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…
July 9, 2020 – El Paso County Planning and Community Development would like to notify residents of a schedule change. The twice-monthly Planning Commission hearings that have been previously held on Tuesdays will be changing days beginning in August. Planning Commission hearings will now take place on the first and third Thursday of each…
July 2, 2020 – In observance of Independence Day, all El Paso County administrative, elected administrative offices, and county affiliated agencies, including El Paso County Public Health, the Pikes Peak Workforce Center, CSU extension, the Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the El Paso County Public Trustee will be closed Friday, July 3.…
July 1, 2020 – The Board of El Paso County Commissioners seeks community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on the El Paso County Emergency Services Authority. Applications for the open positions are due by July 17, 2020. The Emergency Services Authority is currently seeking one member who is a Colorado Springs resident and either a current or…
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has established health and safety guidelines to ensure the well-being of voters and election staff during the Primary Election. These guidelines will be in place at Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPC) but voters are encouraged to only visit a VSPC if necessary. They may use online…
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has mailed approximately 408,000 ballots to active registered Democratic, Republican, Libertarian and Unaffiliated voters for the 2020 Primary Election. The ballots should arrive in voters’ mailboxes by Friday of this week. Depending on precinct, the 2020 Primary Election ballot content will contain contests for U.S. Senate,…
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office conducted a public Logic and Accuracy test on all ballot counting equipment that will be used for the 2020 Primary Election. This includes the Central Count Optical Scanners, and Voter Service and Polling Center ADA accessible ballot-marking devices. Each component was tested to verify that it is fully…
The Clerk and Recorder’s Office will conduct a public Logic and Accuracy test on all ballot counting equipment that will be used for the 2020 Primary Election. This includes the Central Count Optical Scanners, and Voter Service and Polling Center electronic voting machines. The L&A test will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 28. …
El Paso County Department of Public Works will be working on roadway repairs at Loy Creek Road beginning June 11, 2020. The project is anticipated to be complete by June 12, 2020. Access to Loy Creek Road will be closed to thru traffic from Rampart Range Road (north) to Rampart Range Road (south) until the…
El Paso County Economic Development awarded $900,000 in grants, impacting 128 small businesses as part of the Pikes Peak Enterprise Zone (EZ) Small Business Relief Fund. The goal of the community grant-funded program was to provide financial assistance to small businesses in the Enterprise Zone impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The grants were made…
