Saying that Fremont County should not be “the armpit of the world”, Copper Gulch residents southwest of Cañon City appeared before the Fremont County Board of Commissioners Tuesday demanding action is taken to clean up trashy properties in their area. The complaints were punctuated by residents who said illegal marijuana growing has only added to their headaches.
The Royal Gorge Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management is inviting area residents to share their views about recreation management. The BLM wants to hear the public’s views on the places from Leadville to Westcliffe and from Salida to Canon City that matter most for recreational value so the BLM can better respond to the public’s desires and expectations for how these areas are managed.
The Fremont County Board of Commissioners is extending the deadline for letters of interest to serve on the Fremont County Fair Board. The deadline has been extended to November 13th. The Fair Board is comprised of 15 to 20 members whose responsibilities include planning and conducting the annual Fremont County Fair. The terms for five seats on the Fair Board expire on December 31st. Each appointment to the Fair Board is for a three year term.
Fremont County 4-H members visited a number of businesses and local government offices during National 4-H Month in October. The 4-H youth showed their appreciation by delivering cookies to 4-H supporters. Shown above are 4-H youth delivering cookies to County Commissioners Ed Norden and Debbie Bell.
This Garden Park National Natural Landmark plaque has been placed at the Cleveland Quarry along Garden Park Road north of Canon City denoting the storied history of dinosaur fossils uncovered in the area.
A Fort Carson helicopter crew demonstrated landings and low level maneuvers for the media on October 1st in one of the proposed landing zones in the Garden Park area north of Canon City. The BLM is conducting a National Environmental Analysis to determine if Fort Carson can get permission to use 45 different landing zones on BLM public lands in Fremont and Teller Counties for training purposes over the next 10 years.
Fremont County Clerk and Recorder Katie Barr says a printing error in ballots resulted in the Cañon City Fire District’s 5-A property tax question not appearing on the ballots in a single Cañon City precinct. Barr said the 5-A tax question did not appear on the ballot that was mailed out to residents in Precinct 16 which covers a large area of the East Cañon neighborhood. Those not receiving ballots with the 5-A Fire District tax question live in an area east of 15th Street to Cottonwood and from Central Avenue south to Fremont Drive.
The Fremont County Board of Commissioners joined a growing chorus of voices across Colorado declaring their opposition to Amendment 68 which appears on the November 4th general election ballot. The Commissioners voted at their October 14th regular meeting to approve a resolution opposing Amendment 68 to the Colorado Constitution. The amendment would allow casino gambling to be established at racetracks in Arapahoe, Mesa, and Pueblo Counties.
The Rocky Mountain Renegades fly in formation as they opened the September 27th airshow at the Fremont County Airport.
The Fremont County Planning Commission will consider creating a new zone district in the county’s zoning resolution for the purpose of protecting airspace around the Fremont County Airport. An amendment to add an Airport Overlay Zone District in Fremont County will be considered by the Planning Commission at their October 7th monthly meeting. Many counties and municipalities already have such overlay zone districts to protect airports from development that may negatively impact airport operations. The intent of the Airport Overlay Zone is to encoura
