Recent & Related News

Applications for At-Large Members

The Pueblo 2010 Commission often has annual openings for Community At-Large Members to serve two-year terms beginning in February. The openings are for anyone living in the Pueblo area who is neither an elected official nor a full-time employee of any local government entity. If you are interested, you may download and application form on the page that tells you how to join.

For more information, and to obtain an application form, you may also contact one of the board members. The deadline for applying is December 31, of the year before a term, however openings sometimes occur in mid-year, so applications are always welcome.

New Members and Officers

The 2010 Commission at annual meeting elected the following new officers and community at-large members for 2007-2008: Doris Kester, chair; Dorothy Buksar, vice chair; and Richard Pinneau, secretary-treasurer; At-large: Charles Davis, Dale King, Pamela Cress, and Don Bruestle.

Latest 2010 News

PACOG: Pueblo Development Materials

At the request of the Pueblo Area Council of Government, we are making available the texts of several major development, strategy, and planning documents on a special page. Most documents are available in both MSWord and .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format, the latter being openable by universal software available free for use on almost any computer system.

Filling at-large Positions

As of fall 2008, the nominations committee will be seeking energetic, forward looking community members to fill vacant at-large membership positions. This is therefore an excellent time to send in an application ( or download in .pdf format) for someone you believe should be considered for the 2010 commission.

Healthy Communities Assessment

The Healthy Communities Task Force is making available results from a survey of its members on the status of Pueblo on major dimensions identified in the 2001 “Human Investment Plan”. Copies of a MS Word document (190K) summarize the results.

About 2010 Commission

Mission: “To serve as a community voice to advise and influence public and private sectors on issues of community concern.”

Commission Meetings

The Commission proceedings are almost always held on the second Thursday of each month and are open to the public. All interested citizenry are welcome to attend Commission meetings and join all Task Forces.

Next Meeting: November 13, 2008

Note special Nov. location:
Pueblo City Schools Admin, Court St at 11th (Arapahoe Room). Featured presenters: Carol Baker of Colorado Springs Utilities and Mark Glidden of CH2M Hill on “The Future of Fountain Creek”

You are welcome to download the next meeting’s agenda as a .pdf file (usually updated at beginning of week before meeting).

You are also welcome to review the pre-approval draft of minutes of October 09, 2008 meeting.

You may also download/see a pdf online of the treasurer’s latest financial report.

Location: Pueblo County Conference Room, 1001 N. Santa Fe Ave, Pueblo, CO 81003.

Commission Structure

In advancing its plans for Pueblo's future, the 2010 Commission has established eleven Task Forces... meaning there's something that touches your life and interests. We hope you'll explore and become active in one or more Task Forces.