The Fremont County Commissioners took action on a Model Traffic Code Ordinance as they dealt with a brief agenda of business at Tuesday's regular meeting. The Fremont County Sheriff's Department worked with the county attorney to bring the county's model traffic code in line with current state guidelines for traffic fines and point assessments on driver's licenses. Among changes in the traffic code, an additional $12 will be assessed for all speeding violations in unincorporated areas of the county. Two dollars will be kept by Fremont County while the other $10 goes to the State Treasurer for various surcharges. The ordinance was approved on first reading with final action scheduled at the October 9th regular meeting.
The Commissioners also approved a resolution adopting a new fee schedule for liquor license processing and inspections. The cost for a new liquor license application will climb from $400 to $500. The cost for liquor license renewals will go to $50 on November 1st. The County Clerk's Office reports that the new liquor license fees will be comparable to those charged in the cities of Canon City and Florence.
Fremont County Commission Chairman Ed Norden also noted that Fremont County was hard hit by cases of West Nile Virus this summer. Norden said the latest numbers from County Nurse Clarice Little indicated that 11 cases of West Nile Virus have been confirmed in the county so far this year. Among those numbers, six involved cases of fever, one was confirmed as meningitis, and four cases developed into encephalitis. He said trapping and testing of mosquitoes has ended for the season in Fremont County but the most recent trapping of a few weeks ago indicated very low numbers of the culex tarsalis mosquitoes which carry the virus. Norden said it may be another reason why residents may welcome the first autumn frost. Fremont County's 11 West Nile Virus cases are among 440 cases confirmed statewide this year.
The Commissioners also approved a resolution adopting a new fee schedule for liquor license processing and inspections. The cost for a new liquor license application will climb from $400 to $500. The cost for liquor license renewals will go to $50 on November 1st. The County Clerk's Office reports that the new liquor license fees will be comparable to those charged in the cities of Canon City and Florence.
Fremont County Commission Chairman Ed Norden also noted that Fremont County was hard hit by cases of West Nile Virus this summer. Norden said the latest numbers from County Nurse Clarice Little indicated that 11 cases of West Nile Virus have been confirmed in the county so far this year. Among those numbers, six involved cases of fever, one was confirmed as meningitis, and four cases developed into encephalitis. He said trapping and testing of mosquitoes has ended for the season in Fremont County but the most recent trapping of a few weeks ago indicated very low numbers of the culex tarsalis mosquitoes which carry the virus. Norden said it may be another reason why residents may welcome the first autumn frost. Fremont County's 11 West Nile Virus cases are among 440 cases confirmed statewide this year.