State Grants Pitkin County Variance to Governor’s Safer at Home Order

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Steve Child - Pitkin County Commissioner - Chair - 970-948-3008

Jon Peacock - County Manager - 970-471-8550

Karen Koenemann - Public Health Director - 970-319-8634

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) today granted ...

Airport Gears Up for Increase in Travelers

MEDIA CONTACT: Airport Director John Kinney - 970-429-2851

Photos of Airport staff installing social distancing items in the terminal: CLICK HERE

The Aspen/Pitkin County Airport has taken extraordinary measures to protect the health and safety of i...

Virtual Community Meeting Today

Please join us for the COVID Community Meeting today at 4pm

The latest public health data and other community COVID-19 information will be shared at a Virtual Public Meeting on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 4:00 pm. 

Watch here: www.pitkincounty.com/wa...

Pitkin County COVID Emergency Relief Fund Reserved for Most Need

MEDIA CONTACT: Samuel Landercasper - Economic Assistance Manager - 970-309-3474

In the two months since the COVID-19 community shutdown began nearly 3,000 individuals and 500 children under 18 have received emergency funding from Pitkin County’s ...

Revised Public Health Order Goes Into Effect Today

Media Contact: Jordana Sabella, Pitkin County Public Health Planning, Prevention & Partnership Manager

970-920-5062

May 8, 2020

Pitkin County, CO - The Pitkin County Public Health Order set to go into effect beginning Saturday, May 9th has been slightly ...

Construction to Gradually Reappear in Pitkin County

Now that Pitkin County Public Health has issued directives allowing for the reopening of construction sites, building departments in Pitkin County, the City of Aspen, Town of Snowmass Village and Basalt will begin accepting construction site safety applic...

Correction: Final ASE Vision Report to BOCC Thursday, 4/16

The Airport Vision Committee will present its Final Report to county commissioners Thursday, April 16th from 4 to 6 pm. Because this will be a virtual and informational meeting, only written public comments will be taken. Written comments may be emailed t...

Pitkin County Landfill Closed to Private Citizens Until Further Notice

The Pitkin County Solid Waste Center (AKA Landfill) closed its gate to the public today after demand from private citizens, making non-essential trips to the landfill, exceeded the parameters of the Public Health Order curtailing all but essential travel ...

Late Filing Fees Waived for Business and Residential Personal Property Declarations

The Pitkin County Assessor’s Office has been working closely with the Colorado Division of Property Taxation on extending the upcoming business and residential personal property reporting deadline. Because most Colorado businesses are not operat...

Pitkin County Continuity of Business Plan During Novel Coronavirus Outbreak in the Community

In the spirit of social distancing set forth in the Public Health Order declared by Pitkin County on March 12, 2020, most county staff will be working remotely until further notice and all meetings with staff will be conducted via email, telephone or vide...

Senior Service Suspending All Group Operations

Under the direction of Pitkin County Public Health and the County Manager’s Office, Senior Service is suspending all programmatic group operations, starting Thursday, March 13th. Including: congregate meals, transportation, and all fitness/socia...

Public Health Officials Collaborate to Prepare for Potential COVID-19 Cases in Colorado

Colorado has not yet experienced a case of COVID-19,  but health officials anticipate that it is only a matter of time before cases emerge. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPH...

Crystal River streambank stabilization project to begin

Work will begin Monday, Feb. 17 along a stretch of the Crystal River where erosion has destabilized the riverbank and is threatening the Crystal Trail.

Gould Construction has been awarded a contract to stabilize the steep bank and prevent the Crystal Trail...

North Star plan open to public comment

A draft of the 2020 North Star Nature Preserve Management Plan is now open to public comment.

An online link to provide feedback is available at www.pitkinOSTprojects.com – click on the North Star page. Also available on the web page is the draft...

Pitkin County Public Health Statement on Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Pitkin County Public Health (PCPH) would like to provide some guidance to the community to address questions and concerns around the emerging Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). At this point, we do not have any cases identified locally or within the state of ...

Pitkin County Elections Department to Move to New Location

Clerk and Recorder and Motor Vehicle Departments Move Next

The Pitkin County Elections Department, now located on the ground floor of the Courthouse Plaza is moving to its new location in the Ute City Bank building arcade, at 501 E. Hyman Ave, on Fe...Read on...

County Commissioner Appointed to Statewide Public Lands Council

The Bureau of Land Management announced new appointments to its citizen-based Northwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) this week and Pitkin County Commissioner, George Newman is among the appointees. The RAC, composed to members with diverse interests an...Read on...

Community Input Sought for the Pitkin County Healthy Rivers Whitewater Wave and Streamside Project

In advance of the construction of a whitewater wave and streamside improvements in the Roaring Fork River in Basalt, the first of a series of public meetings is being held December 7th to gather public input on the streamside improvements. A Recreationa...Read on...

Pitkin County rangers and sheriff's deputies busy at North Star

ASPEN – Rangers with Pitkin County Open Space and Trails have been busy patrolling North Star Nature Preserve, while county sheriff’s deputies have stepped up enforcement efforts along the Highway 82 corridor next to the popular boating area.

The July ...Read on...

Elected Officials to View a Waste Sort at the Landfill

To better understand exactly what our community is tossing into the trash, Aspen and Pitkin County are conducting a Waste Sort this week at the landfill. Elected officials from both jurisdictions will attend the sort on Thursday, July 9th from 8:30am to ...Read on...

Trail repairs begin June 1

ASPEN – Paving work to repair segments of the Rio Grande, Brush Creek and Basalt-Old Snowmass trails will begin next week. Detours will be in place to route trail users around the work zones.

Paving repairs on the upper Brush Creek Trail, on the edge ...Read on...

Pitkin County eyes purchase of scenic Snowmass Canyon parcel

ASPEN – The proposed purchase of a unique Snowmass Canyon property that offers access to both the Roaring Fork River and national forest lands above the valley via Arbaney Gulch will come before Pitkin County commissioners on May 27.

The Pitkin County ...Read on...