From the Director’s Deskin collaboration with Margaret Bowes, Executive Director of CAST A Mountain Migration tipping point? Since the COVID-19 pandemic escalated in March of 2020, national media reported an outflow of residents flocking from cities to high quality-of-life places such as the mountain resort communities covered in this report. Residents of these communities observed […]
April 15, 2021 – Eagle County will implement a new local COVID-19 public health order on April 16, in anticipation of the expiration of the statewide executive orders. The local order is intended to support the following disease response goals: -Disseminate vaccine quickly and efficiently-Lower disease rates and spread of COVID-19-Keep businesses open and workforce employed-Keep schools […]
UPDATE FROM EAGLE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH. The CDC and FDA have released a joint statement on pausing the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to a very small number of cases of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis, a blood clot in the brain’s venous sinuses that leads to stroke-like symptoms (there have been 6 […]
The Letter was provided by Heath Harmon Director | Eagle County Public Health & Environment As many of you are already aware, Eagle County has begun to take registrations among the general public as Colorado will be opening up vaccinations in the very near future. Although this will officially begin on April 2, I think […]
5 Star certified businesses allowed operate in Level Blue March 22, 2021 – While Eagle County remains in Level Yellow on the state’s COVID-19 dial, local businesses that have completed the 5 Star certification process are now authorized to operate at Level Blue capacities. Information and restrictions for each level are available at https://covid19.colorado.gov/data/covid-19-dial-dashboard. “We’d like to […]
The Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association (CHLA) sent out a memo outlining the Covid Dial Updates for Hotels and Lodges. Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) announced they will be updating the COVID Dial 3.0 Public Health Order to allow 5-Star Certified businesses to operate Indoor Seated Events at 100%capacity with 6′ of distance. Events over […]
Information provided today from Morgan Hill, M.S. Environmental Health ManagerEagle County Public Health and Environment morgan.hill@eaglecounty.us We continue to have good news for our business community as vaccination numbers increase around the State. Eagle County continues to hover very close to the Orange Level 7-day Covid-19 incidence rate, so it’s important for all of us […]
Eagle County 5 Star Status– INFO PROVIDED BY EAGLE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH We received notice from the State today that 70% of our population 70 and over have been vaccinated. Because of our status in Level Yellow, this qualifies us to allow certified facilities to operate in Level Blue. However, allowing the implementation of Level […]
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Attached is IRS News Release 2021-21, New law extends COVID tax credit for employers who keep workers on the payroll. Information provided by Ann Burton As a result of the new legislation, eligible employers can now claim a refundable tax credit against the employer share of Social Security tax equal to 70% of the qualified […]
