This view of the B.F. Rockefellow Ecology Park on the site of the county's old landfill is looking southwest. BLM public lands adjoin the Ecology Park to the west where the pinon-juniper trees are pictured.
Fremont County's Economic Tracker is available on-line at ww.NACo.org, or click on this graphic to view on full screen.
From national economic indicators, one might conclude the economy has recovered quite well. Total U.S. employment has surpassed pre-recession levels, and the economy grew at a rapid pace in the latter part of last year. Local-level economic data, though, tells a much different story.
Finish work is underway in the lobby of the renovated Garden Park County Building directly west of the County Administration Building in Canon City. Pictured is the secure service window which will house the Public Health Department's Vital Statistics Office.
This aerial photo shows Langston Concrete crews at work last August pouring concrete on another reconstruction project at the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park. (courtesy photo)
The Fremont County Board of Commissioners dealt with a busy slate of business Tuesday as they conducted their annual reorganizational meeting at their first official meeting of the new year. Following the 9 a.m.
Six officials elected by Fremont County voters took their oaths of office Tuesday morning, January 13th at the County Administration Building. Pictured from left; County Coroner Randy Keller, Sheriff Jim Beicker, Assessor Stacey Seifert, Clerk Katie Barr, Surveyor Matt Koch, and Commissioner Debbie Bell
The Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office is seeking public input on a proposed project to implement elements of the Colorado Bark Beetle Strategic Plan. The purpose of the project is to reduce the threat to public safety and infrastructure posed by beetle-killed trees in travel corridors and other high-risk areas; provide for resilient forests; and reduce fire and erosion risk.
The Organice Seed LLC co-owner Ryan Griego answers questions from the Board of Commissioners Monday regarding his application for a county medical marijuana cultivation license for an outdoor growing operation at 1785 Kit Carson Trail in the Copper Gulch area. Griego's application was the only one of four denied by the Board. (photo courtesy of CC Daily Record)
The original master plan for county property at Pathfinder Regional Park will be modified in design work to be done by T.A. Duke and Associates. The layout of buildings is expected to change somewhat and the final design will specify size and uses of each building.
The Fremont County Board of Commissioners unveiled a new county logo on December 9th depicting the county’s heritage and tying the logo to the county’s namesake, John C. Fremont. The Commissioners said the new logo is the result of many attempts at designing the concept over the past two years.
