Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development/Livestock Position #14-10
Douglas County, Castle Rock, CO
Deadline – April 7, 2010 for full consideration
For more information including the application process, job description and position qualifications visit http://www.ext.colostate.edu/coop/job1014.html.

Public Hearings regarding Douglas County’s Zoning Resolution Amendments for Medical Marijuana Facilities will be heard by the Douglas County Planning Commission on Monday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the County Commissioner’s Hearing Room and by the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, March 30 at 2:30 p.m., also in the Commissioner’s Hearing room.  Public testimony [...]

Douglas County, CO…To assist its residents with the high cost of prescription drugs, Douglas County is participating in the free prescription drug discount card program sponsored through the National Association of Counties (NACo).
This free prescription drug discount card helps to reduce the cost of prescriptions not covered by insurance and has resulted in $250 million [...]

Enter to win one of five iPod Touches
The survey is available to take from February 1st through March 31st.
To enter visit:
http://www.southeastconnections.com/?n=happening&sm=transit-survey.
The South I-25 Urban Corridor Transportation Management Association (TMA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to identifying and developing transportation solutions that will improve mobility, solve the Southeast Corridor’s congestion problems and promote economic development in [...]

CASTLE ROCK – Back by popular demand, the Douglas County 4-H Program is hatching chicks in the County’s CSU Extension office! The public is invited to view the eggs as they develop, watch the hatching process, and visit the birds once they are born.
The incubation process begins March 3 with a projected hatch date of [...]

Throughout the year, in locations all around the County, Douglas County Commissioners host community-specific Town Meetings. The Commissioners provide important updates and the attending public is welcome to share information about community-specific issues.  For more information or to subscribe to receive an automatic email when individual Town Meeting agendas and community newsletters are posted, please [...]

The Douglas County Clerk and Recorder is moving forward with plans to conduct the August 2010 Primary as a mail ballot-only election. A public hearing was held on Thursday, January 28, 2010, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., 100 Third Street, at the County Commissioner’s hearing room, in Castle Rock, to hear public comment on the proposal. [...]

Public input regarding proposed new zoning districts in Sedalia is being solicited by Douglas County and URS Corporation at an open house on Thursday, March 11 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the West Douglas Firehouse, 4037 Platte Ave. in Sedalia.  A presentation about project progress begins at 6:45 p.m. followed by opportunities for public [...]

Seeking public input on the distribution of tax dollars for services provided by the Office of the Clerk and Recorder, Douglas County Clerk and Recorder Jack Arrowsmith has scheduled a series of community meetings in which he hopes to engage County residents in dialogue on everything from the hours of operation of motor vehicle offices [...]

Douglas County’s interests will be represented during national-level policy debates on local government issues through the appointment of Douglas County Commissioners Steven A. Boand, Jack A. Hilbert, and Jill E. Repella to one-year positions on National Association of Counties (NACo) Steering Committees. 
Commissioner Boand has been nominated to serve on the Environment, Energy and Land Use [...]

Committed to representing the interests of local government in Colorado’s Emergency Planning, Douglas County Commissioner Steven A. Boand has been appointed by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., to serve on the Colorado Emergency Planning Commission.

Free counseling is available for homeowners aged 62 and older who are interested in learning more about the financial tool known as the Reverse Mortgage. 
“Some seniors who own their homes are having financial difficulties in this challenging economy,” said Bonnie G. Osborn, Executive Director of the Douglas County Housing Partnership.  “A Reverse Mortgage may be [...]

The Douglas County Office of Veterans Affairs would like to assemble a list of Douglas County Veterans willing to go into the classroom and share stories of their service to our Country. 
Students will experience the historical perspective Veterans will bring into the classroom – through the stories told and the memorabilia shared. Contact the Douglas [...]

Residents of Douglas County have until March 31, 2010 to take advantage of Insulate Colorado rebates, available to homeowners for insulation installation.
Homeowners may apply for a rebate of 20 percent off the cost of installation of either attic or exterior wall insulation and basic recommended air sealing measures, or $300 maximum per home, whichever is [...]

Teri Cox, Douglas County Assessor, announces that Personal Property Declaration forms have been issued to every person known to have taxable business personal property in the County as of January 1, 2010. Businesses operating in Douglas County in which business personal property with a total market value greater than $4,000 that is owned, leased, or [...]

Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and Parker will host art in public places. 
Now in its third year, the much celebrated Douglas County Art Encounters™ public art program invites sculpture artists to submit applications for participation in the June 2010 to June 2011, outdoor sculpture exhibit.   Deadline for artist entries is Feb. 26, 2010.
Public [...]

The Parenting Coalition of Douglas County is sponsoring a resource fair featuring providers who serve families suffering with the impacts of the tough economy, homelessness, and other financial difficulties.  The resource fair is targeted to agencies and service providers who are in contact with families struggling financially. Individual families interested in directly learning about resources [...]

The Douglas County Treasurer’s Office reminds property owners that payments to their property tax statements – mailed in January 2010 – can be paid: in person; by mail; at three (3) different drop box locations; toll-free by automated telephone with credit card or electronic check/savings withdrawal; with credit card by telephone; or online.  Taxpayers have [...]

The Douglas County Clerk and Recorder invites public comment on a proposal to conduct the August 2010 Primary as a mail ballot-only election. A public hearing will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2010, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., 100 Third Street, at the County Commissioners hearing room, in Castle Rock, to hear public comment on [...]

First Meeting is Jan 27 in Castle Rock 
The long-term process of gathering information and documenting Douglas County’s historic resources will begin with a public meeting on January 27, 2010 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third St., in Castle Rock.   
The meeting, hosted by the Douglas County Historic Preservation Board (HPB) [...]

Nominations for the Metropolitan Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award (MMCYA) are being accepted by Douglas County now through Jan. 15, 2010.  Those nominated must be teens, ages 13 to 19, who have overcome difficult situations in their lives. 
The MMCYA recognizes and supports young people who have made positive changes, and exhibited strength and determination in [...]

When recycling your tree, please be sure that they are completely undecorated. This means removing all lights, tinsel, garland, plastic wrap, tree stands, wire, rope, nails and all other foreign materials from trees before recycling. Live trees with artificial snow sprayed on the branches cannot be mulched. 
Douglas County Residents
Bring Christmas trees by at anytime and [...]

One appointee from each of the three County Commissioner Districts is needed to serve as alternates for the Douglas County Board of Adjustment. Alternates take the place of a regular member of the Board of Adjustment in the event a regular member is temporarily unavailable. The term of the appointment will be for three years. 
The [...]

The Douglas County Commissioners offer congratulations to the Perry Park Metro District which recently received a two-year, $700,000 America Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant from the Colorado State Forest Service that will be used to continue the District’s hazardous fuels reduction work and promote healthy vegetation within Perry Park Ranch.   
The main emphasis of the grant [...]

Douglas County Veterans are invited to join thousands of others across the United States who are sharing their military experiences for a Library of Congress project. 
The Douglas County Office of Veterans Affairs and the Douglas County Library District united to implement this Library of Congress project locally.  
Veterans are invited to consider this opportunity to talk about what they did, where [...]

Members of the Douglas County Rural Framework Committee invite the public to attend two community meetings at which they welcome discussion on the final Committee report.  
Meetings will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Franktown Fire Station; and Wednesday,  January 20, 2010, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Cherry Valley Elementary School. 
Recognizing the importance of the rural [...]

Community Noise Roundtable to Hold First Public Work Program in January 
The newly formed Centennial Airport/Community Noise Roundtable is seeking public input at its first Work Program to identify and discuss aircraft-related noise issues.  The session will be held on Jan. 6, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hotel Gold Crown/Ramada adjacent to the Air Traffic [...]

The Tri-County Board of Health seeks applications from County Commissioner District III, Highlands Ranch, to fill one Board vacancy.  Applications are due by January 15, 2010. Term of service is five years. 
“Tri-County Health Department would love to have someone who has experience with public health, either professionally, or as a consumer of public health services,” [...]

     
Residents are saving an average of 24 percent in-store and up to 50 percent on mail orders of prescription drugs using the free prescription drug discount card, offered by Douglas County and sponsored through the National Association of Counties (NACo). Pet medication discounts are also available at certain pharmacies. 
Cardholders and their family members may use the card any time their prescriptions [...]

Organizations from Douglas County intending to apply for approximately $800,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) funds for the 2010 program year will benefit from a workshop designed to provide valuable guidance and technical assistance for first-time applicants as well as previous applicants for Douglas County CDBG funds.