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El Paso County Commissioner Corey Applegate cites growth, state mandates and constituent outreach as top priorities
Summary
Corey Applegate, El Paso County commissioner for District 4, told a podcast interviewer that managing rapid population growth, responding to what he called "unfunded mandates" from the state, and keeping close contact with constituents are among his leading concerns since taking office.
Corey Applegate, El Paso County commissioner for District 4, said rapid population growth, state-level policy mandates and on-the-ground constituent outreach are the county issues he has focused on since taking office.
Applegate made the remarks in an interview on the podcast Beyond the Dais with host Scott Anderson. "The unfunded mandates that come down from Denver" and the tension between state policy goals and local priorities are central challenges, Applegate said. "When you're in kind of, like, a conservative county and then how, like, Denver has all these ideas ... it's like, well, that's not what's good for our community," he said.
The commissioner described another practical limitation: accepting state or federal funds can bring policy requirements that create budget and implementation strains for the county.…
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