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Welcome to the Town of Empire

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“The Town of Empire will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities. Persons needing accommodations or special assistance should contact the Town at TownAdministator@EmpireColorado.us as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.”

Colorado's Technology Accessibility Rules, established by House Bill 21-1110, require that information and communications technology (ICT) be accessible to people with disabilities. Local government websites and content must meet the statewide accessibility standards as of July 1, 2025. The Town of Empire is committed to this process and will be updating everything on our current website to meet this deadline. During this process, we will remove content and upload it after it has been updated. If you are looking for information and cannot locate it, please email or call the office. We always have our Town Documents available in Town Hall, even if you do not see it on the website.

Important Stuff

The Town of Empire Administrative Offices

will be closed for

The Holidays, beginning

Monday, December 23, 2024 – Monday January 6^th, 2025

The Town of Empire and Clear Creek County have lifted the Fire Ban on 11/07/24 due to decreased fire danger with the increase of snow and moisture. Please still be responsible, as winter weather can still bring dry winds if there is a lack of moisture. From Chief Andrew Lorenz

-CONSTRUCTION NOTICE-

The Town of Empire and Bear Excavating will be on East Mountain Avenue east of Avery Street, installing an additional part on the water main line. This will cause an outage of your water anytime from 9AM till 5PM on 12/10/2024. During this time if you need water or facilities, please feel free to go to the visitor's center by town hall. If your water outage continues past 5PM please notify the town immediately.

If you have questions and need to talk to a Town of Empire representative, please reach out to Jeannette Piel at 303-569-2978. For water-related emergencies please call Bear Excavating at 303-990-4106. For all other emergencies please call the police department at 303-569-2281.

Thank you,

Town of Empire and Bear Excavating

Take a look at our Town Parks Survey Results

Click here to see the Parks and Recreation Planning Grant Presentation

If you need to report a non-emergency complaint or a code violation, please fill out a "Voluntary Statement" for the Police Department.

Click here for the form, or pick one up in Town Hall.

If you would like to request Public Information that is not currently on the website, please fill out a

CORA request (Colorado Open Records Act.)

Form can be found on the website or in Town Hall. If you have questions pertaining to town business, please send written requests or questions by email to the Clerk so we have a record and can respond appropriately.

Our 2023 Consumer Confidence Report for Drinking Water Quality is available to view in Town Hall or online by clicking here.

The Town routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws, and this report shares that data, and shows that we did not have any violations in 2023, providing you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water.

Latest Happenings

The Town of Empire is holding hybrid meetings where the Board of Trustees and the public can be present at Town Hall but can also attend and make comments remotely. Meeting times and access codes are always posted on this Website, on the door of Town Hall, and at the Post Office. Everyone is welcome to come in or tune in.

* Board of Trustees ~ Tuesday January 7, 2025

Executive Session ~ 6:00 PM

Work Session ~ 6:30 PM

In-person & Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83964341481?pwd=QlVXSU5BU3lhb1Rna2lMM211TVRadz09

Meeting ID: 839 6434 1481 Passcode: 923008

The Public can attend but there will be no action items and no public comment

The AGENDA will be posted on the website, the door of Town Hall, and the Post Office Bulletin Board 24 hours prior to the meeting

* Planning Commission Training ~ Wednesday January 15, 2025 6:30 PM THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED

In-person & Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85852790692?pwd=Y0ZSZm9WRTIxeDRVcURVVFdsaUgyUT09

Meeting ID: 858 5279 0692 Passcode: 700315