At the annual State of the Region address hosted by the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce today, Board of El Paso County Commissioners President Darryl Glenn highlighted the county’s economic development, transparency, and efficiencies gained over the last year. Commissioner Glenn also spoke to the county’s resilience and ingenuity that guided the county through the…
The Board of County Commissioners recognized Dec. 7, 2018 as Pearl Harbor Day with a reading of a Proclamation at the Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 regular meeting. Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez, Jr., a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, read the Proclamation into the record, stating, “December 7, 1941, a…
El Paso County and Fort Carson were presented on Tuesday, Dec. 4 with a 2018 Army Community Partnership Award for the Cheyenne Mountain Shooting Complex Trap and Skeet Range. On Tuesday, Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez, Jr., County Executive Director of Community Services Tim Wolken and Fort Carson Garrison Commander Col. Brian Wortinger were at the Pentagon…
The Board of El Paso County Commissioners approved the 2019 Original Adopted Budget during its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Nov. 29. The vote was unanimous, 5-0 in favor of the $374.5 million Budget. “We are very pleased with all the hard work County staff has done to make sure that the 2019 budget is…
Adoptive families, staff and organizations supporting adoption and foster homes were honored Thursday, Nov. 15. El Paso County Commissioners unanimously approved a Proclamation recognizing November as National Adoption Month at their regular meeting. “The El Paso County Department of Human Services, with its many private, community based and non-profit partners, plays a vital role in…
The Board of El Paso County Commissioners recognized Friday, Nov. 16, as Honoring the Brave Day in connection with the Peak Military Care Network’s second annual Honoring the Brave Breakfast. Honoring the Brave Breakfast highlights the collective impact of its organization and its partnering agencies that provide more than 100,000 service to service members, veterans…
Because of the Thanksgiving Holiday and the Colorado Counties, Inc. Winter Conference, upcoming regularly scheduled Board of County Commissioners meetings for Tuesday, Nov. 20, Thursday, Nov. 22 and Tuesday, Nov. 27 have been canceled. El Paso County is hosting the CCI Winter Conference, which begins the morning of Monday, Nov. 26, and runs through noon…
VIDEO – El Paso Planning and Community Development staff gave a presentation to the Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 13, 2018, about the development of the County’s Water Master Plan. The County is currently in the process of updating the Water Master Plan. Please take the opportunity to view and comment on the development…
The County Commissioners will review the latest version of the County’s 2019 Balanced Budget on Nov. 8 during the fourth budget hearing of the season. The Commissioners are expected to give staff final directions before they convene on Nov. 29, 2018 to approve the budget. Board of County Commissioners President Darryl Glenn said, “It is…
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners and representatives from the Carbon Monoxide Safety Association have a shared message for county residents: don’t be a victim this winter. “Carbon monoxide poisoning is one of the most preventable issues facing our community,” said El Paso County President Pro Tempore Mark Waller, who also sits on…
