Dennis Luttrell for Teller County Commissioner

Dennis Luttrell for Teller County CommissionerDennis Luttrell for Teller County CommissionerDennis Luttrell for Teller County Commissioner
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Dennis Luttrell for Teller County Commissioner

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Being one of seven brothers, I quickly learned the importance of teamwork towards a common goal. I attended college hoping to become a history teacher and hoped to teach history and coach football, but changed course upon realizing there was a limited market for teachers at the time.  Shortly after graduating from the University of Vermont, my high school sweetheart and I moved to Fort Collins where she completed her work for her master’s degree from Colorado State University. By that time, he had been working as the Teller County Cartographer in the courthouse in Cripple Creek. We were married by Reverend Kirlin of the Little Chapel of the Hills in Divide. I started my own company, Pikes Peak Mapping, Inc. and in time we were able to buy a plot of land in Divide and build Shiloh, my true home. We raised Herefords and quarter horses before having two wonderful children. During my time in Divide, I served as a volunteer fireman, member of the Florissant Grange, and officer in the Ute Pass Lions Club. My work for Chen and Associates Geotechnical Engineers can be seen today in some of the larger subdivisions and commercial buildings in Colorado Springs. This helped make me very aware of the growth that was occurring in the region. While in Vermont, I had witnessed the havoc that ensued from lack of planning and proper growth management, and became concerned that Teller County was following a similar path. Not wanting to stand idly by, I became involved in county government and politics, which cumulated in becoming the youngest county commissioner in Colorado. During my tenure, I helped move the county forward with and engineer’s eye towards roads and bridges, public safety, and efficiency in county operations. I also spearheaded the computerization of county operations, while implementing the use of other then-cutting edge technologies, like fax machines and cell phones. I developed comprehensive road standards, upgraded health standards, and worked tirelessly protect our fragile environment and quality of small town life. By the end of my second term, the Teller County Growth Management Plan I worked to develop was officially adopted. This plan was so successful, it ended up dictating county policies until my return to Divide after a lengthy career in public service and city management throughout New England.  I was then appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to the Teller County Planning Commission to work on its update. The commissioners approved of our efforts and ratified the Planning Commission’s recommendations.

Career Highlights

  • Former county cartographer 
  • Former local independent businessman 
  • Former agricultural producer and member of the Florissant Grange 
  • Former two-term Teller County Commissioner 
  • Former Teller County Chairman to re-elect Senator Bill Armstrong 
  • Former Wildlife Commissioner, appointed by former Governor Romer 
  • Former member of the Colorado Cultural Commission 
  • Former volunteer firefighter 


  • Drafted the Buzzards Bay Action Compact, uniting elected officials from 13 municipalities towards implementing a first-of-its-kind plan to save a vital estuary that was important to the region’s economy, tax base and way of life. 
  • Created the first regional municipal oil spill response plan in conjunction with the U. S Coast Guard and municipal first responders. 
  • Appointed as the National Branch Chief for Marine Safety and Environment’s Assessment and Development Branch of the U.S. Coast Guard
  • Appointed as a founding member of the Department of Homeland Security 
  • Winner of the 1992 EPA Administrator Award for the first Nitrogen Overlay Protection District 
  • Gave testimony before the U. S. Senate regarding an environmental funding bill, helping to finally  get it out of committee and later signed into law. 
  • Volunteered as a member of a local Conservation Commission, and was its chairman for 6 years 
  • Certified nationally by the American Institute of Certified Planners 

  • Administered a city Community Development Division, obtaining the Gunther Blue Ribbon Award from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs for its affordable housing project 
  • Founding member of the Greater Fall River Medical Reserve Corps, trained by state health officials in pandemic response during the H1N1 virus outbreak 
  • Former Town Administrator and City Manager who reduced property taxes and improved services. 
  • Successfully added an historic building to the National Register of Historic Places 
  • Elected to Board of Directors of the Divide Fire Protection District

Presented with a national award for pollution prevention in Washington, D. C by then EPA Director Reily

Governor Romer and I discuss State policy at the Cripple Creek Courthouse

Senator Sanders and I at a New England Veterans Day ceremony, paying tribute to the courage and sacrifice of those who serve 

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