December 2008 - Posts

• NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

  Christmas Holiday Schedule Public Information Office             Aracely Lazcano I PIO    County of El Paso, Texas           500 E. San Antonio I  Suite 301                                                 (P) 915.546.2098  I Ext 4106 I                                                 (C) 915.496.5984 I                                                 I visit us online www.epcounty.com I (El Paso, TX) -- Commissioners Court will not have its regular weekly meeting on Monday, December 29, 2008. On Monday, December 15, 2008, the members of the commissioners court decided that the court will hold their next regular meeting on Monday, January 5, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. Although the court will not meet, the county courthouse and its satellite offices will be open for business during regular hours on Monday, Dec. 29 and Tuesday, Dec. 30. Additionally, in observance of the holiday season, the county courthouse will be closed on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31; New Year's Day, Thursday, January 1, 2009 and the Day after New Years, Friday, January 2, 2009. We urge the community to be aware and take the necessary precautions to plan ahead in case there is the need to use a service provided by the county. For example; application for passports, birth and marriage certificates, deeds, etc. ***SCROLL DOWN FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH*** ****ADELANTAR EL CURSOR PARA INFORMACION EN ESPAÑOL**** (El Paso, TX) -- La corte de comisionados del condado de El Paso no realizara sus sesiones ordinarias semanales el día lunes 29 de Diciembre del presente año. El pasado 15 de diciembre, los miembros de la corte decidieron que la próxima junta ordinaria se llevara a cabo el próximo 5 de enero del 2009 en punto de las 9:30 A.M. en donde se les dará la bienvenida a los nuevos integrantes de la corte. Sin embargo, aunque no habrá juntas ordinarias de la corte de comisionados, el edificio de la corte y sus oficinas satélites continuaran brindando servicio los dias lunes 29 y martes 30 de diciembre a los miembros de la comunidad que requieran realizar algún trámite. Adicionalmente y en respeto a los días festivos por la celebración de la llegada del año nuevo, el edificio del condado suspenderá operaciones el ultimo día del año, miércoles 31 de diciembre; el primer día del 2009, jueves primero de enero y el día posterior al año nuevo, viernes 2 de enero del 2009. Se le solicita a los residentes del condado que tomen en cuenta la suspensión de labores por los días feriados y que realicen planes para realizar los trámites que requieran necesarios, como solicitud de pasaportes estadounidenses, actas de nacimiento, defunción, o divorcio entre otras.   Posted Dec 29 2008, 09:36 AM by alazcano with no comments

• Christmas Holiday Schedule

  Public Information Office             Aracely Lazcano I PIO    County of El Paso, Texas           500 E. San Antonio I  Suite 301                                                 (P) 915.546.2098  I Ext 4106 I                                                 (C) 915.496.5984 I                                                 I visit us online www.epcounty.com I (El Paso, TX) -- Commissioners Court will not have its regular weekly meetings, Monday, December, 22 and Monday, December 29, 2008. On Monday, December 15, 2008, the members of the commissioners court decided that the court will hold their next regular meeting on Monday, January 5, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. Although the court will not meet, the county courthouse and its satellite offices will be open for business during regular hours on Monday, Dec. 22 and Tuesday, Dec. 23. Additionally, in observance of the holiday season, the county courthouse will be closed on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24; Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25; and the Day after Christmas, Friday, December 26, 2008. We urge the community to be aware and take the necessary precautions to plan ahead in case there is the need to use a service provided by the county. For example; application for passports, birth and marriage certificates, deeds, etc. ***SCROLL DOWN FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH*** ****ADELANTAR EL CURSOR PARA INFORMACION EN ESPAÑOL**** (El Paso, TX) -- La corte de comisionados del condado de El Paso no realizara sus sesiones ordinarias semanales los días lunes 22 y 29 de Diciembre del presente año. El pasado 15 de diciembre, los miembros de la corte decidieron que la próxima junta ordinaria se llevara a cabo el próximo 5 de enero del 2009 en punto de las 9:30 A.M. en donde se les dará la bienvenida a los nuevos integrantes de la corte. Sin embargo, aunque no habrá juntas ordinarias de la corte de comisionados, el edificio de la corte y sus oficinas satélites continuaran brindando servicio el lunes 22 y martes 23 de diciembre a los miembros de la comunidad que requieran realizar algún trámite. Adicionalmente y en respeto a los días festivos por la celebración de la navidad, el edificio del condado suspenderá operaciones el día de noche buena, miércoles 24 de diciembre; el día de navidad, jueves 25 de diciembre y el día posterior a la navidad, viernes 26 de diciembre. Se le solicita a los residentes del condado que tomen en cuenta la suspensión de labores por los días feriados y que realicen planes para realizar los trámites que requieran necesarios, como solicitud de pasaportes estadounidenses, actas de nacimiento, defunción, o divorcio entre otras.       Posted Dec 22 2008, 07:58 AM by alazcano with no comments

