October 29, 2020- The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will open 14 more Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPC), on Friday, October 30, adding to the eight VSPCs already operating. This weekend 22 VSPC locations will be open Saturday, October 31, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Clerk’s Office encourages voters who are needing…
October 29, 2020– City, County staff and partner agencies met today to discuss the 2020-2021 winter weather outlook, response procedures for snow control, and homeless outreach efforts. The virtual workshop, hosted by the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management, also focused on responding to stranded vehicles/motorists and how the global pandemic may affect response…
October 28, 2020 – El Paso County, CO, October 29, 2020 – The Board of El Paso County Commissioners and the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments are seeking community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on the PPACG Community Advisory Committee. Applications for the open position are due by November 12, 2020. The Pikes Peak…
October 27, 2020- On Saturday, November 7, beginning at 10:00 a.m., join us for Bear Creek’s 6th Annual 5k & 3K Bear Run; a silly, charity fun run & walk for a cause. All new runners will receive a bear suit with registration to wear during the run. The suit is yours to keep!…
El Paso County, CO, Wednesday, October 22, 2020 – The herd of weed-eating cashmere goats returned to Bear Creek Regional Park this week. The goats arrived on Wednesday, October 21, and will work in the park for approximately ten days. Approximately 500 goats will eat brush and weeds to perform organic weed control on…
October 21, 2020 – El Paso County Assessor Steve Schleiker is hosting an online forum to discuss property valuations ahead of the 2021 reappraisal year. The forum, which is geared primarily towards commercial property owners, commercial property managers, and commercial property agents, brokers and lenders is critical to helping the public understand how the COVID-19…
There are many ways to support foster children, as illustrated with a partnership involving the Department of Human Services, the library district and an author. The All Pikes Peak Reads book this year for young adults is All the Impossible Things by Lindsay Lackey. The middle-grade novel is about a young girl navigating the foster…
October 20, 2020 – The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is seeking community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on the El Paso County City/County Drainage Board. Applications for the open position are due by October 30, 2020. The City / County Drainage Board acts as an advisory board to the Colorado Springs City Council…
October 16, 2020- The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will open seven more Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPC), on Monday, October 19. 27 additional locations will open in two phases (October 30 & November 2) later this month for a total of 35 locations open Monday, November 2 and Tuesday, November…
October 15, 2020 –El Paso County Economic Development is offering a free webinar on Thursday, November 12th, focused on renter’s resources. The webinar will focus on two topics: 1. The first topic will be the rights renters have as tenants, from anti-discrimination to reasonable accommodation for disabilities. 2. The other topic of discussion will…