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Fremont Property Valuation Notices

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The Fremont County Assessor’s Office is preparing to mail Notices of Valuation to Fremont County property owners on May 2nd. For property tax purposes, real property is reappraised every other year in Colorado. The reappraisal occurs in odd numbered years, so 2005 is a reappraisal year for county assessors. Appraisers in the Fremont County Assessor’s Office have been particularly busy since January not only preparing for the reappraisal year, but adjusting commercial property values in line with a state-mandated reappraisal that was ordered last fall.

Howard Hall Town Meeting

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The Fremont County Commissioners are hosting a town hall meeting for western Fremont County residents this Thursday evening, April 21st. The meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Howard Hall in Howard. Attending will be District 3 Commissioner Ed Norden, District 2 Commissioner Mike Stiehl, and Fremont County Sheriff Jim Beicker. The town hall meeting is the first such meeting conducted in the western end of Fremont County in several years.

Pathfinder Logo Deadline

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The deadline is approaching for design ideas to be submitted for the new Pathfinder Regional Park west of Florence. Fremont County’s Pathfinder Activities Center Steering Committee has organized the effort to come up with a logo design that will be unique to the new park on a 178 acre site along Highway 115 west of Florence.

April 12th Meeting Review

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These actions were taken by the Fremont County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting April 12th:

A. Recognized Paul Telck upon his retirement as the Fremont County Weed Control Coordinator. His position has been assumed by J.R. Phillips. Telck in turn was appointed to a vacancy on the County Weed Control Advisory Board.

B. Recognized Richard Cozzette for 25 years of service as the finance officer for the Fremont County Department of Human Services.

Fire Impact Fees

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The Fremont County Commissioners gave final approval on second reading Tuesday to an ordinance that will permit the Canon City Fire Protection District to begin imposing impact fees associated with new growth in the district. The Fire District needed authorization from Fremont County for assessment of those impact fees in the unincorporated areas of the district. Similar action will be required by the Canon City Council before the impact fees can be collected in the City of Canon City.

Website Popular

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The Fremont County web site, http://www.fremontco.com/, continues to grow in popularity with a record number of visits to the County’s web site logged in March. Information Technology Technician Matt Eliason reports that there were 90,134 hits on the County’s web site in March. That topped the previous records set in January and February. January saw 75,274 hits to the web site with February recording just over 79,000 hits. The largest number of monthly visits to the web site prior to 2005 was in November 2004, when 68,869 hits were recorded.

Planning & Zoning Regulation Reviews

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The Fremont County Planning Commission will begin a review of Fremont County Zoning Classifications dealing with duplex construction at their April 5th regular meeting. The review of the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Fremont County Zoning Resolution was prompted by a moratorium put into place by the Fremont County Board of Commissioners at their March 8th meeting.

Control Field Bindweed Biologically!

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Almost anyone who owns even a small piece of land in Colorado is familiar with field bindweed. This noxious weed produces vine-like stems that can be several feet in length. The morning glory type flowers are white or pink, and are produced in abundance.

Field bindweed is one of the most difficult of our weeds to control. It is widespread, surviving in many environments, from very dry to wet. Herbicides usually do nothing more than burn off top growth without affecting roots. Herbicide applications are not appropriate in all circumstances.

CSU Extension to Present Spring Gardening Workshops

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Colorado State University (CSU) Cooperative Extension is offering a series of three workshops for the small acreage landowner and home owners.

The workshops will be April 14, 21, and 28, 2005 from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the Fremont County 4-H building at 1450 South 9th Street (Royal Gorge Rodeo Grounds), Cañon City.

The topics will be:
April 14 – Backyard Fruit Production and Vegetable Gardening
April 21 – Terrific Turf (Putting in a Lawn) and Common Lawn Pests
April 28 – Xeriscape and Invasive Weeds