• YSLETA ANNEX DEDICATION CEREMONY

  For Immediate Release  Monday, December 15, 2008                                                                                                                                                                                       DEDICATION CEREMONY FOR YSLETA ANNEX    (EL PASO, TEXAS) - County Commissioner Miguel A. Teran, Precinct 3, will host a dedication ceremony at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 for the Ysleta Annex in Socorro. The 30,000 square-foot building is the first energy-efficient facility of El Paso County and will house, at least, nine departments, which provide direct service to the public. Amongst those will be; the Justice of the Peace No. 5, District Clerk, County Clerk, County Attorney, Adult Probation and Tax Assessor Collector. The firm Wright & Dalbin Architects Inc. designed the facility, which will feature two buildings with a central square. The estimated cost of the project is at about $4.3 million. IN BRIEF:   WHAT:               Ysleta Annex Dedication Ceremony WHEN:               Tuesday, December 16, 2008 TIME:                1:00 p.m. WHERE:             9521 Socorro Road   Posted Dec 15 2008, 04:23 PM by alazcano with no comments

• GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Monday, December 15, 2008                                                                                                    GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY     Access Road to the new Tornillo-Gpe. Int’l Bridge   (El Paso, Texas) – El Paso County Commissioners Court members will headline a ground-breaking ceremony and deliver remarks at the site of the new Manuel F. Aguilera Highway that will connect the new Tornillo-Guadalupe International Port of Entry to Alameda Avenue. The ceremony site is located at FM 1109 and Tornillo Island Road. Local, state and federal dignitaries will be in attendance at the ceremony to take place on Tuesday, December 16 at 10:00 a.m. The estimated cost of this project is $1.5 million and its completion is expected by spring 2009  IN BRIEF:  WHAT:       Ground-breaking Ceremony of Manuel F. Aguilera Highway WHERE:     FM 1109 and Tornillo Island Road WHEN:       Tuesday, December 16, 2008 TIME:         10:00 a.m.     Posted Dec 15 2008, 03:16 PM by alazcano with no comments

• COMMISSIONERS COURT HIGHLIGHTS FOR MONDAY DEC. 08, 2008

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  MONDAY, DEC. 08,2008                                Adventurous Cowboy Recognized (El Paso, Texas) – During today’s regular session the members of commissioner’s court adopted a resolution praising Bob Jones, also known as Long Rider Bob, for his courage and adventurous spirit to horse riding 2,000 miles and travel to El Paso from the border of Canada. Long Rider Bob, is a recently retired England native whom has always been a country and western music lover and particularly liked Marty Robbins and his song “El Paso”, making our community destination of choice. During his four months journey, Jones was helped by many people through the seven states he visited.The resolution sponsored by Commissioner Pct. 4 Daniel R. Haggerty praise the now adopted cowboy rider for his sense of adventure and being able to pursue his dream of seeing America. “We wish him and his equine partners the very best as they continue their journey through life,” Haggerty stated. A Texas flag was also presented to Mr. Jones as a symbol of gratitude for his love to this community by State Rep.  Pat Haggerty.   COURT DENIES CONSTABLE REQUEST TO OPERATE UNMARKED UNITS A request made from Constable Pct. 2 Rick Gammon to operate up to three county vehicles without inscriptions was denied today by the members of the court.  “I think you should have mark vehicles because you are representing a law enforcement agency and I don’t agree that you drive without being noticed,” said County Judge, Anthony Cobos.  Gammon based his petition stating that recent incidents involving other constables have misled the public perception towards their job.  “In light of current and immediate past circumstances I’d rather to proceed with caution in this matter so that we are not creating circumstances which could potentially create more liability for the county in the future,” said Commissioner Pct. 2, Veronica Escobar.  Voting against the use of unmarked vehicles were Judge Antony Cobos and Commissioners Miguel A. Teran and Veronica Escobar, meanwhile Commissioners Luis Sariñana and Dan Haggerty voted against the denial.    Posted Dec 08 2008, 04:21 PM by alazcano with 1 comment(s)

• BLOOD DRIVE AT THE COURTHOUSE

  (El Paso, Texas) – A blood drive for the United Blood Services will be held from 10:30 am- 4:30 pm Thursday, December 04, in the County Courthouse, 3rd Floor Lobby. Employees and the public are invited to participate in the drive.  Donated blood plays a critical role in surgery and emergency care. United Blood Services uses special blood collection technology and tools to customize the donation process for each donor and to best match donations to community needs. Last quarter county employees donated over 50 units of blood.  Donors will receive a FREE T-Shirt, a Cholesterol Check, Snacks and a chance to save as many as 3 lives.  IN BRIEF:  WHAT: BLOOD DRIVE WHERE: 3RD FLOOR LOBBY, COUNTY COURTHOUSE WHEN: TODAY TIME: 10:30 am-4:30 PM   Posted Dec 04 2008, 10:40 AM by alazcano with no comments