NEPCO's History
NEPCO
was incorporated as a Nonprofit Corporation on June 1, 2000, by the
state of Colorado. NEPCO was formed by residents of homeowners
associations in northern El Paso County as a means to (1) collectively
influence the growth and development in northern El Paso County through
structured and pro-active interaction with county planning officials
and land developers, (2) share information among constituent homeowners
associations that would be useful to all in managing their
associations, and (3) address issues within the constituent homeowners
associations that have bearing on other homeowners association’s
areas of interest and responsibilities. NEPCO is a coalition of
homeowners associations, and residential areas not formally homeowners
associations yet, that uses the power of numbers and collective wisdom
to support good growth management through planned development, to
protect property rights, to encourage beautification, and to maintain a
high quality of life in northern El Paso County.
NEPCO’s
Land Use Committee provides the forum and procedures for NEPCO to
formally address development proposals provided by the county.
NEPCO’s Land Use Committee has conducted over 30 actions since
NEPCO was formed in June 2000. These actions have been primarily
in-depth reviews of county planning proposals such as re-zoning or new
development plans. NEPCO has established a good working
relationship with the County Planning Department. The county
sends NEPCO all sketch plans, preliminary plans, and re-zoning requests
for NEPCO’s review and comment. The county planning
department respects NEPCO’s inputs because NEPCO’s process
is thorough and systematic, the comments are constructive, the reviews
exhibit common sense, and NEPCO represents over 10,000 voting
homeowners. NEPCO’s reviews of county plans have resulted
in many changes to the original plans – for the betterment of
NEPCO’s constituent homeowners associations.
NEPCO
holds general membership meetings every other month (six meetings per
year). NEPCO association representatives attend the hour and a
half meetings where NEPCO’s Land Use Committee chairman presents
the status of county development activities as well as NEPCO’s
review and response to these plans. Each meeting includes a short
informative program designed to be of use to all homeowner associations
and residential areas in the NEPCO area. A roundtable of all
attending homeowners association representatives allows information to
be shared among the homeowner associations. All homeowner
associations, and residential areas not yet incorporated as a
homeowners association, in northern El Paso County are welcome and
encouraged to join NEPCO.
NEPCO's Mission
To facilitate communication and
interaction among the homeowners associations and residential areas of
northern El Paso County in order to exchange ideas on topics of common
interest to the constituent associations and to develop collective
responses to the county on issues affecting the quality of life of
NEPCO member associations.
NEPCO's Purpose
The purpose of the Corporation shall be to promote a community economic,
ecological and sociological environment in which a high quality of life
can be sustained for constituent associations, their members and
families in northern El Paso County, Colorado, and to carry this out
by:
1. taking necessary steps, on a nonpartisan basis, to
protect the property rights, however manifested, of the members of the
constituent associations,
2. encouraging the beautification and planned
development and maintenance of northern El Paso County, Colorado, by
various governmental agencies as may affect the constituent
associations,
3. providing a forum for the free exchange of ideas
among and educational opportunities for representatives of the
constituent associations, and
4. serving as an area-wide point of contact for
interaction with various levels of government and others regarding land
use matters which impact the quality of life within the constituent
associations and of their members.
