February 22, 2023 – The herd of weed-eating cashmere goats returned to Bear Creek Regional Park this week and will work in the park for approximately 10 days. The large herd will eat brush and weeds to perform organic weed control on 20 acres of the park surrounding the Charmaine Nymann Community Garden. The gardeners have…
El Paso County, Colorado, February 16, 2023 – Starting on February 20, El Paso County Department of Public Works Contractor, Sturgeon Electric, will begin intersection improvements at Main St. and Security Blvd. Sturgeon crews will begin work on the second location, Security/Widefield Blvd. and Fontaine Blvd., beginning on March 20. The schedule is weather dependent and could change. Work…
February 20, 2023 – El Paso County administrative and elected administrative offices and affiliated agencies will be closed on Monday, February 20, in observance of Presidents’ Day. The closure includes the following: El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office (all locations) The North Branch in the Union Town Center will be closed on Saturday, February…
February 15, 2023 – El Paso County administrative, elected administrative offices, and affiliated agencies will be closed on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, due to inclement weather and hazardous driving conditions in El Paso County. Employees who have the capacity to work remotely should do so. Employees who are working remotely should proceed as normal. The closure…
February 14, 2023 – El Paso County Park staff highlighted the support provided by the 2022 Partners in the Park at the El Paso County Park Advisory Board meeting on February 8, 2023. The Partners in the Park program was created in 2009 to provide financial support for a respective County park, trail, open space, events…
February 10, 2023 – The regularly scheduled Tuesday, February 14, 2023, Board of El Paso County Commissioners meeting has been canceled to allow some Commissioners to participate in the National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Legislative Conference. The NACo Legislative Conference is expected to bring together nearly 2,000 elected and appointed county officials from across the country…
February 8, 2023 – The Fairgrounds Corporation will present the second annual Boots in the Park event to be held at the El Paso County Fair & Events Center in Calhan, Colorado on March 11, 2023 at 6:30 pm. Boots in the Park is a celebration and fundraising event to support facility and program upgrades at…
El Paso County, CO, January 31st, 2023 – Starting on Monday, February 6th, 2023, El Paso County will begin construction to replace the bridge on Ellicott Highway north of State Highway 94 between McDaniels Road and Big Springs Road. The project is expected to be completed in approximately 7 months, weather permitting. Closure: None Detour:…
El Paso County is updating the County’s 2040 Major Transportation Corridor Plan (“MTCP”) that was previously adopted in 2016. The MTCP is the long-range plan focusing on the multi-modal transportation network in unincorporated El Paso County. The plan will identify and develop the near- and long-term transportation actions and recommendations needed to preserve and improve…
January 25, 2023 – The El Paso County Board of Commissioners seeks a community-minded citizen volunteer to serve on the El Paso County Community Corrections Board. Applications for the open position are due by February 8, 2023. The Community Corrections Board determines which offenders can safely be placed in the community, who can operate a community corrections…