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The Meadows of Castle Rock: $454 Million in Debt

Residents Tackle Four Decades of a Metro District Run by Developers

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Barrett Rothe
Apr 28, 2026
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Located in northwest Castle Rock, The Meadows neighborhood is a tranquil scene of suburban Colorado life. Over the course of four decades, a quiet fiscal problem has grown into a massive outlier. In most communities, property taxes pay for schools, roads, public safety, and county or municipal operations. But in the Meadows, about a third of residents’ …

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