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Business Wire
27-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Colorado Community, Sterling Ranch, Earns Class 1 Fire Protection Rating
STERLING RANCH, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sterling Ranch, Colorado's 21st century master planned community with 2,400 homes on 3,400 acres, is proud to announce that it has achieved an ISO Class 1 Fire Protection Rating from the Insurance Services Office (ISO). ISO is an organization providing data, analytics and tools to the property and casualty insurance industry ( The rating indicates the highest level of fire protection by a community, providing homeowners with lower insurance premiums. By making fire mitigation a priority, Sterling Ranch is protecting homeowners and helping them to pay lower insurance premiums. Share "With the risk of wildfires being a real and increasing threat to homeowners throughout Colorado and the Western United States, Sterling Ranch made fire mitigation a priority in our community and for our homeowners," said Harold Smethills of the Sterling Ranch Development Company. "We continue to implement plans to protect our homeowners from wildfires and as an added result pay lower insurance premiums." Some of the fire mitigation measures Sterling Ranch has put into place include: -- Heavy equipment operators are on call to create fire breaks in open spaces bordering residential areas, if necessary. -- Over one million gallons of water at a minimum is being stored in water tanks on the Sterling Ranch property to battle any fires that might spark-up. -- Approximately 200-head of cattle move between grassy areas to graze on potentially volatile grass areas that serve as fuel as they fertilize and aerate the soil. -- Attractively designed concrete fencing is used in place of wooden fences. -- The community is adjacent to Douglas County Colorado's firefighting helicopter pad. -- Residents are consistently updated, and Sterling Ranch has an active communication system in place to keep residents informed. The community also shares insight and information with residents on how they should personally prepare, including landscaping tips such as removing debris and vegetation; home maintenance including the use of flame-resistant materials; preparing family and loved ones for the possibility of a wildfire and having a plan in place; connecting with local emergency notification systems. More information regarding Sterling Ranch, the top selling community in Colorado and among the Top 50 Master Planned Communities in the nation, is available at
CBS News
19-03-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Colorado community to build new mega sports complex and preserve wildlife corridor
A community in Colorado is planning a new project to build a mega sports complex while preserving more than 400 acres of open space. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to enter a partnership for the development of the Zebulon Regional Sports Complex . The first phase of development will include three ice rinks and basketball courts, a soccer complex and a baseball complex. Officials said the project will also preserve over 400 acres of open space in the area, including a 104-acre wildlife corridor adjacent to Sterling Ranch and Louviers. "This is such an exciting time. We are in the golden era of Douglas County where we can start moving on what our citizens want – a best-in-class regional sports facility paired with ongoing efforts to preserve open space," said Commissioner Abe Laydon. Officials said the proposed site for the new sports complex is four miles south of C-470. The Sterling Ranch Development Company, which is partnering with the board of commissioners, said, "This project will attract new shopping, dining, recreation, and community gathering spaces that Sterling Ranch would not be able to support on its own at this time." Funding for the sports complex comes from a .17% sales tax approved by voters in Nov. 1994 to cover the acquisition, administration, planning, development, construction, operations and maintenance of parks, trails, historic resources and open space. That tax was recently extended by voters in Nov. 2022. Officials said the design process is underway for the first phase of the project. They said the estimated cost is between $60 million and $70 million. A live town hall in April will allow residents to learn about the Zebulon project as well as other parks and open space projects in the county. Two new parks, High Note Regional Park and Wildcat Regional Park , are also planned for Lone Tree and Highlands Ranch.
