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By Marlene Brown
At the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) land use meeting on March 13, Mark McDonald and Amanda Enloe requested that the Misfits Crew Estates Final Plat be approved to create three single-family residential lots. The 35.72-acre property is zoned RR-5 on the north side of Hodgen Road, 0.32 miles west of Thompson Road. Lot 1 would be about 25.7 acres and Lots 2 and 3 would be about 5 acres each available for single-family residential construction.
The item was heard on the consent agenda at the Feb. 20 Planning Commission meeting for Misfits Crew Estates Final Plat requesting approval with a vote of 9-0 and forwarded to the BOCC. The Final Plat was approved 4-0 -1 (Commissioner Bill Wysong was absent).
At the meeting of the BOCC on March 18, it executed the 2025 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Black Forest Slash and Mulch Committee (SAMCOM), Colorado Non-Profit Corp., for the operation of the Black Forest Slash and Mulch program. The program promotes wildfire mitigation and good forest health and educates residents in reducing hazardous fuels on private property.
The Slash and Mulch program is primarily run by volunteers. The BOCC continues to enter into the MOU with SAMCOM for overall management and operation of the program. Slash is defined as tree debris, branches, leaves, and needles. Slash is ground into mulch and given to citizens. For more information about location, hours of operation, and volunteer opportunities for the Slash and Mulch program, go to bfslash.org.
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The BOCC usually meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at Centennial Hall, 200 S. Cascade Ave., Suite 150, Colorado Springs. Agendas and meetings can be viewed at www.agendasuite.org/iip/elpaso. BOCC land use meetings are normally held the second and fourth Thursdays of the month (as needed) at 1 p.m. in Centennial Hall. For more information regarding the BOCC, call 719-520-7276 or go to bocc.elpasoco.com.
Marlene Brown can be reached at marlenebrown@ocn.me.
Other El Paso County Board of County Commissioner articles
- 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)
- El Paso Board of County Commissioners, May 9 – Hay Creek Valley subdivision approved despite opposition (6/1/2024)
- El Paso Board of County Commissioners, April 9, 11, and 16 – Wildfire mitigation urged as Black Forest slash and mulch program opens for season (5/4/2024)