{"id":2458908,"date":"2020-05-27T22:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T04:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=326409"},"modified":"2020-05-27T22:50:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T04:50:00","slug":"eagle-county-plans-limited-reopening-of-government-in-coronavirus-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/eagle-county-plans-limited-reopening-of-government-in-coronavirus-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagle County plans limited reopening of government in coronavirus era"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/eaglemeetings-atd-052820-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/eaglemeetings-atd-052820-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/eaglemeetings-atd-052820-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/eaglemeetings-atd-052820-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/eaglemeetings-atd-052820-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/eaglemeetings-atd-052820-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Eagle County office building and community center in El Jebel will reopen with limited in-person hours and services starting June 1.<\/strong><br \/><em>Scott Condon\/The Aspen Times<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Eagle County is figuring out how to get the government apparatus functioning again in a more normal way in the era of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The county government announced Wednesday it will start a phased opening of facilities and operations for in-person services. It has also modified procedures for public meetings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">County buildings have been closed since March 16 due to the pandemic. The new operating procedures and limited hours will be in effect until at least June 22, when the county is tentatively scheduled to move the next phase of reopening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In this interim phase, the county offices and community center in El Jebel will open on Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Clerk and Recorder\u2019s Office will be open for motor vehicle transactions that cannot be completed online on every weekday but Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Vehicle license plate renewals can be completed online at www\/mydmv.colorado.gov, by mail or by dropping off in a 24-hour ballot box.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Recording documents, searches for documents and picking up marriage licenses can be done weekdays except Wednesdays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">For the building department in El Jebel, permit applications can be dropped off weekdays except Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Customers will be alerted when permits are available for pick-up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Members of the public and all county employees will be required to wear face coverings, adhere to social distancing and occupancy restrictions in county buildings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A reduced number of employees will staff facilities. The county has added Plexiglas to work areas where there is contact with the public and installed more sanitizer stations. There will be more frequent cleaning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">On June 2, public hearings will resume on matters before the county commissioners and other boards for land use files, liquor licenses and other topics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cMembers of the public will be required to sign up in advance for attendance at all meetings and hearings so that room capacity can be monitored,\u201d the county statement said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A sign-up sheet for meetings will be posted at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaglecounty.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.eaglecounty.us<\/a> as well as linked to each board\u2019s agenda. Walk-up visitors will be accommodated when possible, but those who signed up in advance will be given priority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Meetings that prove to be particularly in high demand will be closed to the public and comments will be collected through an electronic form that provides written and video options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cRegardless of meeting room availability, the county is encouraging all members of the public to use the electronic form to limit in-person interactions,\u201d the county statement said. The public comment form for each individual meeting or hearing will be available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaglecounty.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.eaglecounty.us<\/a>, as well as linked to meeting agendas as appropriate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">All public meetings and hearings are streamed live at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecgtv.com\/live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.ecgtv.com\/live<\/a> and at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/EagleCounty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/EagleCounty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/local\/eagle-county-plans-limited-reopening-of-government-in-coronavirus-era\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eagle County office building and community center in El Jebel will reopen with limited in-person hours and services starting June 1.Scott Condon\/The Aspen Times Eagle County is figuring out how to get the government apparatus functioning again in a more normal way in the era of COVID-19. The county government announced Wednesday it will start [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2458908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-17 05:48:10","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2458908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458908\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2458908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2458908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2458908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}