Governor Polis Orders Flags To Fly at Half Staff For 30 Days To Honor Former President Jimmy Carter
Posted on: January 2, 2025
DENVER - Today, Governor Polis, as directed by President Biden, ordered flags to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset for 30 days, starting on the day of former President Carter’s passing, December 29, including a National Day of Mourning on January 9th, to honor the life and service of James Earl Carter, the 39th President of the United States.
“Today, as America begins to mourn the death of Former President Jimmy Carter I encourage Coloradans to join in honoring his 100 remarkable years of life, service, and leadership. we must continue to further the ideals that Former President Carter believed in, including deep compassion and protecting human rights and dignity,” said Colorado Governor Jared Polis.
Posted on: January 3, 2020
Get Free Radon Test Kits in January from Tri-County Health Department
January is National Radon Action Month, and radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. Unfortunately, about 50% of homes in Colorado have high radon levels. Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) will be campaigning using bus advertisements for radon awareness throughout the metro area during January. TCHD is also giving away 300 free radon test kits starting in January.
Posted on: December 18, 2019
Gov. Polis Orders Flags Lowered to Honor South Metro Fire Assistant Chief Troy Jackson
DENVER - Today, Gov. Polis ordered flags lowered to half staff on all public buildings statewide from sunrise to sunset on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, to honor the passing of Assistant Chief Troy Jackson.
Posted on: December 17, 2019
Board Approves 2020 Office Closure Schedule
The Board of County Commissioners passed Resolution 2019-646 Establishing Office Closures for 2020. The county will observe 12 scheduled closures, and employees will have an additional Floating Holiday, in 2020. All government offices will be closed on the 12 noted closure dates.
Posted on: December 10, 2019
Board of County Commissioners Adopts 2020 Budget
The Adams County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted the 2020 Adams County budget at public hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Top priorities in the 2020 budget, set at $574,283,381, a 10.9% increase from 2019, include education and economic prosperity, a high-performing and fiscally sustainable government, quality of life, safe and reliable infrastructure, and community enrichment.
Posted on: December 6, 2019
Gov. Polis Orders Flags Lowered to Half Staff on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
DENVER - Today, Gov. Polis ordered the Colorado and American flags be lowered to half staff on all public buildings statewide from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, in recognition of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, and as proclaimed by President Trump.
Posted on: December 5, 2019
Suncor to Conduct Testing on Flare Unit
On Thursday, December 5, Suncor’s Commerce City refinery will conduct testing on one of its flare units in Plant 1. The work will begin at 8 a.m. and completed by approximately 6 p.m. As a result of this activity, increased flaring with potentially larger flames and smoke could occur from the flare stack. Additional updates will be provided if the refinery experiences increased flaring for an extended period of time.
Posted on: December 2, 2019
Commissioner Charles “Chaz” Tedesco Honored with Award
Adams County Community Partner Foster Source introduced the Charles “Chaz” Tedesco Champion Award and awarded it to namesake Commissioner Chaz Tedesco at the organization’s fall fundraiser in November 2019.
Posted on: December 2, 2019
Adams County on Top of Job Growth in the U.S. in 2019
Adams County leads the nation in job growth, according to a recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau gathered employment statistics from 355 of the largest U.S. counties from June 2018 to June 2019.
Posted on: November 22, 2019
Central 70 Traffic Alert
Expect ramp closures overnight. Consecutive ramps will not be closed at the same time. Detour to the next ramp.
Construction activities are weather and site-condition dependent and schedules are subject to change.
Construction activities will halt at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 27 for the holiday weekend and will resume at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2. Long-term closures will remain in place.
Posted on: November 22, 2019
Adams County Celebrates National Adoption Day
Today, 20 children in Adams County welcomed a new start on National Adoption Day. A special celebration took place at the Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton. The Board of County Commissioners, Human Services Department, and the 17th Judicial District hosted the adoptive families. Adams County projects a total of 160 adoptions will be finalized by the end of the year.
