{"id":18320,"date":"2025-07-07T09:07:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T15:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/?p=18320"},"modified":"2025-07-07T09:07:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T15:07:41","slug":"el-paso-county-announces-jack-ladley-as-executive-director-of-public-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/el-paso-county-announces-jack-ladley-as-executive-director-of-public-works\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso County Announces Jack Ladley as Executive Director of Public Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>July 7, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; El Paso County is pleased to announce Jack Ladley as the Executive Director of the Department of Public Works.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a privilege to lead such an exceptional team. The men and women of Public Works are the backbone of our infrastructure,&#8221; said Ladley. &#8220;From roads and bridges to stormwater systems and fleet services, their work lays the foundation for everything else our county depends on. I&#8217;m proud to serve alongside them as we continue to deliver consistent, innovative solutions for the residents of El Paso County.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Public Works\u2019 280-member team plays a vital role in supporting the region\u2019s infrastructure. They maintain 4,406 lane-miles of roadway, 262 bridges, and 10 dams across a service area spanning 2,158 square miles. In addition, the department oversees a $45 million annual capital program to fund key improvements and long-term infrastructure needs.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Ladley has served El Paso County since 2021 as Deputy Director of Public Works, also serving as the Interim Director since October 2024. Ladley brings more than 38 years of combined military and public-sector experience in infrastructure and operations to the role.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJack has demonstrated a remarkable understanding of our priorities and values during his time with El Paso County,\u201d said El Paso County Administrator Bret Waters. \u201cHe has a strong desire to serve and a keen awareness of operations within our Public Works team. I am confident he will continue to lead the department with integrity and deliver quality service for our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>A 25-year U.S. Air Force veteran, Ladley was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for service during combat operations and has earned multiple Air Force and Defense Meritorious Service Medals for leadership and mission impact.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>El Paso County looks forward to Jack Ladley\u2019s continued collaboration with the Public Works team as they maintain and improve the critical infrastructure that supports every corner of the region.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>###<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>www.ElPasoCo.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]July 7, 2025\u00a0&#8211; El Paso County is pleased to announce Jack Ladley as the Executive Director of the Department of Public Works. &#8220;It&#8217;s a privilege to lead such an exceptional team. The men and women of Public Works are the backbone of our infrastructure,&#8221; said Ladley. &#8220;From roads and bridges to stormwater systems and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":18321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1391,1673,23],"tags":[6518,7895,6942],"class_list":["post-18320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-news","category-news","category-public-works","tag-el-paso-county","tag-news","tag-public-works","category-1391","category-1673","category-23","description-off"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>El Paso County Announces Jack Ladley as Executive Director of Public Works - El Paso County Colorado<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"El Paso County is pleased to announce Jack Ladley as the Executive Director of the Department of Public Works.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/el-paso-county-announces-jack-ladley-as-executive-director-of-public-works\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"El Paso County Announces Jack Ladley as Executive Director of Public Works\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"El Paso County is pleased to announce Jack Ladley as the Executive Director of the Department of Public Works.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/el-paso-county-announces-jack-ladley-as-executive-director-of-public-works\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"El Paso County Colorado\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-07T15:07:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/epc-assets.elpasoco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-NR-design-3.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"ScottAnderson@elpasoco.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"ScottAnderson@elpasoco.com\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/el-paso-county-announces-jack-ladley-as-executive-director-of-public-works\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/el-paso-county-announces-jack-ladley-as-executive-director-of-public-works\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"ScottAnderson@elpasoco.com\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/#\/schema\/person\/61c4c006249e1b6e9f63d35f08060abd\"},\"headline\":\"El Paso County Announces Jack Ladley as Executive Director of Public Works\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-07T15:07:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/el-paso-county-announces-jack-ladley-as-executive-director-of-public-works\/\"},\"wordCount\":342,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/el-paso-county-announces-jack-ladley-as-executive-director-of-public-works\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/epc-assets.elpasoco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/New-NR-design-3.png\",\"keywords\":[\"El Paso County\",\"news\",\"public works\"],\"articleSection\":[\"FEATURED NEWS\",\"NEWS\",\"Public Works\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/el-paso-county-announces-jack-ladley-as-executive-director-of-public-works\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/el-paso-county-announces-jack-ladley-as-executive-director-of-public-works\/\",\"name\":\"El Paso County Announces Jack Ladley as Executive Director of Public Works - 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