El Paso Board of County Commissioners, Jan. 10, 17, and 24 – New chair and vice chair appointed

• Chair and vice chair appointed
• License agreement with the Town of Monument
• Highway 105A project
• Other decisions

By Helen Walklett

During January, the El Paso Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) appointed a new chair and vice chair.

Chair and vice chair appointed

At the Jan. 10 BOCC meeting, the commissioners appointed Commissioner Cami Bremer as chair and Commissioner Carrie Geitner as vice chair. Bremer takes over the role from Commissioner Stan VanderWerf, who chaired the board for the previous two years. Bremer served as his vice chair.

License agreement with the Town of Monument

Also at the Jan. 10 meeting, the commissioners approved a license agreement with the Town of Monument relating to the New Santa Fe Regional Trail, which is operated and maintained in the county by the Community Services Department. The license agreement enables the town to construct a water transmission line underneath the trail near Fourth Street as part of its 2-million- gallon water tank project.

Highway 105A project

During January, the commissioners made two decisions relating to the Highway 105A project. They approved a memorandum of agreement and a special warranty deed concerning property owned by Cheyenne Village Inc. for which county will pay $252,000. The commissioners also approved a reimbursement agreement between county, the Pikes Peak Regional Transportation Authority, and Qwest Corp. dba CenturyLink QC (Lumen) concerning the relocation, adjustment, or installation of facilities owned by Lumen necessitated by the project. The Highway 105A project will improve the highway to four lanes between I-25 and Lake Woodmoor Drive.

Other decisions

• Jan. 10—the commissioners approved the issuance of an ambulance service license to the Tri-Lakes Fire Protection District dba Monument Fire District. The one-year license runs until Dec. 31, 2023.
• Jan. 10—approved the acceptance of certain streets within the Settlers Ranch filing No. 2C subdivision into county’s road maintenance system.
• Jan. 17—approved the final release of a $58,712 bond for the Flying Horse North golf course and associated private roads.

Helen Walklett can be reached at helenwalklett@ocn.me.

Other El Paso County Board of County Commissioners articles

• El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, April 10 – Two local projects approved by the county (5/3/2025)
• El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, March 13 and 18 – Misfits Crew Estates Final Plat approved (4/5/2025)
• El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, Feb. 11 – $4 million in federal funds approved for North Gate Blvd./Struthers Road stormwater project (3/1/2025)
• El Paso Board of County Commissioners, Jan. 14 – Three commissioners sworn into office; chair and vice chair appointed (2/1/2025)
• El Paso Board of County Commissioners, Dec. 10, 12, and 17 – Two Tri-Lakes developments approved (1/4/2025)
• El Paso Board of County Commissioners, Nov. 5 and 14 – Approval of two Tri-Lakes developments (12/5/2024)
• El Paso Board of County Commissioners, Oct. 8 and 15 – County presents its 2025 preliminary balanced budget (11/2/2024)
• El Paso Board of County Commissioners, Sept. 12, 24, and 26 – Development approvals for Black Forest and Palmer Lake projects (10/5/2024)
• El Paso Board of County Commissioners, July 9 and 25 – Black Forest property to be divided into two lots (8/3/2024)
• El Paso Board of County Commissioners, June 13, 25, and 27 – Monument glamping expansion approved; short-term rental allowed to continue at Black Forest property (7/6/2024)