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Meet the new Castle Pines mayor: Tera Radlo
By Lynne Marsala Basche; photos courtesy of Tera Radlo
Tera Radlo and her husband, Jon with their very energetic one-year-old standard poodle, Lincoln.
On November 7 for the third time in Castle Pines history, a new mayor was elected. With 62 percent of the votes, Tera Radlo won the City election and replaced current two-term mayor Je rey Hu .
Radlo , who moved to Castle Pines in 2003, has been a passionate advocate for the community even before becoming Ward 1 councilwoman in 2010. With a “do what’s right for the community” attitude, Radlo has been involved in local outreach e orts, volunteer activities and the push to develop Douglas County Libraries – Castle Pines. For the past ve years, Radlo has also served as mayor pro tem.
Radlo attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas and earned a bachelor of business studies degree in nance. Her professional background includes positions working for Fortune 500 companies, primarily in the information technology, telecommunications and cable broadband elds. Married to her husband
Jon, the two are happily raising their standard poodle, Lincoln.
With a “full and lively” lifestyle (Radlo does not like to use the word “busy” because
she notes that everyone is busy nowadays), residents can nd Radlo enjoying the outdoors. Radlo savors time walking her dog, running with the Castle Pines Run Club, hiking or being on the golf course (where Radlo jokes that she is not a particularly good golfer, but because she is outside, she loves it).
When asked why she decided to run for mayor, Radlo said, “I have passion and vision, and there were things left undone that I wanted
to see accomplished.” In the rst 90 days of her term, Radlo plans to address the current state of the roads, and she intends on doing so with transparency, accountability and public involvement.
“It is my honor and privilege to represent and serve everyone who lives here,” said Radlo , who truly believes this is her calling and
what she is supposed to be doing now. With her strong commitment to engage residents
and community partners, Radlo is looking forward to o cially beginning her term in early January.
Residents are invited to attend Radlo ’s swearing-in ceremony on January 8 at 6 p.m. at City Hall, located at 360 Village Square Lane (inside the library).
Mayor-elect Tera Radlo and her husband Jon hosted family and friends at their home in Castle Pines on Election Night to await the results of the 2017 Castle Pines mayoral election.