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Good day, everyone. I hope all enjoyed a great Christmas and that 2023 brings you a wonderful year. I want to take this last column to thank Fountain Valley News for all their... — Updated 12/28/2022
Wishing you a blessed holiday season
I hope all are well and enjoying the holiday and Christmas season. I just want to highlight a couple of county notes and wish all a wonderful Christmas. First, I am pleased to annou... — Updated 12/20/2022
Commissioner schedule changes
ood day, all. I hope you are enjoying a nice week. This past board meeting the commissioners remembered Pearl Harbor Day with a proclamation and approved the final budget for 2023.... — Updated 12/6/2022
Holiday happenings abound
Good day, everyone. I hope all are well and enjoying the week so far. Today I have a short update on our budget process, and then some parks and fair events you might be interested... — Updated 11/29/2022
Let's strive to be great neighbors
Good morning, I hope all are well. Unfortunately it has been a difficult past several days. Many in our Colorado Springs and El Paso County community are mourning the loss of life... — Updated 11/22/2022
County activities abound for all ages
Good morning, everyone. I hope you enjoyed a nice, if cold, Veterans Day. I was pleased to be the guest speaker for Miami-Yoder School's Veterans Day program on Friday and then... — Updated 11/15/2022
State of the Region Address
Good day. I hope all are looking forward to Veterans Day later this week. I enjoyed this past weekend's Veterans Day Parade in Colorado Springs and was pleased to see that my alma... — Updated 11/8/2022
Election, veterans job fair coming up
Good day, everyone. I hope you enjoyed a fabulous week. I was able to enjoy a lovely Saturday at a Fall Festival at the recently renovated Panorama Park in SE Colorado Springs as... — Updated 11/1/2022
More voting centers have opened
Good morning, I hope all are well and enjoyed the brisk cool air earlier this week. It is finally beginning to feel like fall weather. This week I want to continue with updates to... — Updated 10/25/2022
County budget process in full swing
Good day, everyone. As I hope you all know, general election ballots have been mailed out and should be hitting your mailboxes this week. Many of you have probably already received... — Updated 10/18/2022
Key dates in upcoming election
Good day, everyone. I hope your week is starting off well. As I mentioned previously, this week I want to remind all about the upcoming General Election with some dates and voting... — Updated 10/11/2022
Enjoy fall, and get ready for the election
Good day, I hope all are doing great and enjoying the recent cool, fall weather. This week I want to highlight the upcoming general election and remind residents of how great a... — Updated 10/4/2022
Big news for water districts around county
I hope everyone is doing great today. I enjoyed a lovely weekend, taking in the Regional Air Show while also getting some important work done for the county the past several days.... — Updated 9/27/2022
Get out and enjoy our state!
Good day, I hope this week is starting off well for everyone. I enjoyed a lovely couple days in the mountains for my birthday last weekend and got in some excellent fishing, hiking... — Updated 9/21/2022
County budget sessions coming up
Good day, all. I hope all are well and enjoyed the dip in temps and the rain this past weekend. The rain made for an interesting 30th reunion weekend for my Air Force Academy class... — Updated 9/14/2022
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Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez is shown at right riding in the Fountain Fall Festival Parade on Labor Day.... — Updated 9/6/2022
Enjoy these activities for Labor Day and beyond
Good day. I pray all is great and you've gotten to enjoy a lovely summer so far. This week I want to highlight the upcoming Labor Day weekend and pending announcement of water... — Updated 8/30/2022
Consider serving on the Corrections Board
Good day, all. I hope you enjoyed a bit of rain and the cooler weather last week. I was happy to participate in a ribbon cutting for the new Panorama Park grand re-opening. It is... — Updated 8/23/2022
Plenty of Parks events coming up
Good day, I hope you are having a nice week so far. This week I wanted to highlight a few of our Parks events, including one fundraiser this Friday that benefits our two County... — Updated 8/16/2022
Prayers for the Peery Family
Good day, all. I hope you've enjoyed a nice week thus far. Today I want to ask for your prayers and support for the family of one of our El Paso County Sheriff Deputies, Andrew... — Updated 8/9/2022
Accessing nature got easier
Good day, all. I hope everyone is enjoying a lovely week so far. This week, just a short update on a new ADA service available at our two El Paso County Nature Centers. This new fea... — Updated 8/2/2022
Great memories from the fair
Good morning. I hope all are doing great this week. This week I wanted to thank all those who came out in support of the El Paso County Fair. I was able to attend portions of three... — Updated 7/26/2022
Planning for safer roads
I hope all are well today. I hope most of you have been able to get out to the County Fair or plan to before it ends this Saturday evening, the 23rd. This week, a reminder of our... — Updated 7/20/2022
Roads, fair updates
Good day, I hope all are well and have gotten to enjoy some of our wonderful parks and outdoor activities during this summer weather. This week I'd like to highlight our Public... — Updated 7/12/2022
Family-friendly fun
Good day, everyone. I hope all got to enjoy a wonderful and safe Independence Day. I had a great day celebrating our nation's birthday, including the Security Fire Department's... — Updated 7/5/2022
