Commissioners discuss E911 consolidation, opioid-service hub planning, airport and IT upgrades
February 11, 2026 | Custer County, Colorado
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Commissioners used part of their Feb. 11 meeting to discuss several ongoing operational efforts: potential consolidation of E911 call routing with Fremont County, planning for a community-service hub linked to opioid-response grant money, airport infrastructure needs and an IT contractor-led website upgrade.
An official described meetings with Fremont County E911 leadership about joining the Combined Regional Communications Authority (CRCA) that routes calls between citizens and dispatch. The speaker said Custer collects about $100,000 annually in the E911 surcharge but that routing costs have historically required Custer to pay around $60,000 of routing fees; combining services could improve grant eligibility and give the county more leverage with providers on service outages.
On substance-use response, a commissioner said the county held an initial community-service hub coordination meeting involving the Veterans Service Officer, Department of Human Services, the County Kids Council, extension and public health. The meeting was described as preparatory to competing for a roughly $750,000 opioid-related grant to create a centralized hub for prevention, response and mitigation services.
Airport issues were raised: the airport needs standby generators to pump Avgas and Jet A during outages, as well as a GPS approach and threshold/runway lights to improve safety; the board scheduled a short workshop with the contractor certifying the airport structure.
Finally, the county’s third-party IT contractor is converting email/office systems from Google to Microsoft and is building a mobile-friendly, accessible county website to better meet state statutes; commissioners asked residents to submit feedback on how agendas and public materials are organized online.
None of these operational items produced formal board action in this meeting beyond direction to continue negotiations and administrative follow-up.
An official described meetings with Fremont County E911 leadership about joining the Combined Regional Communications Authority (CRCA) that routes calls between citizens and dispatch. The speaker said Custer collects about $100,000 annually in the E911 surcharge but that routing costs have historically required Custer to pay around $60,000 of routing fees; combining services could improve grant eligibility and give the county more leverage with providers on service outages.
On substance-use response, a commissioner said the county held an initial community-service hub coordination meeting involving the Veterans Service Officer, Department of Human Services, the County Kids Council, extension and public health. The meeting was described as preparatory to competing for a roughly $750,000 opioid-related grant to create a centralized hub for prevention, response and mitigation services.
Airport issues were raised: the airport needs standby generators to pump Avgas and Jet A during outages, as well as a GPS approach and threshold/runway lights to improve safety; the board scheduled a short workshop with the contractor certifying the airport structure.
Finally, the county’s third-party IT contractor is converting email/office systems from Google to Microsoft and is building a mobile-friendly, accessible county website to better meet state statutes; commissioners asked residents to submit feedback on how agendas and public materials are organized online.
None of these operational items produced formal board action in this meeting beyond direction to continue negotiations and administrative follow-up.
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