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Getting hitched? Head downtown

If you’re planning a march down the aisle, you’ll need to visit 200 S. Cascade Ave, the only place to get a marriage license in El Paso County as of July 1.
The good news is that the downtown County Clerk and Recorder’s offices will remain open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]

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Full work week (again) for Clerk & Recorder

Title company closers, attorneys, auto dealers, married couples-to-be, and undeclared voters, take heart — the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office is now open on Fridays again.
The department’s downtown and Powers Boulevard branches had been closed on Fridays to help the county recoup a nearly $4 million budget shortfall discovered […]

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Board of Commissioners seeks volunteers

The El Paso County Board of Commissioners needs volunteers.
The Board of Adjustment, which hears and decides issues of physical variances related to the county zoning code, needs members for a one-year term.
The Citizen Review Panel, an extension and continuation of the grievance appeal, needs a representative for a three-year term.
Applications […]

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County health dept. at ‘breaking point’?

El Paso County Health officials say a lack of money has put the health department at the “breaking point.”
Addressing about 100 elected officials, and community leaders at an annual meeting, Public Health Administrator Rosemary Bakes-Martin said El Paso County’s growing population and increase of infectious diseases, combined with decreased […]

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County to fix assessor’s site

The El Paso County Board of Commissioners has approved an emergency appropriation of $71,774 for upgrades to the County Assessor’s Web site.
The site had not been working properly for weeks and timed out during property records searches.
Upgrades are expected to be completed in about six weeks, but in the meantime, a […]

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DHS building to get upgrades

The El Paso County Department of Human Services building will undergo renovations this spring.
The Board of Commissioners approved a plan yesterday to renovate public waiting areas of the building at 105 N. Spruce St. that serves up to 500 people a day.
Commissioners Sallie Clark and Amy Lathen said they […]

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County seeking judge applicants

The Fourth Judicial District is seeking applicants for a new county court judgeship that starts July 1.
The legislature created the new position last year to help address crowded El Paso and Teller county dockets.
Eligible candidates must live in El Paso County and must be admitted to the practice of law in […]

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Unsafe buildings under scrutiny

The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is considering an ordinance that would require the removal of unsafe buildings from unincorporated areas of the county.
Any building or structure would be deemed unsafe under the ordinance if it:

presents a substantial danger or hazard to public health or safety
is materially dilapidated and unused […]

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Grants destined for El Paso, Teller counties

The State Historic Fund has awarded 60 historic preservation grants totaling $7,124,311, and portions of that money will fund four El Paso County projects.
The Drennan Community School Building preservation project was awarded $199,736. Located in rural El Paso County, the building will be renovated for municipal use and […]

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County flu cases spike

El Paso County experienced a dramatic rise in flu cases last month.
“In January 2008, El Paso County reported 22 hospitalized individuals with the flu, which represents a marked difference as compared to January 2007 when only three cases were reported,” said Dr. Bernadette Albanese, medical director for the El […]

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