Participants will learn safety guidelines and specifics for operating a small home-based cottage food business from a home kitchen and the most current Colorado Cottage Foods Act information. Following the successful completion of an exam, participants will be given a 3-year certification, which meets the food safety training requirement for Colorado Cottage Foods Act. Course…
VIDEO: The Peace Officers Memorial was dedicated at Colorado Springs Memorial Park on May 15, 2018. The Peace Officers Memorial will be dedicated with the names of 32 peace officers killed in the line of duty since 1895 in El Paso and Teller Counties.
“Events such as the Colorado Springs Western Street Breakfast, the Rodeo Parade, the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo and the El Paso County Fair preserve and promote our wonderful western heritage.” Commissioner Peggy Littleton read the Proclamation into the record. During its regularly scheduled Thursday meeting, the Board of El Paso County Commissioners approved an official…
Public Works Week 2018’s theme is “The Power of Public Works.” El Paso County will celebrate by welcoming the public to an Open House on Thursday, May 24 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Charles “Chuck” Brown Transportation Complex at 3275 Akers Dr. in eastern Colorado Springs. The Board of El Paso County Commissioners…
All Colorado title and registration services, including motor vehicle registration renewal, vehicle titling, International Registration Plan (IRP) and ownership transfers will be unavailable August 1-5, 2018 to allow for technical upgrades, which will improve the customer and employee experience in offices and online. The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Motor Vehicle Department will be…
The Board of El Paso County Commissioners recognized Saturday, May 19, 2018 as Armed Forces Day with a Proclamation the role that the values and high standards of the military contribute to El Paso County and the entire Pikes Peak region. Armed Forces Day is celebrated annually on the third Saturday in May to pay…
The Sheriff’s Office has received intelligence of another phone scam. The caller threatens the individual they are speaking with an arrest warrant for missed jury duty. If they don’t follow directions to clear up the warrant(s), they will be arrested. In these most recent cases, they are using the name of an actual employee of…
El Paso County residents are reminded that the Colorado Department of Transportation holding a public meeting May 16 and is currently soliciting official public comment on its proposed plan for widening I-25 through the 18-mile section of roadway from Monument to Castle Rock. The official Environmental Assessment (EA) 30-day public comment period ends May 29. …
El Paso County’s Chris Garvin was given the Pat Lysinger Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness at the annual Stepping Into the Light breakfast on May 3. Julie Krow, Department of Human Services Executive Director, presented the award to the Board of County Commissioners on. Garvin is…
The Board of El Paso County Commissioners joined the Pikes Peak Association of REALTORS® on Thursday, May 10, 2018, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the organization’s charter and its continued mission to promote the real estate profession in El Paso County and the region. Board of County Commissioners President Pro Tempore Mark Waller read the…