The El Paso County Board of Commissioners has approved two economic development measures.
The first was a contract between the state of Colorado’s Economic Development Commission and El Paso County, granting $12,500 to market and promote its enterprise zone, one of 16 in the state.
The zone covers parts […]
The Colorado Department of Corrections’ southern Colorado office expects to begin an official search for a new location by the end of the year.
The regional headquarters is at 2862 Janitell Road in Colorado Springs, where the agency leases the entire 65,000-square-foot building. That lease […]
Key land parcels near the corner of Interstate 25 and Baptist Road have been acquired by El Paso County. The move enables interchange improvement to proceed after several months of delay.
Phoenix Bell Associates owns property within the town of Monument that is west of 1-25 and between Baptist Road […]
Read: County to receive right of way for Baptist Road widening
The El Paso County Board of Commissioners has approved the 2008 Regional and Urban Park Fees that are paid by developers per housing unit to in turn fund regional and urban parks.
The fees for neighborhood parks are $105, for community parks $161 and for Regional parks $422.
The Board approves these fees each year based on […]
El Paso County will enter into a statewide network this year that will notify victims of crime about the status of their offenders 24 hours a day.
The County Sheriff’s of Colorado will announce the launch of the program, called the Victim Information and Notification Everyday, or Colorado VINE, tomorrow during the organization’s annual conference.
Thirty-nine states […]
Denver International Airport has dropped from its gleaming No. 3 spot for on-time flight arrivals during 2006 to No. 11 during 2007.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics tracked flight arrivals for 32 major airports during November 2006 and November 2007.
During November 2007, 83 percent of DIA flights arrived on time, […]
The Pikes Peak region has seen an infusion of close to $1 billion in new commercial real estate investment during the past five years, but industry experts are predicting transaction volume and prices may level out during 2008.
Prices during October increased 1.6 percent from September, according to the Moody’s/Real Commercial Property […]
The El Paso County Department of Human Services has applied to receive $492,786 in Community Services Block Grants for 2008 and 2009.
The federal CSBG grants are awarded annually to provide county emergency and self-sufficiency services to low-income families.
The Pikes Peak Community Action Agency and the Salvation Army’s emergency shelter will provide […]
The El Paso County Department of Human Services will be closed an additional day during the week of Dec. 25, when the offices will be closed for Christmas
The closures come as a result of El Paso County’s $4.1 million revenue shortfall.
Despite the office closures, Child and Adult Protection Services will be […]
Read: DHS adds day to closures
The Board of County Commissioners entered into a due diligence agreement with Craddock-Walden Investments, LLC to grant a conservation easement for 73.188 acres of undeveloped land located near Interstate 25 and State Highway 16 in southern El Paso County.
The conservation easement will preserve the land for outdoor recreation and open space, […]
Read: El Paso County receives 73.188 acres as conservation easement