Tag: Board Of County Commissioners
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Arapahoe County leaders cheer ‘de-Brucing,’ worry about federal funding
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Leaders of Arapahoe County expressed worries about its financial future with state and federal funding up in the air, even as touted accomplishments over the past year — notably the passage of ballot measure 1A — at the State of the County event last week. This year’s State…
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Another case handled by former prosecutor Linda Stanley lacked oversight, new DA says
Stanley, disbarred in November, also owes more than $300,000 to three counties she once served
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Residents sue Elbert County over alleged open meetings violation | 2024: A LOOK BACK
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A group of residents filed a lawsuit in district court, alleging the Elbert County Board of Commissioners gave two senior county employees hefty employment contracts outside the public’s view. The legal action, filed on Sept. 19, listed the county board and Commissioners Chris Richardson, Dallas Schroeder and Grant Thayer as defendants in their official capacities…
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Boulder County Commissioners move gun regulation package to second vote
Boulder County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously agreed to move forward with a package of bills regulating guns in the county, holding most of their comments and questions for the public hearing scheduled for August. Five ordinances are proposed as part of the package from the Boulder County Attorney’s Office: An ordinance prohibiting the purchase of…
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Teller County requests statewide fire emergency decree from Gov. Polis; High Park fire continues to burn
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Teller County is asking Gov. Jared Polis to declare a statewide wildfire emergency, according to a Monday news release from the county. The Board of County Commissioners cited the High Park fire and other recent wildfires around Colorado in its request for the declaration, which…
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Douglas County commissioners vote to leave Tri-County Health
Douglas County Commissioners Tuesday voted to leave the Tri-County Health Department after 55 years. Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution officially notifying Tri-County it’s leaving. It now must appoint a Board of Health within 90 days. Once that board is seated, and has its first meeting, the Douglas County Health Department will be created, said Lance…
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Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office forms new Behavioral Health Response program
Almost every report the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office receives has an underlying mental health component to it, and for nearly a decade, responding deputies have been assisted by mental health workers from outside the department. Whether someone is suicidal, in psychosis or experiencing a mental health crisis, those assisted both deputies and the individual to…