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The 7th Annual Recycled Art Show will run from Friday, November 6th through Saturday, November 21st. The show highlights both amateur and professional artists of all ages and every entry has a minimum of 80% recycled content. The public is invited to see how art and inspiration can bring new life to “trash”.

This year’s show will be hosted by Solvista Health in their new satellite office, 701 S. 9th Street, Canon City. Solvista Health has “recycled” the old Daily Record Building, so this is a great chance to come and see the new home of their business offices!

The Fremont County Planning Commission will again take up discussion on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) at their monthly meeting on November 4th.   The proposed 9th Amendment to the Fremont County Zoning Resolution allowing overlay zones for ADU’s was tabled by the Commission at their October 6th meeting.   The proposal stirred some controversy among Commission members which prompted the decision to table the item for further consideration.

The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct a prescribed burn in the Trail Gulch area, approximately 15 miles northwest of Cañon City between Shelf Road and High Park Road in northern Fremont County.

The Fremont County Board of Commissioners has authorized one more extension to Ark River EMS to complete requirements for their ambulance station near Texas Creek while warning the Ark River Board Chairman that their patience is growing thin.   Ark River was granted a Special Review Use Permit in September, 2013, to build an ambulance station along US Highway 50 west of Texas Creek.  Since then the ambulance company that serves western Fremont County sought and secured a 12 month extension and another six month extension as they deal with complying with state electrical and p

The Fremont County Assessor’s Office has once again successfully met state standards for property assessments under an audit of real property, natural resources, and personal property in Fremont County.    The audit was completed by Wildrose Appraisal of Lakewood as part of the 2015 Colorado Property Assessment Study.   The audit included both a procedural audit and a statistical audit.

An increased use and demand for the large conference room in Fremont County’s new Garden Park Building has prompted the Board of Commissioners to adopt an amended building use policy for both the Garden Park facility as well as the Fremont County Administration Building.    The need for an amended policy was recognized after several groups outside of county government requested use of the room.