The Board of El Paso County Commissioners at its regular meeting Thursday recognized April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month with a Proclamation. After the Proclamation, more than 100 pinwheels were planted in front of Centennial Hall to highlight efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect. “Child abuse and neglect is a nationwide problem that…
Video: El Paso County’s New Santa Fe Regional Trail.
County Seeks to Preserve Collaborative Working Relationship With ICE as Important to Public Safety Pursuant to direction from the Board of El Paso County Commissioners (BoCC), today at 1:00 pm The El Paso County Attorney’s Office filed its formal appeal of District Court Judge Bentley’s Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction in connection with 18CV30549…
El Paso County Administrator Henry Yankowski announces the appointment of Traci Marques to serve as Director of the Pikes Peak Workforce Center (PPWFC). Marques, has been with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center since 2012. Since joining the PPWFC staff she has served as Director of Customer Service and Community Outreach and team lead for…
Video: Update on the Ft. Carson Midway Fire. The EPA came in to help County crews put out a wall of tires that continued to burn after the Carson Midway Fire on the southern edge of the County. They put the fire out much quicker than expected by using heavy equipment to pull the tire…
No Through Traffic Between Speer Road and Scott Road Starting Mid-April 2018 El Paso County Public Works will be doing bridge deck replacement work along Ellicott Highway between Scott Road and Speer Road starting in mid-April, 2018. Weather permitting, the project is expected to take about 12 weeks. Motorists are encouraged to use Scott, Guthrie…
The Board of El Paso County Commissioners got an update on the Carson Midway Fire on Tuesday, and with it came some good news. El Paso County Public Works Executive Director Jim Reid and Deputy Public Health Director Tom Gonzales and Hanover Fire Chief Carl Tatum addressed the Board during its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday…
A judge has ruled on an ACLU complaint against El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder, in reference to ICE immigration detainers at the jail, but the issue is far from over. The Board of El Paso County Commissioners (BoCC) has directed The El Paso County Attorney’s Office to appeal Judge Bentley’s Temporary Restraining Order and…
The Board of El Paso County Commissioners is seeking community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on the new El Paso County Innovation and Technology Committee (ITC). Applications for the open positions are due by April 13, 2018. The Innovation and Technology Committee is currently seeking one member representing the field of information technology, one member representing…
In addition to the work Dennis talks about in our preview video there will also be some new asphalt milling on Colorado Ave. from Columbia Rd. to Ridge Rd on Monday. 36th St will be closed from Pikes Peak Ave. to Colorado Ave. Then on Tuesday, March 20, there will be asphalt milling work on West…