{"id":19408,"date":"2026-01-15T11:15:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/?p=19408"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:52:48","slug":"el-paso-county-offices-closed-january-19-in-observance-of-martin-luther-king-jr-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elpasoco.com\/el-paso-county-offices-closed-january-19-in-observance-of-martin-luther-king-jr-day\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso County Offices Closed January 19 in Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>January 15, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; El Paso County administrative and elected administrative offices and affiliated agencies will be closed Monday, January 19, 2026, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.<\/p>\n<p>The El Paso County Sheriff\u2019s Office administration services will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2026. However, emergency services such as our 9-1-1 Regional Communications Center, detention operations, and patrol will continue without disruption to provide emergency and essential services for our community.<\/p>\n<p>The closures include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>El Paso County Assessor\u2019s Office<\/li>\n<li>El Paso County Clerk &amp; Recorder\u2019s Office<\/li>\n<li>4th Judicial District Attorney&#8217;s Office<\/li>\n<li>Offices of the El Paso County Combined Courts<\/li>\n<li>Colorado State University Extension Office<\/li>\n<li>El Paso County Coroner\u2019s Office<\/li>\n<li>El Paso County Department of Human Services<\/li>\n<li>El Paso County Public Health<\/li>\n<li>El Paso County Public Trustee &amp; Treasurer\u2019s Office<\/li>\n<li>Pikes Peak Workforce Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The El Paso County Department of Human Services will be closed Monday, January 19, 2026. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/PEAK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.Colorado.gov\/PEAK<\/a>\u00a0to manage case information, apply for SNAP (Food Assistance), or learn about additional programs.<\/p>\n<p>The next Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) meeting will occur on Tuesday, January 20, and the next Land Use meeting will occur on Thursday, January 22.<\/p>\n<p>To view the agenda for all upcoming meetings, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agendasuite.org\/iip\/elpaso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.agendasuite.org\/iip\/elpaso<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unless otherwise noted, all BoCC and Land Use meetings will be held inside the Centennial Hall auditorium at 200 South Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.[\/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;]January 15, 2026\u00a0&#8211; El Paso County administrative and elected administrative offices and affiliated agencies will be closed Monday, January 19, 2026, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. 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