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The Fremont County Board of Commissioners will return to Howard this Thursday evening to host another town hall meeting discussing a wide range of topics.    The Commissioners summoned a town hall meeting last November in Howard to discuss the future of the Western Fremont County Park.   The park is in the Acres of Ireland subdivision.   District 3 County Commissioner Ed Norden said a renewed commitment of volunteer work is needed to keep the park in operation.   An interim volunteer committee stepped forward in November with a pledge to recruit

The Fremont County Planning Commission will hear a request for a zone change near the Fremont-El Paso County line at their February 2nd meeting that would allow an existing campground to expand its’ facilities.  Brian Emry wants to add 26 new RV sites and convert existing cabins to other uses such as laundry facilities, bathhouses, and recreation rooms for the Mountaindale Campground along Barrett Road.    Emry has applied for a zone change from Agricultural Forestry Zone to a Travel Trailer Park & Campground Zone.

The Fremont County Tourism Council will distribute $8,000 in community grants in 2016 to help promote events and festivals in Fremont County.   The grants will be distributed to thirteen different organizations whose events are intended to attract more overnight visitors to the Royal Gorge region.   The Tourism Council received 28 applications seeking promotional funding assistance.   The grant recipients and their events include:

The Fremont County Board of Commissioners whisked through a three page agenda in less than an hour quickly disposing of routine business items as part of the annual reorganizational meeting.   The Board chose to leave the leadership positions the same for another year.   District 2 Commissioner Debbie Bell made that recommendation suggesting that District 3 Commissioner Ed Norden serve another year as chairman during his final year in office.    Commissioner Bell will then serve another year as Vice Chairman.   District 1 Commissioner Tim Payne w

The Fremont County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a special meeting to consider license renewals for three medical marijuana operations in unincorporated Fremont County.   The special meeting is set for Thursday, January 7th, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ board room.   As part of the license renewals the Commissioners will review any complaints filed over the past year against the operations and any state and Sheriff’s Department investigative reports.

The Bureau of Land Management Front Range Fire Management Unit will be conducting pile burns in Phantom Canyon northeast of Cañon City starting this week.  The piles consist of accumulated debris from the flooding earlier this year and will help reduce impacts from future flooding events.

The BLM estimates the burn will include approximately 25 piles in the southern portion of Phantom Canyon. Phantom Canyon Road will remain closed during the burn operation.