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A proposal to permit another recreational zip line operation in the Royal Gorge area west of Cañon City will come before the Fremont County Planning Commission at its’ monthly meeting December 6th.   Royal Gorge Zip Line Tours operated by Ty Seufer has applied for a special review use permit to install ten more zip line runs on 110 acres located on the north side of the Arkansas River just northwest of the Parkdale Bridge on Highway 50.    Seufer and Royal Gorge Zip Line Tours began their first zip line operation last summer on Eight Mile Hill on the south side of H

The public is invited to a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) open house in Cañon City Wednesday evening, December 7th, regarding the upcoming widening of State Highway 115 (9th Street) between Short Street and Barium Avenue at the south edge of Cañon City.

The Consumer Counsel for Colorado, Mr. Bill Levis, will make a brief presentation and answer questions in two meetings that will be held in Chaffee County on December 7, 2011. The Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC) is a division within the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA). It represents residential, small business and agricultural utility consumers as a class in electric, natural gas, and telephone proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The Office promotes affordable, high quality, and reliable service.

The Fremont County Board of Commissioners Tuesday approved a restructuring of the Fremont County Airport Advisory Committee and then voted to fill three positions on the committee.   Commission Chairman Ed Norden said when the board restructured member terms in September, so that all of the staggered three year terms begin on October 1st, the board postponed a decision on whether to reduce the number of members.   Norden said several committee members had suggested the committee be reduced from nine to seven members.    Norden said after interviewing nine

Motorists who travel Oak Creek Grade Road south of Cañon City will encounter delays on Wednesday, November 30th.    Fremont County Department of Transportation Director Tony Adamic said his office has been notified by Black Hills Energy that crews will have to block Oak Creek Grade Road—County Road 143, for 20 to 30 minute intervals on Wednesday, November 30th.     Adamic said Black Hills notified his office that crews will be working on the large power transmission line on top of Oak Creek Grade between mile markers #9 and #10 which will require equipment

The Fremont County Tourism Council is accepting applications from community organizations for 2012 tourism funding allocations.   Community organizations and non-profit groups that conduct special events which attract tourists and visitors to the area are invited to submit applications for funding assistance.   The Tourism Council by-laws require that at least five percent of Fremont County lodging tax revenues each year be distributed to community groups to support their special events.   The total amount of money to be distributed will be determined by the T

The Fremont County Board of Commissioners is soliciting letters of interest from Fremont County residents for the annual appointment to fill two positions on the Fremont County Tourism Council.   The Tourism Council develops and administers a Tourism Marketing Plan for Fremont County utilizing the proceeds from the Fremont County Lodging Tax.