Adams County Community Report

Adams County Manager Raymond Gonzales announced today the hiring of Katie Griego as the county’s new Director of Human Services. Griego will join the team on Monday, Aug. 19. This position provides critical leadership and oversight to a large department that includes many multi-disciplinary teams.

This week, a mosquito pool sampled in Thornton by Tri-County Health Department tested positive for West Nile Virus. If you’re outside in the early morning and late evening, be sure to use a mosquito repellent that contains DEET. For more information on prevention and risk, visit Tri-County Health Department's website.

Vaccination Critical to Keep Measles Out of Colorado

Notice: Suncor ERT will conduct live fire training on Thursday, Aug. 8 , 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Suncor Fire Training Center. During the training there will likely be flames and smoke produced. In the event of an actual emergency, all ERT training will cease and proper alarms will be sounded. If you have any questions, contact Clint Lawton, 303.227.6195, or Jeff Osetek, 303.286.5758 or 303.656.5883.

Nationwide, August is celebrated as Child Support Awareness Month, and today it’s been proclaimed so in Adams County by the Board of County Commissioners.

“Often, Child Support Services workers are made out to be the bad person,” says Wisler Jacquecin, Administrator, Adams County Child Support Services (CSS) Division. “Hopefully, the awareness activities during this month will show we’re here to be advocates for the children and to provide assistance to the parents where we can.”

Anticipate traffic delays on US 36 between Westminster and Boulder Monday, Aug. 5, through Wednesday, Aug.7, 10 p.m.-5 a.m. These delays will be due to installation of green screen devices on top of the concrete barriers which separate east and westbound lanes of traffic.  This screen is intended to decrease headlight glare as well as increase nighttime visibility.

Aug. 4, 2019 - Gov. Jared Polis today ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide immediately, until sunset on Aug. 8, to honor the victims of the shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, and as proclaimed by President Donald J. Trump. See the full presidential proclamation below. 

HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDIES IN EL PASO, TEXAS, AND DAYTON, OHIO 
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION

Tri-County Health Department is working with numerous sites in Commerce City regarding plague-infested fleas affecting the prairie dog colonies in the region. Several areas have been closed voluntarily, signs have been posted, and the prairie dogs’ holes are being treated with insecticide to kill any fleas that could transmit the disease to prairie dogs, humans, and pets. These areas are affected until further notice:

On the night of Sunday, Aug. 4,  the eastbound I-76 ramp to southbound I-25 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. while crews repair the bridge deck and make other safety improvements. CDOT anticipates medium travel impact to motorists traveling the affected route during overnight hours. 

Adams County Public Works worked on an urgent safety issue to repair roadway on the west 62^nd Ave. bridge over I-76 on Huron St. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. The road work is complete and traffic was flowing again at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. The repair work was originally scheduled to be complete by Monday afternoon.