Stapleton Drive extensionThe El Paso County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a non-exclusive permanent easement to the Colorado Department of Transportation, as part of the Stapleton Drive Extensions Project. The easement will be used for maintenance, drainage, ingress and egress ó related to the concrete box culvert and associated inlet protection and wing walls installed as part of the overall project.The commissioners also unanimously approved assignment of another non-exclusive permanent easement, which it obtained from Silver Star Family Limited Partnership, LLLP, to CDOT for the same project. The box culvert in this easement is located in the Highway 24 right-of-way, and the county agreed to convey its interest to CDOT, which will provide the ongoing maintenance for the box culvert.Sterling RanchThe BOCC unanimously approved the partial release of two letters of credit for grading and erosion control on Sterling Ranch for $138,767.96 and $216,914. Work associated with these requests has been inspected.The commissioners unanimously approved a request by SR Land Inc., for the final plat of Homestead at Sterling Ranch Filing No. 1 to create 72 single-family lots on 19.57 acres, zoned RS-5000 residential suburban. According to the EPC land development code, RS-5000 residential is ìa 5,000-square-foot district intended to accommodate single-family and two-family residential development.î The parcel is located north of Dines Boulevard, south of the future extension of Briargate-Stapleton Parkway and east of Vollmer Road. It is located within the boundaries of the Falcon/Peyton Small Area Plan and the Black Forest Preservation Plan.The BOCC also unanimously approved a request by SR Land for the final plat of Branding Iron at Sterling Ranch Filing No. 1 to create 51 single-family lots on 10.55 acres, zoned RS-5000 residential. The final plat also creates eight tracts to be used for drainage, open space, trails and utilities. The parcels are located north of Dines Boulevard, south of the future extension of Briargate-Stapleton Parkway and east of Vollmer Road; within the boundaries of the Falcon/Peyton Small Area Plan and the Black Forest Preservation Plan.EPC fairgroundsThe commissioners unanimously approved a request to recognize $48,000 in revenue from the EPC Fairground Corp. to support projects in 2019 as follows:
- Race track improvements ó $13,000
- Enhance public address system ó $10,000
- Beer gardensí cash registers ó $1,000
- County fair bull riding event ó $8,000
- 4H fair programming ó $5,000
- County fair entertainment ó $10,000
- Queen program ó $1,000
