between Pine and Dixon drives stays westbound-only, and the county says that lasts a couple of months after the closure starts.

You can still reach Sierra Middle School and AdventHealth Parker. If you drop off at Sierra, build in extra minutes the first week: the detour sends everyone onto Ponderosa and Parker Road at the same time.

The speed limit is 30 mph through the whole work zone. The $13.2 million project runs from Inspiration Drive to Lincoln Avenue and is expected to finish at the end of July 2027.

A county manager report dated Oct. 20 says "approximately one week," while the project page, updated Oct. 19, says two weeks. We're going with the project page; plan for two.

Sources: Douglas County Pine Drive/Pine Lane project page (updated Oct. 19, 2026) and county manager report (Oct. 20, 2026).

On the Agenda

Parker Water's 2027 budget: Thursday, Oct. 22, 6 p.m.

Parker Water & Sanitation's board takes its first vote on the 2027 budget at its headquarters, 13939 Ancestry Drive. The rate question comes later: the board considers 2027 water and wastewater rates at a second hearing Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m.

The proposed budget is posted at pwsd.org. If your bill matters to you, Nov. 12 is the meeting to watch.

Source: Parker Water & Sanitation District. Source date: Oct. 6, 2026.

The Town's 2027 budget: Monday, Nov. 2

Town Council holds a public hearing on the proposed 2027 budget at its regular Nov. 2 meeting. You can watch at Town Hall or on the Town's YouTube channel, @TownOfParkerCO, and read the full proposal at ParkerCO.gov/Budget.

Source: Town of Parker. Source date: Oct. 14, 2026.

Free Link On Demand rides could reach southern Parker in 2027

County commissioners have directed staff to plan an expansion of Link On Demand, the county's free rideshare, into southern Parker, the Pinery and the Crowfoot Valley corridor as part of the 2027 budget. It's a planning direction, not an approval, and the county says it would come with no money beyond the $6 million already planned.

Link already serves parts of Parker, plus Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and Castle Rock. Sterling Ranch and Roxborough were approved to join later this year.

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

Coming Soon on Mainstreet

Cask & Trotter gets its sign at The Juniper

A navy sign is up over 19865 Mainstreet, Unit 150, the future home of Cask & Trotter, from Jeffrey Coyle, the restaurateur behind Wolf Peach. DougCo Social reports a 5,000-square-foot room with a seasonal menu that rotates every six to eight weeks.

There's no opening date yet; the latest word points to the end of 2026. Read the original at DougCo Social.

Source: DougCo Social. Source date: Oct. 10, 2026.

One More Thing

Parker's Public Art Commission has an open seat for a two-year term starting January 2027. It meets monthly, 5:30 to 7 p.m., except December. Email a letter of interest and a resume to Cultural Director Carrie Glassburn by Friday, Nov. 6.

Source: Town of Parker. Source date: Oct. 19, 2026.

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