Community Information

Education

Douglas County Schools
Public Schools for K-12 serving the Highlands Ranch Community.

Government

Metro Districts of Highlands Ranch
62 Plaza Dr.
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
303-791-0430

Metro means local government. The Metro Districts' commitment to the community is shown daily through the provision of the highest quality municipal services in the most cost-efficient manner. The five geographic districts are a vital part of the growing and thriving community of Highlands Ranch.

Areas of responsibility include: arterial road and traffic signal construction; contract emergency and fire protection services; construction and maintenance of parks & trail systems; outdoor recreation and sports programming; arterial fencing and landscaping; non-urban areas; and water and wastewater services.

Douglas County
100 Third Street
Castle Rock, CO 80104
303-660-7400

Douglas County provides police protection, street maintenance, public street snow removal, traffic signal maintenance, and regional park maintenance.

Highlands Ranch Community

Highlands Ranch Community Association (HRCA)
9568 S. University Blvd.
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
303-791-8958

HRCA provides services and facilities that protect and enhance the quality, value, desirability and attractiveness of property with the community association area. The HRCA also performs functions for the benefit of the community and improves the quality of life in Highlands Ranch.

Responsibilities include the management and maintenance of recreation facilities; recreation programming; architectural review of residential improvements; covenant enforcement; development review; assessment billing and collection; community leadership and community events.

Law Enforcement

Douglas County Sheriff
The Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement, investigative and detentions functions throughout the County. In addition, we provide communications dispatch services for eight fire departments that serve both Douglas and Arapahoe County.

Our policing objective is to help unite the community with public safety professionals so that we may all work together to solve and prevent crime, resolve problems with increasing effectiveness, and provide for the diverse public safety needs of our community. By working together as a community, the men and women of the Sheriff's Office want to provide the highest possible level of service to all citizens and visitors of Douglas County.

We will continue to ask the citizens of Douglas County for their ideas and input on how we can better serve them, we value everyone's input.

LEADERSHIP * INTEGRITY * SERVICE EXCELLENCE is a pledge by the men and women of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office to continually strive to ensure the public's safety through a renewed emphasis on community policing, partnerships, and continuing our dedication to the safety of our children, schools, neighborhoods, and businesses.

For more information about the Douglas County Sheriff�s Office and Sheriff David A Weaver please see our website at www.dcsheriff.net.

Resources

Highlands Ranch Library
Highlands Ranch Library is a part of the Douglas County Library System. Visit our website for more information and to search for materials.