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Fremont Airport Honored by Pilots

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The Colorado Pilots Association honored the Fremont County Airport on November 10th in Denver with presentation of a General Aviation Airport Award. The airport and its' manager, Richard Baker, were nominated by Phyllis Wells whose letter was endorsed by thirty-five other airport users. Wells is a member of the Pilots Association.

November 13th Commissioners Meeting

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A public hearing on the proposed 2008 Fremont County budget highlighted the agenda for the Commissioners regular meeting Tuesday. County Finance Director Dana Angel said that the budget document presented at the hearing did not include any allowance yet for additional revenue the county would gain from the passage of Issue 1-B which voters approved one week earlier. The Commissioners did take the opportunity to thank the voters for their support in passing 1-B and expressing trust in the Commissioners to address the most urgent need with the additional dollars.

County Weed Manager Coordinates Tamarisk Eradication

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Fremont County Weed Control Manager J.R. Phillips helped to lead the southern Colorado effort this past summer in the fight to rid rangeland and riparian areas of the invasive plant tamarisk. An article in the October publication of 'Rocky Mountain Times' from the Canon City U.S.D.A. Service Center reviewed the coordinated efforts to treat tamarisk this summer.

Fremont County Tourism Council Annual Appointments

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

Each position is for a three year term beginning January 1, 2008. The two positions are currently held by Mike Bandera of the Royal Gorge Bridge Company and Mike Merlino of Merlino's Belvedere Restaurant. Both are eligible for reappointment.

October 23rd Commissioners Meeting

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Action that could lead to the sale of some county owned industrial property west of the Fremont County Airport highlighted the business agenda for the Fremont County Commissioners Tuesday. The board ratified the signatures of Commissioners Ed Norden and Mike Stiehl on a contract option with a Denver company that is hoping to market the property for federal immigration offices. The option needed to be in place with the signatures by October 19th to meet a deadline by the General Services Administration (GSA).

NRCS Offers Cost Sharing to Deal with Invasive Plants

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LAKEWOOD, CO - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service in Colorado will offer up to one million dollars through a Call for Proposals (CFP) process to fund the FY 2008 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Invasive Plants Program.

The program is targeted to control invasive plant species and will be offered in limited geographical areas for watershed-scale projects that will significantly reduce the abundance and impacts of newly emerging noxious weed species and improve the surrounding plant communities.

Mail Ballot Signature & Date Errors

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The Fremont County Clerk's Office is calling voters' attention to an error that is tied to an important requirement when returning mail ballots. Fremont County mail ballots began arriving in mail boxes this week. Instructions with the ballot point out that voters must sign and date the ballot for their votes to count.

Fremont County Fairboard Vacancies

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The Fremont County Board of Commissioners is accepting letters of interest for appointments to the Fremont County Fair Board. Terms on the fair board are for three years. Fair Board meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Persons interested in volunteering to serve on the Fair Board should submit a letter of interest and mail it or delivered it to the Fremont County Commissioners Office, 615 Macon Avenue, Room #105, Canon City, CO 81212.

The deadline for letters of interest for Fair Board appointments is Friday, November 9th at 4:30 p.m.

October 9th Commissioners' Meeting

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The Fremont County Commissioners awarded a pair of bids for construction of four salt-sand sheds this fall in preparation for snowy and icy roads this winter. Key to the project is a $200,000 Colorado Mineral Impact grant the county Road & Bridge Department secured this summer. The Commissioners awarded a low bid of $250,170 to Patch Construction for concrete work to build ten-foot high side walls for all four sheds. Cover-All was the successful bidder for the shelter covers on the four sheds with a low bid of $39,528.