El Paso County, CO, August 20, 2020 – The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is seeking community minded citizen volunteers to serve on the El Paso County Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Advisory Board. The role of the El Paso County CSBG Advisory Board is to participate actively in the development, planning, implementation and…
More than 17,000 households in Colorado that receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may have received a notice that they received zero benefits for the month of August due to an error in the state system. Additionally, separate notices were also sent that indicated households were receiving the maximum allotment allowed. The two state…
August 19, 2020 – El Paso County Department of Public Works has contracted with Martin Marietta Materials for the 2020 Asphalt Paving Contract. Paving operations are underway on Ellicott Highway from US 24 north through Sweet Road. The work will be completed in two phases. During the first phase, Ellicott Highway will be closed…
August 18, 2020 – At Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting, El Paso County’s Department of Economic Development presented the El Paso County Regional Business Relief Fund, a new local grant program just launched by the county. Grant applications are now open to local small businesses and nonprofits in El Paso County that have been…
Family support is critical for the well-being of children. “The Department of Human Services strives to help families become self-sufficient,” said Julie Krow, DHS executive director. “Child support is one way to make sure children have the financial support they need to thrive, and parents are engaged in their children’s lives.” National Child Support Awareness…
August 13, 2020 – Beginning Monday, August 17, McLaughlin Road will be closed between Flower Road and the Rock Island Trail Head entrance south of Woodmen Road. The County will conduct maintenance on McLaughlin Bridge. The project is scheduled to be completed in six weeks, weather permitting. Project Includes: Replacing the bridge deck Repaving…
August 12, 2020 – El Paso County continues its commitment to local small businesses and nonprofits with a new multi-million-dollar Regional Business Relief Fund program, launching this week. This Fund will act as a competitive grant application process to assist our small businesses and nonprofits with business-related costs incurred due to the COVID-19 economic disruption.…
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 – Starting today, work will begin on US 24 between Falcon Hwy and New Meridian Road. El Paso County Department of Public Works’ contractor, HEI Civil, expects the work to take approximately one year, through Summer 2021. Work will include: 24/7 shoulder closure on eastbound US 24 to complete removal…
August 11, 2020 — El Paso County Public Health, El Paso County, the City of Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management will hold a joint news conference Tuesday, August 11, at 2 p.m. to highlight the opening of a new community-based COVID-19 testing site that will offer easy, free, and…
August 7, 2020 – Beginning Monday, August 10, Old Pueblo Road will be closed for a project to repair the railroad crossing on Old Pueblo Rd. This project is a collaboration between El Paso County and BNSF Railway to mend tracks that have sunk a few inches and caused slowdowns just east of Interstate 25.…
