Activity by the Code Enforcement Officers in Fremont County’s Planning and Zoning Department from January through May of 2005 was up by eight (8) percent over the same five month period a year ago. Code Enforcement Officers Robert Sapp and Walter Elkins reported to the Fremont County Commissioners that they worked 79 code violation complaints from January through May and have now brought 39 of those, or nearly half, into compliance. The breakdown showed 29 of those complaints originated in the Canon City area, 23 complaints in the Penrose area, 15 at Cotopaxi, 11 around Florence, and one in Howard. Sapp said 38 percent of the code investigations remain active with ten cases referred to County Attorney Brenda Jackson for legal compliance or prosecution. Sapp shared some before and after photos showing their biggest accomplishment was the ongoing cleanup of an old mobile park along Mackenzie Avenue east of Canon City.
