In 2021, the Highlands Ranch Metro District achieved their goal of paying off all outstanding debt – and they did it four years early. At the District’s inception, a Facility Plan was created to provide a detailed cost estimate of the entire “base” infrastructure necessary to serve Highlands Ranch throughout its build-out. The $185 million Facility Plan included construction of arterial roadways and parkway landscaping, trails, parks, traffic signals, stormwater channels, and two fire stations. The metro district accomplished all of this infrastructure and these amenities, leading to the thriving community it is today.