County Manager Reports

Fremont County has the following job opportunities posted:

• Engineer-1

  Project Engineer-Closes October 9th

• Department of Human Services -4

  Caseworker I,II,III/Intake Family Assessment Response ~Closes Oct 31

  Caseworker I,II,III/ Ongoing ~ Closes Oct 18th 

  Front Desk Clerk- Closes October 9th

  Economic Security Technician/Family Ongoing-Closes October 9th

• Sheriff’s Office -2

  Deputy Patrol ~ Closes October 17th

  Deputy Detention-Closes October 15th 

• FCDOT-2

  Laborer-Closes October 16th

  Operator I,II,III-Closes October 16th

• Planning & Zoning-1

  Code Enforcement Officer-Closes October 10th

• Assessor’s Office-2

  Assessor in Training-Closes October 10th

  Appraiser-Closes October 10th

   

For more information about employment opportunities with Fremont County, please visit our county website at Fremontcountyco.gov or call our HR department at 719.276.7409.

Grandview Bridge Project Update

• The bridge deck was poured on Friday, October 4th. It must be cured for 14 days before any significant work on or loading of the bridge can occur. 
• The City water line has been installed with adjustments and corrections made based on Canon City Water Department input. Bacteriological testing of the waterline will occur after 80% curing of the deck concrete and prior to putting the waterline into service.  Miscellaneous waterline-related item installation are forthcoming such as Fire Hydrant, Air Vacuum Valve, and a water service tap.
• Roadway embankment construction, roadway subgrade preparation, and roadway paving are next. Delineators, guardrails, striping, and fencing follow after that. 
• The current expected construction end date is still November 7th. 

Fremont County has the following job opportunities posted:

• Department of Human Services 

  Caseworker I, II, III– Ongoing - closes October 18th 

  Caseworker I, II, III – Intake Family Assessment Response - Closes Oct 31th

  Child Welfare Case Aid-Life Skills - closes September 26th

  Resource Family Specialist - Closes September 18th

• Fremont County Sheriff’s Office

  Patrol Deputy - Closes on September 26th

• Facilities 

  Custodian - closes on October 2nd 

  Maintenance Worker - closes on October 1st

• Department of Transportation 

  Operator I, II, III - Closes September 26th  

• Engineer Office

  Project Engineer, Closes October 9th.

For more information about employment opportunities with Fremont County, please visit our county website at Fremontcountyco.gov or call our HR department at 719.276.7409.

Grandview Bridge Project Update

The main portion of the City of Canon City water line that crosses the creek and attaches to the bridge has been installed (Photos 1 and 2).  Pre-stressed bridge deck panels have been installed and rebar is being placed above the deck panels and tied to the deck panels (Photos 2 and 3). Concrete will be poured onto the deck panels and rebar which will create the bridge deck structure. The deck concrete pour should begin this week. East bank roadway subgrade is prepared for street construction (Photo 4).  Construction is on schedule for completion in early November as originally planned. 

Paving around the County Administration Building

Paving on the streets around the Fremont County Administration Building originally planned for Monday/Tuesday of this week has been delayed due to the rain over the weekend delaying other projects for the paving contractor and requiring them to shift their schedule. Feel free to park where you normally do effective tomorrow morning.  When a new date for paving is established, we will post an update. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Fremont County has the following job opportunities posted:

• Department of Human Services 
• Caseworker I, II, III– Ongoing ~ closes October 18th 
• Caseworker I, II, III – Intake Family Assessment Response ~ Open till Oct 31th
• Case Manager, Self Sufficiency- Open until September 18th
• Fremont County Sheriff’s Office
• Patrol Deputy -Closes on September 26th
• Detention Deputy-Closes on September 19th 
• Facilities 
• Custodian ~ Open till September 11th
• Department of Transportation 
• Operator I, II, III ~ Open till September 26th  
• Laborer ~ Open till 2 O’clock today (9/10/2024)

For more information about employment opportunities with Fremont County, please visit our county website at Fremontcountyco.gov or call our HR department at 719.276.7409.

Grandview Bridge Project Update

All 10 girders have been set and surveyed for elevation and horizontal position (Photo 1). A temporary construction access walkway has been installed where the final pedestrian portion of the bridge deck will be located (Photo 2). Roadway embankment and subgrade construction for the approaches to the bridge is underway (Photo 2 background).

The new portion of the City of Canon City water line that crosses the creek and attaches to the bridge will be installed in the next couple of weeks. The first steps of the waterline portion of the project are the installation of the manhole on the east bank (Photo 2 background) and the installation of the waterline hangars on the bridge. 

