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River Safety

With the summer heat and higher water levels, it is important to remember to wear a personal floatation device (PFD) when playing near or in the river.

Comprehensive Plan Open House

The City of Cañon City will be holding an open house on Monday, June 21st from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Residents are invited to “drop in” and review the draft Picture Cañon City 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Project Team members and City staff will be available to discuss the plan and answer questions. The room will be set up with several poster boards ...

Fundraiser for CCPD K9 Unit

The Cañon City Police Department is holding a fundraiser for their K9 unit.

If you would like to donate, please make checks out to: Back the Blue K9 Force. In the memo section please reference Cañon City Police Department. Checks can be mailed to or dropped off at the police department at 161 Justice Center Road, Ca&am...

Stormwater Newsletter - 2nd quarter 2021

Stormwater pollution prevention tips and information on April clean-up events can be found in the 2021 second quarter Stormwater Management Program Newsletter!

Notice of Construction

2A-2021 Street Reconstruction and Water Main on South 11th Street between Main and US50 and North 10th Street between College and Mystic Avenues.

Road reconstruction work will begin the third week of June and continue through August 2021. These blocks will be closed to traffic to accommodate associated street reconstruction activities.  

The City’s contractor will be working in co...

Chromebooks are available for use at the library.

Chromebooks are available for patrons to use at the library.

The Cañon City Public Library purchased multiple Chromebook computers with funding made possible with The CARES Act grant. Chromebooks can be used at the library to access the internet, attend online classes, for homework, apply for work, resea...

Board of Adjustment Opening

The City of Cañon City needs three community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on its Board of Adjustment.

Home Projects and Licensed Contractors

Questions you should ask when hiring a contractor.

Business Owners, Home Owners, and Citizens of Cañon City,

Spring and Summer have people getting ready to move forward with projects they have been wanting to accomplish. This could be building a shed, garage, addition, fence, pergola, or any oth...

Shakespeare in the Park

The Canon City Public Library is in partnership with the Fremont Center for the Arts in presenting Shakespeare in the Park; “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be performed by Theatreworks and the University of Colorado in Macon Plaza on Saturday, June 19^th at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. and again on Friday, June 25^th at 6 p.m. Admission is free....

Brownfields Multipurpose Grant

The EPA awards $800,000 to support the cleanup and redevelopment of properties in Cañon City, Colorado

EPA Brownfields grant to catalyze economic revitalization along Arkansas Riverfront and Downtown Main Street corridors

Cañon City, Colo. (May 19, 2021) -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that the City...

Library Book Donations

The Canon City Public Library is asking for book (new or used) donations for their ongoing book sale.

The library's book sale has been such a success that they need more books. All proceeds go toward funding library programs. We do ask that you DO NOT donate old college textbooks or encyclopedias. Books may be dropped off at the library located a...

Library Summer Learning Program

The Canon City Public Library will be hosting its Summer Learning Program “Tails and Tales” starting May 24th.

Sign up to read and learn all summer long at the library - all ages are welcome! There will be weekly programs, PAL (pups at your library), card making, face painting, and more. Prize drawings will occur every week. There will also be a silent auction wit...

Splash Pad Opening and Reservations

The City of Cañon City is preparing to open up the splash pad at Centennial Park again this summer.

The splash pad will open for public use during Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. We will be implementing a reservation system again this year and reservations can be made online at https://www.canoncity.org/splashpad. The reserv...

US 50 Resurfacing Texas Creek to Coaldale

Beginning in late April, the Colorado Department of Transportation will begin work to improve approximately 10 miles of US 50 in Fremont County, beginning at Coaldale and ending near Texas Creek.

719 Area Code

New local dialing procedure for customers in 719 and 970 area codes begins April 24, 2021.

Notice of Construction

2A 2021 North Orchard Avenue Street Reconstruction and Water Main Replacement.

• North Orchard Avenue from Cherry Street to Pear Street
• North Orchard Avenue from Central Avenue to South Street 

Water main replacement and road reconstruction work will begin the first week of May and continue through August 2021. Orchard Avenue w...

AMBER Alerts

Beginning next week, the CBI is making a change to the way it shares AMBER (and Blue) alert information with the public.

In addition to the emailed bulletin and text alerts to the media, the Wireless Emergency Alert (cell phone notifications) will now contain a URL link to a Twitter site where additional details (beyond the current 360-character limitation), including image...

Fence Permits

Information on permits for fences.

Peddler Reports and Licenses

With the weather warming up, there has been an increase again in reports of door-to-door salesmen/peddlers in the City.

Notice of Construction - South 9th Street

State Highway 115 Pedestrian Improvement Project

South 9th St from Short St to Vine St

Curb and gutter replacement, concrete crosspan replacement, and sidewalk installation will begin the third week of April and continue through the middle of July. The majority of the work will be along the west side of ...

Water Bill Payment by Card

Debit/credit card payments can now be accepted over the phone for water billing by calling (877) 865-9547.

Colorado Grants Guide

The Canon City Public Library now has access to the Colorado Grants Guide Online Database!

City News Edition

Wondering what is going in your local government, what projects have been completed, and what new projects are in the pipeline?

Passing of Councilor Jim Meisner

We are very sorry to have to share with our community that City Councilor Jim Meisner passed away unexpectedly on Friday.

EBSCO Host

The Canon City Public Library is able to off EBSCO Host to our library users free of charge.

EBSCO is the leading provider of research databases, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, e-books, and discovery service to libraries of all kinds. The opportunities within this amazing collection of databases are incredible. Types of items available inclu...

Change to 2021 Sales Tax Collection

Beginning January 1, 2021, all sales tax for the City of Cañon City will be collected by the State of Colorado.

When businesses file their January sales tax return for the State of Colorado and submit it in February, they will need to include City of Cañon City’s sales tax on the State of Colorado portal under the City of Cañon City ...

US 50 Pedestrian Improvements

The City of Cañon City is working with the Colorado Department of Transportation to complete pedestrian and access improvements on US 50 (Royal Gorge Boulevard) between 1st Street and 15th Street.

The project will improve operations and safety for vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Construction between 1st Street and 9th Street is anticipated in the Summer of 2021. There will be an Open House on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 6 pm via Zoom to ...

Eastridge Campground Camping Fees

The Eastridge Campground at the Royal Gorge Park will become a pay site January 1, 2021 at the rate of $20.00 per night.

An informational kiosk structure and self-service iron ranger pay system have been installed as well as an additional parking area for day use outside the campground boundaries. There are twenty-one newly constructed and designated campsites! Each campsit...