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El Paso County Opens 2022 Veteran of the Year Nominations

March 09, 2023 – El Paso County Veteran Services Office is currently seeking nominations for the 2022 Veteran of the Year Award. Annually, El Paso County honors an individual for their exemplary military service and continued commitment to serving fellow veterans in the region. Previous award recipients include Skyler Nelson (2021), Nanette Brédé Mueller (2020), Duane…

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The Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption is Expanded to Surviving Spouses of Gold Star Veterans

El Paso County, Colorado, December 05, 2022 – Starting in 2023, Amendment E will allow qualifying surviving spouses of Gold Star Veterans to apply for the Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption. The Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption was passed in Colorado in November 2006. At the time, this exemption helped senior citizens and disabled veterans, who…

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El Paso County to Launch “Operation Green Light” in Support of Local Veterans

November 4, 2022 – In advance of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, El Paso County announces Centennial Hall will be illuminated green November 7th through the 13th as part of Operation Green Light. This is a new national collaborative initiative of the National Association of Counties (NACo) to support military veterans, as well as raise awareness about…

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Pikes Peak SBDC Celebrates Veterans Entrepreneurial Week

October 28, 2021 – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center (SBDC) are partnering to celebrate active military, veterans, National Guard and Reserve members, and military spouse entrepreneurs for Veterans Entrepreneurial Week November 1-5, 2021. As part of Veterans Entrepreneurial Week, we celebrate the resilience and strength of the…

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Twenty years after 9/11, El Paso County Remembers

September 10, 2021 – It is difficult to comprehend that twenty years has passed. As the nation approaches this somber milestone of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, El Paso County honors the anniversary—and all the courage, commitment, sacrifice, loss, heartache, and pain associated with it—through remembrance. The El Paso Board of County Commissioners, just…

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El Paso County Names Skyler Nelson as 2021 Veteran of the Year

September 9, 2021 – Today, at the annual ceremony El Paso County’s Veterans Service Office and the Board of El Paso County Commissioners announced Skyler Nelson as the Veteran of the Year. Skyler Nelson is an Iraq War veteran that served in the Army as a Chaplain Assistant. She is a graduate student at Pepperdine…

El Paso County Offices Closed For Memorial Day News Release

El Paso County Offices Closed Monday for Memorial Day

May 27, 2021 – El Paso County administrative and elected administrative offices and affiliated agencies will be closed Monday, May 31, in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. The closure includes the following: El Paso County Public Trustee Pikes Peak Workforce Center CSU Extension Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Office of the 4th…

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Volunteers Needed for El Paso County Planning Commission

March 25, 2021 – The Board of El Paso County Commissioners is seeking community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on the El Paso County Planning Commission. Applications are due by April 16, 2021. The Planning Commission is currently seeking one Regular member and one Associate member. The Planning Commission reviews planning petitions and makes recommendations to…

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El Paso County Offices Closed Wednesday in Observance of Veterans Day A Day to Honor and Celebrate Our Veterans

November 9, 2020 – El Paso County administrative and elected administrative offices and affiliated agencies will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, in observance of Veteran’s Day. The closure includes the following: El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office (all locations) El Paso County Combined Courts Offices of the 4th Judicial District Attorney El…