22. What is Zebulon? Part 2

The planned Zebulon mega sports complex is not a rec center with a pool and treadmills—it’s a huge project with facilities for basketball, baseball/softball, volleyball, football, soccer and hockey. The area will eventually be built out to include commercial development such as hotels, restaurants, and shopping. Kim Turnage and Barrett Rothe of the Douglas County Lantern return for Part 2 of our discussion on the Zebulon mega sports complex slated to break ground in Sterling Ranch in the fall. In this episode we talk about the potential impact on Douglas County School District (spoiler alert, it’s complex) and how our commissioners’ trust problem plays into all of this. Does this project have support in Sterling Ranch? It does, and I’ll address that too. Listen to Part 1 here. Email me: [email protected] Email the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC): [email protected] Next Douglas County Commission business meeting: August 12 at 1:30pm, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock CO (link includes agenda, livestream, and info on public comment) Subscribe to the Douglas County Lantern Sources: Douglas County 2025 Citizen Survey Douglas County government’s page on Zebulon, the rendering/maps, and the promo video (idk what else to call it) on May 21, 2025 Sterling Ranch’s page on Zebulon Douglas County Commissioners’ April 2025 Town Hall on Zebulon CBS Colorado: 500 acre mega Colorado sports complex proposed in Sterling Ranch to be funded by Douglas County parks & open space fund CBS Colorado: Colorado county approves $400,000 for controversial Zebulon mega sports complex Get full access to Red County, Blue State at esuyat.substack.com/subscribe