The Fremont County Building Department has set up a weekly schedule to serve western Fremont County residents from a satellite office in Cotopaxi. Fremont County Building Official Mike Cox says to begin with, he will staff the Cotopaxi office from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday. Western Fremont County residents will be able to make application for building permits and handle other Building Department business during those regular business hours.
The Building Department satellite office is located in a modular facility that was moved onto site adjacent to the Sheriff’s Cotopaxi substation and is handicap accessible. Residents can reach the satellite Building Department office by turning north off of Highway 50 in Cotopaxi onto County Road 12, then turning east towards the County Road shop just north of the railroad tracks.
Opening a satellite office in Cotopaxi to serve western Fremont County was part of the plan announced by the Fremont County Commissioners earlier this summer when the Board decided to discontinue use of an independent contracted building inspector and return those responsibilities to the County’s Building Department official.
District 3 Commissioner Ed Norden said the Commissioners have been pleased with the response from citizens since the change was made June 1st. Norden said despite some builders and homeowners having a few difficulties adjusting to the change, “by and large the Commissioners and the building inspectors have received positive comments from the public”. He added that in many cases people have expressed surprise that building inspectors were on the job site the following day after a phone call was made requesting an inspection.
The Building Department satellite office is located in a modular facility that was moved onto site adjacent to the Sheriff’s Cotopaxi substation and is handicap accessible. Residents can reach the satellite Building Department office by turning north off of Highway 50 in Cotopaxi onto County Road 12, then turning east towards the County Road shop just north of the railroad tracks.
Opening a satellite office in Cotopaxi to serve western Fremont County was part of the plan announced by the Fremont County Commissioners earlier this summer when the Board decided to discontinue use of an independent contracted building inspector and return those responsibilities to the County’s Building Department official.
District 3 Commissioner Ed Norden said the Commissioners have been pleased with the response from citizens since the change was made June 1st. Norden said despite some builders and homeowners having a few difficulties adjusting to the change, “by and large the Commissioners and the building inspectors have received positive comments from the public”. He added that in many cases people have expressed surprise that building inspectors were on the job site the following day after a phone call was made requesting an inspection.