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GreenLight A Vet
GreenLight A Vet

The Meaning of Green “Green is the color of hope, renewal and well-being. “Greenlight” is also a term commonly used to activate forward movement. The simple action of changing one light to green is intended to spark a national conversation regarding the recognition of veterans, and “green light” them forward as valued members of our communities.” What is Greenlight a Vet? America’s veterans are some of our nation’s bravest, hardest-working men and women. However, it is hard to show them the appreciation they deserve when, back home and out of uniform; they are more camouflaged than ever. Green light a

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Replacement ballot packet for Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 Precinct D Voters

Montezuma County Clerk and Recorder KIM PERCELL 140 West Main Street, Suite 1 Cortez, CO 81321 Ph. (970) 565-3728 – Fax (970) 564-0215 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2024 Replacement ballot packet for Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 Precinct D Voters Due to a ballot layout error, the ballots originally mailed to Montezuma County voters in RE-1 School District Precinct D did not include Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 Ballot Issue 4-B. We will be mailing out a replacement ballot packet that will contain the omitted ballot measure and the other races and measures that RE-1 School District Precinct D voters are

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The Public Health Department’s Community Health Survey is now open!

The Public Health Department’s Community Health Survey is now open! We collect this information once every five years, and it helps guide our strategic plan and collaborative efforts in the community. We would love to hear your perspective, so please take the survey if you can, and share it with as many people as you can! The link to the survey can be found here (English Version <https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7826244/Draft-Montezuma-CHA-2024>). We also have paper surveys at the health department. Thank you! ¡La Encuesta de Salud Comunitaria del Departamento de Salud Pública está abierta! Colectamos esta información cada cinco años y nos ayuda

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Sign up for Montezuma county emergency alerts
Montezuma County Emergency Alert System

After recent local problems with the Nixle system, as well as the widely publicized issues with the alert and notification systems during fires in Boulder County and Maui, Montezuma County has launched a new Emergency Alert System.  This new system will allow you to receive emergency alerts for severe weather, road closures, evacuations, missing persons, and more. This is a more reliable and accurate system, which allows us to tailor alerts to specific neighborhoods or groups of people who face an imminent threat rather than a notification to the entire county. This is an “opt-in” system.  You choose what kinds

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