The El Paso County Board of Health approved the 2019 budget for El Paso County Public Health on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at its regular monthly meeting. The vote was unanimously in favor of the $17.1 million budget. The new budget includes the use of $650,000 from the agency’s reserve funds, and an increase in support…
El Paso County began construction of the Chipita Park Road Drainage Improvements at Sand Gulch this week. The project is located along Chipita Park Road, approximately 13 miles northwest of downtown Colorado Springs and adjacent to Ute Pass Elementary School. The Project will generally consist of reconstruction and armoring of the Sand Gulch channel between…
El Paso County, the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Utilities, Rocky Top Resources, Colorado Springs Gazette, Asplundh Tree Expert Co., and Colorado Springs Youth Sports will be operating a TreeCycle event to reduce landfilled tree waste, provide free mulch and support youth sports. For a suggested minimum donation of only $5 per tree, area…
Most El Paso County administrative and elected administrative offices and affiliated agencies, including El Paso County Public Health, the Department of Human Services, Clerk and Recorder, County Treasurer, County Assessor, Pikes Peak Workforce Center, CSU Extension, the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) and the El Paso County Public Trustee…
Colorado State University Extension presents Overview of the Produce Rule Workshop. Who should attend the workshop? All fruit and vegetable growers and anyone interested in learning about the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, and Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs). You will learn how and when your farm must be complaint according to FDA…
VIDEO: Check out our latest drone flyover at the WAAP site. It shows the new bridge that’s now open, the installation of the new water line that stretches about half the length of the project, and the future bike plaza starting to take shape.
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…
El Paso County Parks was named the Land Management Partner of the Year by the Rocky Mountain Field Institute. “RMFI’s history with El Paso County Parks dates back to the Black Forest Fire in 2013,” said Jennifer Peterson, executive director of RMFI. “Since that time RMFI has been working very closely with El Paso County…
Calling all Holiday Light Engineers! The El Paso County Fair & Events Center is hosting a Holiday Light Display Competition. Sponsored by Mountain View Electric Association, the contest has four divisions that will vie for trophies and a cash prize. The Christmas Light Competition event is being held in conjunction with the Calhan Christmas Parade of…
The Bear Creek Nature Center is going through some changes and getting some fresh exhibits like the new Greenback Cutthroat Trout tank. We were there when the beautiful fish were being loaded into their new home.
