Powers Boulevard / Major Thoroughfare Task Forces

The Powers Boulevard/ Major Thoroughfare Task Forces are advisory to the Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners. Recommendations are made concerning access and construction criteria for both Powers Boulevard and major transportation corridors within the unincorporated area of El Paso County. Staff support is provided by the Department of Transportation and Planning Division.

These Task Forces are supported by a Technical Committees (made up of staff with expertise in the transportation field). The City of Colorado Springs has representatives on both the Technical Committees and Task Forces.

The joint Task Force meeting is held at 7:30 a.m. on the third Friday of each month in the Development Services Department, Pikes Peak Regional Development Center, 2880 International Circle, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The joint Technical Committee meeting is held on the first Friday of the month, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the same location.

Members of these Task Forces are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Some terms (those representing various County/ City departments/ entities) are indefinite; others (representing various interest groups and citizens at large) have a three-year duration. Terms usually expire in May and vacancies are advertised in the Gazette. The Task Forces are governed by Resolution No. 96-57, General-24, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners February 22, 1996, as well as Roberts' Rules of Order.