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Chaffee County General Contact Info (for a specific office please see the Departments tabs above)
ccinfo@chaffeecounty.org
719.539.2218
Chaffee County District or County Court
719.539.2561
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To view past agendas and minutes of the Board of Commissiners meeting please visit Board of Commissioners Agendas & Minutes or visit the County Clerk Adjunct website at County Clerk
To view past agendas and minutes from other County Boards please visit County Boards. 2019 Board Members
County Resolutions
County Public Meeting Policies & Procedures adopted September 10, 2019
Guide to Speaking at Public Meetings
In an effort to meet the constitutional and legislative requirements to count the U.S. population, in preparation for the upcoming 2020 census, Census Bureau temporary field staff will work in neighborhoods across the United States to conduct surveys using a laptop computer. Field Staff will be knocking on doors in order to verify addresses and gather information on additional living quarters Census employees will be in neighborhoods nation-wide knocking on doors from JANUARY 16TH through MARCH 30TH, conducting survey operation. Census employees have electric devices with the Census logo, a black Census canvas I.D. and Census identification. The Census will NEVER ASK FOR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, MONEY OR FOR BANK ACCOUNT INFOR. For any questions call 301.763.1716.
The Commissioners meet the first 2 Tuesdays of the month in Salida at the Administrative Building, 104 Crestone Ave., in the Commissioners Meeting Room and on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at the Buena Vista Annex, 114 Linderman Ave. Meetings start at 9:00 a.m. This schedule may change from time to time and will be posted.
Monthly meetings the Commissioners may attend:
2nd Wednesday 5:00 p.m. Salida Chamber Business After Hours
2nd Thursday 1:00 p.m. Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District , 339 E Hwy 50, Salida
2nd Thursday 5:00 p.m. Buena Vista Chamber Business After Hour
You may view all County Public Notices including, but not limited to, land use, Special Event Permits, request for board members and any other need for public notice. Requests for Proposals (RFP's) and Press Releases may also be found on this page.
Chaffee County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Short Term Rental Permitting
Chaffee Common Ground
Envision Chaffee County
Cottonwood Pass Open/Closure Schedule
Chaffee County Housing Need Assessment & Strategy
Chaffee County Regional Socio-Economic Profile
Chaffee County Heath Assessment & Improvement Plan 2017 - 2023
Chaffee County Conflict of Interest Policy
Chaffee County Public Meeting Policies and Procedures
Guide to Speaking at Public Hearings
Right to Ranch Conflict Resolution Procedures
Medical & Recreational Marijuana
Resolution 2001-04 - Providing for the control of dogs, vaccinations of dogs and their identification, control of vicious dogs and other animals, the impoundment of animals and describing penalties for violating such provisions.
OHV use on County Roads
Resolution 2017-10 Recognizing the Value of Federal Public Lands to Chaffee County's Economy, Recreation, Heritage and Quality of Life and Supporting Continued Federal Ownership of Federal Public Lands.
Resolution 2017-35 Opposing the Curtailment or Elimination of Grazing Allotments on Federal Public Lands
Resolution 2017-61 - Adopting an Amended and Restated Chaffee County Noxious Weed Management Plan
Resolution 2019-10 - Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the Submission, Acceptance or Processing of Applications for Development Having a Residential Component Within the Airport Overlay District Pending Consideration of Land Use Code Amendments.
Fire Restrictions Chaffee County and US Forest
Colorado State Forest Service, Salida District, Wildfire Rating Program
2020 Commissioner Meeting Dates
2020 Holiday schedule
Agendas for County Board meetings may be posted or amended up to 24 hours before a meeting. The official posting site for Chaffee County is the Chaffee County Website. Public Notices and Agendas are also posted at the Administrative Office, 104 Crestone Ave,. Salida
FEB 25 3PM
Visitors Bureau Meeting
Buena Vista Library - 131 Linderman Ave
FEB 25 4PM
Planning Commission Work Session followed by Regular Meeting
Commissioners Meeting Room
FEB 26 9AM
Airport Advisory Board Meeting
Harriett Alexander Field
FEB 27 10-11:30AM
Housing+Health Building Equity & Opportunity Spring Speaker Series
Poncha Spring Town Hall, 333 Burnett Ave.
FEB 29 3-5PM
Economic Development Corportation Member Event
Mt. Princeton
MAR 3 5:30PM
Planning Commission Special Meeting
Salida
MAR 4 9AM (Wednesday)
Commissioners Regular Meeting
Salida
MAR 5 6:30PM
Fair Committee Meeting
Fairgrounds
MAR 9AM
Regular Meeting of Landfill Committee, Board of Human Services and Board of Health followed by Work Session
Salida
MAR 10 9AM
Commissioners Regular Meeting
Salida
MAR 17 9AM
Commissioners Regular Meeting
Buena Vista
MAR 25 9AM
Airport Advisory Board Meeting
Harriett Alexander Field
MAR 31 TBA
Plannning Commission Work Session followed by Regular Meeting
Salida