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Join Jefferson County’s Sustainability Commission at Evergreen Earth Day Event!

Jefferson County’s Sustainability Commission members will be hosting a table at the Evergreen Earth Day event on Saturday, April 21st from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Evergreen Lake House, 29612 Upper Bear Creek Rd, Evergreen, CO. They will be sh...

We Want Your Feedback!

Give us your opinion and let us know how we're doing!

We launched our new Jefferson County website in October of last year. Now that you've had the chance to use it for several months, we want to make sure we are best serving those that use the site and ar...

Jefferson County FIT Court Designated as National Peer Learning Court

The Jefferson County Family Integrated Treatment (FIT) Court has been selected by Children and Families Futures and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) as a National Peer Learning Court (PLC). Out of 450 family drug courts across...

Save the Date for the Rocky Mountain Air & Ground Festival

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (RMMA) and Jefferson County will host the Rocky Mountain Air and Ground Festival on Aug. 4, 2018. After a three-year hiatus, the skies over RMMA will again feature aerobatic acts and fly-bys, while the grounds of the ai...

Read our latest Engage Jeffco enewsletter

Our ongoing goal is to make the Engage Jeffco enewsletter a great resource for citizens to stay updated on county news, important services, events and much more. In addition, the Engage Jeffco enewsletter is a tool to help get citizens more engaged in the...

Tighe to Chair Jeffco Board, Other Appointments Decided

Commissioner Casey Tighe was chosen by his fellow commissioners to lead the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners for 2018. The commissioners voted on the new leadership positions at their Feb. 13 public hearing.

Tighe takes over the chair position from ...

Jefferson County Facilities Management Team Wins Award

Jefferson County and the Facilities team were recently recognized by the State of Colorado and Compact of Colorado Communities at the Colorado Communities Awards Dinner. We are thrilled to have received an award based on our demonstrated leadership in cle...

Holiday Tree Recycling

The Jefferson County Road and Bridge South Shop will be recycling holiday trees this year at no cost to residents. There is a 24-hour drop location outside the main gate of the shop, located at 9509 West Ute Avenue in Littleton.

Only real trees will be acc...

Jefferson County Wellness Team Wins Two Prestigious Awards

Jefferson County’s Human Resources Wellness Team recently earned two prestigious awards, one from UnitedHealthcare and one from the American Heart Association.

In August, Jefferson County was one of the 10 organizations across the U.S. awarded wi...

2018 Budget Adopted

The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2018 Budget at its Dec. 5 public hearing. The $556.2 million annual budget was the result of more than 30 meetings spanning 7 months with elected officials and staff members across all Jeffco departm...

Jeffco Accounting Team Wins National Award 32nd Time

Jefferson County’s Accounting Division, has received a national award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for financial reporting for 2016. The Board of County Commissioners, at its Dec. 12 hearing, presented the award to Dir...

Final Numbers for Jefferson County's Slash Program

Thank you to all citizens who mitigated fire danger on your property by clearing out tree debris and disposing of the 'slash' at our collection sites.

From May through November, citizens brought 4,966 truckloads of slash to collection sites around the coun...

Commissioner Rosier to leave Jeffco for Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board

Veteran Jefferson County Elected Official Donald Rosier announced that he will resign from the Board of County Commissioners in early January 2018, to become General Manager of the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board. Rosier was elected Commissioner ...

Welcome to the New Jefferson County Website

Today is the day! Welcome to the new Jefferson County website! We’re excited to bring you this new website that we are confident will make doing business online with the county a better experience.

One of our largest improvements is that our site...

Jeffco EDC Recognizes Commissioner Libby Szabo as Elected Official of the Year

Jefferson County Commissioner Libby Szabo was named the Elected Official of the Year at Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation’s (Jeffco EDC) 11th Annual Luncheon.Commissioner Szabo was the first Latina female to be elected to a House...

Sneak Preview of New Jeffco Website Redesign

Join us for a special sneak preview of our new website before it launches! Be one of a select group of citizens to test out our homepage features to help make our website the best it can be for our residents and visitors.Sign up for a brief, one-hour focu...

Small Business Administration Offers Assistance to Those Affected by Hailstorm

Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Colorado businesses and residents affected by the hailstorm that occurred May 8, 2017, U.S. Small Business Administration's Administrator Linda McMahon announced today. SBA acted under its own authority...

Jeffco Human Services Recognized Through White House Nomination

Jefferson County’s Human Services and its employees are always rising to the challenges of meeting the needs of our most vulnerable community members. Its passionate, committed staff supports our community in every way possible. It truly is an a...

County Launches New Engage Jeffco Video 2017

Look around, what do you see? A beautiful place to call home. An innovative place to work. A breathtaking place to play. Jefferson County is a place to lay your roots. To raise a family. To feel safe. Make a living. Grow older. To breathe and reset.We str...

Colonel Don Davis Joins Jefferson County as County Manager

Colonel Don Davis assumed the role of Jefferson County Manager on Monday, May 1, reporting directly to the Board of County Commissioners. He joins the county after a 27-year career serving in the United States Marine Corps.Jefferson County Commissioner an...

Jefferson County Launches New Brand and Logo System

Jefferson County is getting a new look! The county has recently developed a new brand in an effort to better serve its citizens.Throughout the process of creating the new brand, Jefferson County gathered citizen feedback to help define what citizens think...

Jefferson County Launches OpenGov Financial Portal

OpenGov platform engages residents with instant access to budget data

Jefferson County announced today the launch of a new digital platform powered by OpenGov that provides residents, elected officials and staff unprecedented access to the county&rsquo...