Bridge deck panels are scheduled for delivery to the site tomorrow, Sept 11th, and installation following shortly thereafter.

Veterans Services Office 

The VSO will be closed next week, except for Wednesday, as staff will attend annual training in Colorado Springs.                                    

Fremont County has the following job opportunities posted:

Department of Human Services

•  Caseworker – Ongoing ~ closes October 18th
• Caseworker I,II,III – Intake Family Assessment Response ~ Open till Oct 31th
• Caseworker I,II,III – Intake High-Risk Assessment ~ Open till Oct 31th
• Child Support Specialist I,II-Closes on September 5th  

Fremont County Sheriff’s Office

• Patrol Deputy -Closes on September 26th
• Master Control Officer-Closes on September 2nd
• Detention Deputy-Closes on September 19th 

For more information about employment opportunities with Fremont County, please visit our county website at Fremontcountyco.gov or call our HR department at 719.276.7409.

Grandview Bridge Project Update

Rip-rap installation on both sides of the creek is nearly complete (photos 1 and 2). 4-mile creek flows have been redirected to their natural route on the west side of the pier.

The target day for bridge girder installation is Wednesday, August 28th. The girder crane should be delivered Tuesday evening and set up by early Wednesday morning. The girders will arrive and be installed, one at a time, on Wednesday morning (5 girders on the east side of the creek in the morning and 5 girders on the west side in the afternoon). 

(Photo 3) shows girder seats for the 5 West abutment girders. Bridge deck panel fabrication is underway and panels can be installed after the girders are set and surveyed. 

Fremont County has the following job opportunities posted:

Department of Human Services 

• Caseworker – Ongoing ~ closes October 18 
• Caseworker I,II,III – Intake Family Assessment Response ~ Open till Oct 31
• Caseworker I,II,III – Intake High Risk Assessment ~ Open till Oct 31
• Case Manager – Self Sufficiency ~ Open till Aug 22 

CSU Extension Office

• Office Manager-closes today, August 13th.

Fremont County Sheriff’s Office

• Patrol Deputy -Closes on August 15th.

Department of Transportation

• Heavy Equipment Operator-Closes on August 26th

For more information about employment opportunities with Fremont County, please visit our county website at Fremontcountyco.gov or call our HR department at 719.276.7409.

Grandview Bridge Project Update

The Concrete pier and abutments are complete and have passed strength testing (see photo 1). 4 mile creek has been diverted to the east side of the pier (see photo 2) and the West creek bank is being prepared for grouted rip rap installation (see photo 3). Rip rap installation should begin this week and continue into the week of August 19.  Bridge girders are being fabricated and should be delivered and installed the week of August 26th.  The contractor will give an update on the construction progress and expected completion date at the weekly bridge meeting at 10 am today. 

Fremont County has the following job opportunities posted:

• Department of Human Services 

  Caseworker – Ongoing ~ closes October 18 

  Front Desk Clerk-closes August 1

• Facilities Department 

  Custodian-Closes July 31st

• Fremont County Sheriff’s Office

  Patrol Deputy in Training-closes today, July 23rd

• Department of Transportation

  Assistant Supervisor-closes on August 8th

  Heavy Equipment Operator-Closes on August 26th

For more information about employment opportunities with Fremont County, please visit our county website at Fremontcountyco.gov or call our HR department at 719.276.7409.

Department of Human Services

The Department of Human Services will be closed all day on Wednesday, July 24th to allow staff to participate in the quarterly Professional Development Day. DHS will reopen at 7 am on July 25th. Thank you for your understanding and patience. 

Grandview Bridge Project

Business access signage is being added, along Steinmeier Ave, East Main Street, and Hwy 50. ‘Construction Site Closed’ signage is being added around the construction zone to help keep pedestrians and bicyclists out of the area. 

The center pier footing has been poured and the concrete strength is undergoing testing and proving. This week the contractor will begin forming and placing reinforcement for the pier wall. The pier wall concrete pour is tentatively planned for July 26th.  4-mile creek bank rip rap installation is scheduled to begin the week of July 29th. 

Free Legal Clinics

The FREE Legal Clinics conducted by COLORADO LEGAL SERVICES (CLS) will be implementing some changes to outreach, beginning in August. To improve outreach impact, they will be moving their clinics from the Fremont County Administration Building to the Fremont County Judicial Building on Justice Center Road, effective August 9th. They will have an attorney present at the County Administration building this Thursday, July 25th but then will transition to the Judicial building in August. 

Their clinics will be changing from every other Thursday to every other Friday from 10-2pm, and will be located in room 105 at the Judicial Building. 

Robbie McPherson is the point of contact at the Fremont County Judicial Building.