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Submit an application for Universal Pre-School Colorado for the 2023-2024 school year
Universal Preschool (UPK) Colorado ensures that every child in the year before they are eligible for kindergarten is eligible for half-day (15 hours), state-funded, voluntary preschool beginning in the 2023-24 school year. Three-year-olds with qualifying factors are eligible for part-time (10 hours) preschool programming.
Mountain Pine Beetle Workshop in January
Attend one or all upcoming workshops (virtual and in-person options) to learn more about the Mountain Pine Beetle. This native beetle has expanded to epidemic levels in Gilpin County. Participants will learn about beetle life cycle, how to identify beetle impacts on trees, control options to treat infested trees, preventative options, and what to expect for future impacts in Gilpin County and beyond.
Pile Burning planned near Peaceful Valley and Rollinsville
BOULDER, Colo. (Dec. 29, 2022) – Firefighters plan to burn slash piles from multiple fuels reduction and hazardous tree removal projects on the Boulder Ranger District next week, as early as Tuesday, January 3, 2023, as conditions allow. Burning of these piles could take place throughout the upcoming snowy, winter months.
The Weekly Register-Call is Discharged from all Duties as Legal Newspaper of Record for Gilpin County
On December 20, 2022, the Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution 22-44, Discharging Weekly Register-Call from All Duties as Legal Newspaper of Record for the County of Gilpin.
Jennifer Anton Named to Coordinate Universal Preschool Implementation in Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Jefferson Counties
Executive Director of Triad Bright Futures, Ms. Anton will lead a broad early childhood collaboration
Colorado State Forest Service: Programs for Homeowners & Landowners
A variety of programs for homeowners and landowners exist through the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) and other natural resource agencies to assist them in managing their property.
The CSFS is committed to helping homeowners and landowners promote healthy and sustainable forest conditions. One of the ways we do this is by emphasizing action on state, private and other non-federal lands, and providing technical and financial assistance to those that have demonstrated a commitment to effectively manage their property.
Pile Burning planned near Peaceful Valley, Rollinsville
BOULDER, Colo. (Dec. 5, 2022) – Firefighters plan to burn slash piles from multiple fuels reduction and hazardous tree removal projects on the Boulder Ranger District starting tomorrow and continuing throughout the week as conditions allow. Burning of these piles could take place throughout the upcoming snowy, winter months.
NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING DISCUSSION REGARDING PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE (FAMLI) ACT BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING DECEMBER 6, 2022
Colorado voters passed Proposition 118 as the result of a statewide ballot initiative in November 2020 to create a state-run paid family and medical leave insurance program (FAMLI). This insurance program will be funded by employers and employees paying premiums into a state fund to pay out leave benefits for eligible individuals. Premiums will begin to be collected January 1, 2023, with paid benefits to begin the following year on January 1, 2024.