July 15, 2020 – Area youth have put in months of hard work raising their premium livestock and preparing for the annual El Paso County Show and Junior Livestock Sale. The annual Junior Livestock Sale brings the opportunity to sell their animals at the end of the show. As with most events in 2020,…
The El Paso County Elections Department will participate in the statewide Risk Limiting Audit (RLA) Friday July 10. This robust sophisticated post-election audit allows officials to compare a sample of paper ballots against digital tallies to verify results were tabulated correctly. Due to the high level of statistical probability, this audit confirms election results have…
July 10, 2020 – El Paso County Department of Public Works will immediately begin interim improvements at the US Highway 24 and Fountain Avenue intersection near Cascade, Colorado. The improvements were discussed and designed with community input at a May 2018 Ute Pass Community meeting. US 24 is a heavily traveled corridor and this…
July 9, 2020 – El Paso County Planning and Community Development would like to notify residents of a schedule change. The twice-monthly Planning Commission hearings that have been previously held on Tuesdays will be changing days beginning in August. Planning Commission hearings will now take place on the first and third Thursday of each…
The Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management (PPROEM) is updating the El Paso County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan and invites the public to provide input through July 21. The plan continues efforts to identify, assess, and prioritize goals and actions for mitigating the effects of natural and human-caused hazards in El Paso County. The survey…
A key partnership between the El Paso County Department of Human Services and a faith-based nonprofit has reached a milestone of more than 8,000 children served. CarePortal is an online platform that connects churches and other volunteers to those in need. DHS caseworkers have worked closely with CarePortal for almost four years to help provide…
July 2, 2020 – In observance of Independence Day, all El Paso County administrative, elected administrative offices, and county affiliated agencies, including El Paso County Public Health, the Pikes Peak Workforce Center, CSU extension, the Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the El Paso County Public Trustee will be closed Friday, July 3.…
June 30, 2020 – El Paso County Controller Nikki Simmons delivered the first transparency report regarding how the County has used CARES Act funding. The transparency report given to the Board of County Commissioners will be updated and redistributed monthly. It is available online in both PDF and excel formats. During the meeting, Controller Simmons…
July 1, 2020 – The Board of El Paso County Commissioners seeks community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on the El Paso County Emergency Services Authority. Applications for the open positions are due by July 17, 2020. The Emergency Services Authority is currently seeking one member who is a Colorado Springs resident and either a current or…