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You Are Invited to Attend the Paint Mines Interpretive Park Master Plan 2nd Open House!

September 10, 2024 – El Paso County Parks and Community Services, along with DHM Design, invites citizens to attend the Paint Mines Interpretive Park Master Plan 2nd open house, which will be held on Thursday, September 19th, 2024, at Swink Hall at the El Paso County Fair and Events Center, 366 10th Street in Calhan. The open house is scheduled from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. The public is invited to learn…

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Volunteers Needed for South Platte Basin Roundtable

September 9, 2024 – The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is seeking community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on the South Platte Basin Roundtable (SPRT). Applications for the open positions are due by October 8, 2024. The Roundtables were established under HB05-1177 as part of the Inter Basin Compact Committee (IBCC) process to be forums…

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Traffic Advisory – Week of September 09 Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project

September 6, 2024 – A temporary closure of the South Academy Boulevard off-ramp to southbound Hartford Street is ongoing and will tentatively end in late September. This closure is necessary to allow crews to install drainage pipes across the road and reconstruct the Hartford on and off ramps. Full closures decrease the duration of traffic…

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Volunteers Needed for El Paso County Board of Adjustment

El Paso County, Colorado. September 6, 2024 – The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners are seeking a community-minded citizen volunteer to serve on the Board of Adjustment. Applications for the open position are due by September 27, 2024. The Board of Adjustment is currently seeking several members. The Board of Adjustment…

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Volunteer Needed for El Paso County Road Impact Fee Advisory Committee

September 4, 2024 – The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is seeking community-minded volunteers to serve on the El Paso County Road Impact Fee Advisory Committee. Applications for the open position are due by September 20, 2024. The Committee was created by the El Paso County Planning and Community Development Department and the Department of…