Big O TiresConstruction is underway for the Big O Tires facility at 6985 North Meridian Road in Falcon. Dustin Roberts, owner and operator, said most of the setbacks he and his business partner, David Largent, faced are behind them. ìWe are shooting for March 1, 2019, to open.îPending any additional setbacks, the March 1 date will be the soft opening, with a grand opening planned for a later date, Roberts said.Falcon Regional ParkThe El Paso County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a proposal to submit a local parks and outdoor recreation grant application to Great Outdoors Colorado for improvements to Falcon Regional Park. The improvements include the following: addition of one regular-sized baseball/softball field; addition of a multi-use field; irrigation and functional landscaping; addition of a playground; addition of a pavilion; restroom installation; parking lot expansion; and various site amenities like signage, trash cans and benches.The proposal designates $400,000 in matching funds from regional park fees and 1A funds, $6,000 worth of in-kind staff time, along with a request for a $350,000 grant from GOCO ó a total project budget of $756,000.Meridian RanchThe BOCC unanimously approved a request by GTL Inc., for the preliminary plan for the Stonebridge at Meridian Ranch Filing No. 4 and a map amendment to rezone 68 acres to planned unit development. The plan creates 209 single-family lots on the property at the northwest corner of the intersection of Eastonville Road and Stapleton Drive. The parcel is within the boundaries of the Falcon/Peyton Small Area Master Plan.The commissioners also unanimously approved another request by GTL for the final plat of Winding Walk Filing No. 2 in Meridian Ranch. The plan creates 60 single-family lots, rights-of-way and an open space tract on 28.09 acres, zoned PUD. The parcel is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Eastonville Road and Stapleton Drive and is within the boundaries of the Falcon/Peyton Small Area Master Plan.
