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During the recent Colorado General Assembly Special Session, Senate Bill 20B-001 was passed establishing a Small Business Relief Program, valued at $37 million. As part of Adams County’s ongoing COVID-19 emergency response and recovery strategy, the county will be applying for, administering, and distributing a portion of these funds to the Adams County business community.

Adams County marked the commencement of new terms for four elected officials in a  on Tuesday, Jan. 12.

The following elected officials took the oath of office to begin new four-year terms:

DENVER - Gov. Jared Polis ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide until sunset January 13, 2021, to honor United States Capitol Police Officers. 

NOTICE: Suncor will conduct Fire Extinguisher Training on Friday, Jan. 8, 12:30 - 3 p.m., at the Suncor Fire Training Center. The training will be performed at the Plant 1 Fire Training Grounds. During training there will likely be flames and smoke produced.

Adams County will open a new rapid testing site at Riverdale Regional Park (9755 Henderson Rd., Brighton), starting Wednesday, Jan. 6. The site will operate Wednesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will be open through the end of March 2021. The previous rapid testing sites located throughout the county have all been consolidated into this one location. Registration is not required.

“Consolidating these sites into one location allows us to continue providing free rapid tests to

Adams County’s restaurants are part of the cultural fabric of our neighborhoods, provide jobs, and contribute to the tax base. The economic crisis caused by COVID-19 has been particularly devastating to many restaurants, and they have increased their use of third-party delivery services during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Board of County Commissioners unanimously adopted the 2021 Adams County budget at public hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 15. The 2021 budget is set at $574,484,273, a slight increase from 2020.

Please join us to help spread some joy and holiday cheer, along with recognizing our frontline workers, one night in December. We’re asking municipalities, business owners, partners, and residents to turn on their holiday lights the evening of Dec. 18, by 6 p.m. We’re encouraging community members to participate so that families can drive around and look at the lights. This is a treasured tradition for so many families and something residents can still do this year. Let’s all help make this one night really special across the county and the metro area.

The Board of County Commissioners passed Resolution 2020-662 Establishing Office Closures for 2021. The county will observe 11 holiday closures and employees will have an additional Floating Holiday.