The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is seeking community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on the El Paso County Community Development Advisory Board. Applications for the open position are due by February 15, 2019. The Community Development Advisory Board is currently seeking one new member representing District 4. On April 1, 2009, El Paso…
El Paso County’s Fountain Creek Nature Center and Bear Creek Nature Center announce the events and activities for February 2019 which includes: snowshoeing, photography workshop, kids’ night hike and much more. Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Pepper Grass Lane, Fountain, CO 80817 719-520-6745, www.ElPasoCountyNatureCenters.com Nature Adventures: Backbone Bonanza Thursday, February 7, 10-11:30 a.m.…
The El Paso County Board of Health signed a resolution declaring teen vaping a “public health crisis” in El Paso County, this week. This action follows an executive order signed in November by former Colorado Governor Hickenlooper aimed at reducing teen vaping and tobacco use across the state. These actions come as teen vaping reaches…
El Paso County Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez, Jr. will host a Town Hall Meeting on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 at the Ellicott Community Center, 23355 State Hwy 94, to discuss general County-related topics and receive input from El Paso County citizens. “I’m looking forward to this opportunity to hear the thoughts of people from the eastern…
The public is invited to a community meeting to share their input and learn about the exciting plans for a potential northern El Paso County Nature Center. Please join El Paso County Staff and Altitude Land Consultants from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 31, 2019, at the Black Forest Fire and Rescue…
El Paso County Parks is exploring several changes to the County’s Park Rules and Regulations regarding the operation of County Park facilities to address safety and security concerns. The first potential change includes modifying the operational hours for Regional Parks from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. to open one hour before sunrise to closing one…
VIDEO: The Board of El Paso County Commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Colorado Springs to form a regional office of emergency management.
VIDEO: The Board of El Paso County Commissioners voted today to accept the $65 million grant from the federal government that will partially fund the expansion of I-25 between northern Colorado Springs and Castle Rock. “Today is a good day for our county and our region,” said Board of County Commissioners Chair Mark Waller. “The…
The Board of County Commissioner meetings for the next two Thursdays (January 24 and January 31) have been cancelled. The meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 29 will occur as scheduled.
Proclamation recognizing Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
