El Paso County Operating Normal Hours Wednesday, January 18

January 18, 2023 – El Paso County administrative and elected administrative offices and affiliated agencies will be open during normal business hours on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. This includes all El Paso County administrative elected official offices and affiliated agencies, such as the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Pikes Peak Workforce Center, and the CSU Extension. The El…

El Paso County Offices Will Be Closed Monday, January 16

January 12, 2023 – El Paso County administrative and elected administrative offices and affiliated agencies will be closed Monday, January 16 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The closures include the following: 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Offices of the El Paso County Combined Courts Colorado State University Extension El Paso County Public…

El Paso County Announces New Planning and Community Development Director

December 15, 2022 – El Paso County is pleased to announce that Meggan Herington has been named the new Planning and Community Development Director. Meggan succeeds Kevin Mastin, who was appointed El Paso County Interim Executive Director of Planning and Community Development while also maintaining his role as Executive Director of the Department of Public Works. Meggan…

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…

Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management Monitoring High Wind and Red Flag Warnings for Thursday and Friday

December 1, 2022 – The Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management (PPROEM) is closely monitoring the potential for damaging winds in the Pikes Peak region Thursday evening, Dec. 1 through Friday morning, Dec. 2. Local officials stand ready to respond to impacts resulting from extremely high winds anticipated in Colorado Springs and El Paso…

EL Paso County Offices Will Close in Observance of Thanksgiving Holiday

El Paso County administrative and elected offices and affiliated agencies will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24. Some offices will also be closed on Friday, November 25, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. The closure for Thanksgiving Day only includes the following (these offices will be open on Friday, November 25): Offices of…

El Paso County Presents 2023 Preliminary Balanced Budget

October 4, 2022 – The El Paso County Financial Services Department presented the 2023 Preliminary Balanced Budget at the October 4, 2022, Board of County Commissioners meeting. El Paso County is responsible for providing essential public services, including ensuring public safety and health and maintaining critical infrastructures such as roads, bridges, and stormwater. El Paso County provides…