The Fremont County Board of Commissioners approved a site development plan for a 130 unit mini-storage facility in Penrose as part of a brief agenda at the board's regular meeting on May 11th. Mike Schuster of Eagle Peaks Investments is developing the mini-storage facility on just under two acres along Highway 115 in Penrose at the corner of 7th Street and Werner Road. Schuster said he plans to build the mini-storage units in phases based upon demand for the rental units. The Commissioners' approval of the site plan included the waiving of landscaping, buffering, and lighting requirements.
In the only other action item on the agenda, the Commissioners voted to reappoint Planning and Zoning Director Bill Giordano to be the county's representative on the Fremont County Regional G.I.S. Authority.
Commission Chairman Ed Norden also announced at the meeting the recent appointment of Tony Adamic as the Director of the Fremont County Department of Transportation. As part of the reorganization of the Road and Bridge Department a director's position was created. Norden said while the reorganization creates a new supervisory position the total number of supervisors remains unchanged. Adamic will simply be elevated from his post as the Equipment Maintenance Foreman to a position that oversees all road and bridge functions under the new name of the Fremont County Department of Transportation.
Norden said the reorganization also restructures supervisory duties. Instead of three road foremen and a crew handling all responsibilities across three independent districts in the county each foreman will assume specific duties on a county wide basis. As an example, the Roadway Group Supervisor will be responsible for county wide maintenance of all paved and gravel roads.
District 1 Commissioner Mike Stiehl noted that contrary to rumors, all of the existing maintenance shops in Canon City, Florence, Cotopaxi, and in the Tallahassee area will remain operational. Stiehl said the role of those shop locations will remain vital to winter snow plowing operations. Crews will continue to operate from those shop locations to handle winter snow plowing.
District 2 Commissioner Larry Lasha commended the effort that went into the reorganizational plan adding that it was the five road foremen who worked over the past five months with County Manager George Sugars to develop a structure that would work best for them and all Department of Transportation Employees.
Commissioner Norden also reported at the meeting that representatives from the Ennovate Corporation met with county officials on May 4th to discuss the calendar for getting started on energy upgrades in county buildings. Norden said Scott Logan will be Ennovate's Fremont County project manager and plans to be on site at least three days a week to supervise all of the construction. Logan told county officials that after contractor bids are awarded for the various project, he expects work will actually get underway by sometime in July.
In the only other action item on the agenda, the Commissioners voted to reappoint Planning and Zoning Director Bill Giordano to be the county's representative on the Fremont County Regional G.I.S. Authority.
Commission Chairman Ed Norden also announced at the meeting the recent appointment of Tony Adamic as the Director of the Fremont County Department of Transportation. As part of the reorganization of the Road and Bridge Department a director's position was created. Norden said while the reorganization creates a new supervisory position the total number of supervisors remains unchanged. Adamic will simply be elevated from his post as the Equipment Maintenance Foreman to a position that oversees all road and bridge functions under the new name of the Fremont County Department of Transportation.
Norden said the reorganization also restructures supervisory duties. Instead of three road foremen and a crew handling all responsibilities across three independent districts in the county each foreman will assume specific duties on a county wide basis. As an example, the Roadway Group Supervisor will be responsible for county wide maintenance of all paved and gravel roads.
District 1 Commissioner Mike Stiehl noted that contrary to rumors, all of the existing maintenance shops in Canon City, Florence, Cotopaxi, and in the Tallahassee area will remain operational. Stiehl said the role of those shop locations will remain vital to winter snow plowing operations. Crews will continue to operate from those shop locations to handle winter snow plowing.
District 2 Commissioner Larry Lasha commended the effort that went into the reorganizational plan adding that it was the five road foremen who worked over the past five months with County Manager George Sugars to develop a structure that would work best for them and all Department of Transportation Employees.
Commissioner Norden also reported at the meeting that representatives from the Ennovate Corporation met with county officials on May 4th to discuss the calendar for getting started on energy upgrades in county buildings. Norden said Scott Logan will be Ennovate's Fremont County project manager and plans to be on site at least three days a week to supervise all of the construction. Logan told county officials that after contractor bids are awarded for the various project, he expects work will actually get underway by sometime in July.
The biggest pieces in the $2.1 million worth of energy upgrades include replacement of the boilers and air conditioning chiller units in the Fremont County Administration Building with new high efficiency units. Logan said some work will be scheduled according to the seasons. He said the boilers would be replaced during the summer months while the air conditioning chiller units will not be replaced until later this fall and winter. The utility cost savings guaranteed under contract by Ennovate will be used to pay for the energy improvements which are being pursued under an original energy audit and grant from the Governor's Energy Office.