Community Update
February 11, 2022
Greetings!

We want to hear from you! We always hear that health care is an issue in our mountain area. Here's your chance to contribute your opinion. Currently, there are two ways to share your thoughts on healthcare and premiums in our community. The first is the Community Health Needs Assessment and the second is Letter of Intent for Peak Health Alliance. Find details on each below.

Community Health Needs Assessment
Healthcare organizations across Routt and Moffat counties are launching the Community Health Needs Assessment, a survey to identify the health needs and experiences of all people in our region. Share your thoughts and ideas on a healthy community and you’ll be eligible to win a $50 gift card. The information collected is anonymous and will inform health and well-being initiatives into the future. Find the survey here: www.thehealthpartnership.org/CHNA/

Peak Health Alliance Letter of Intent
Peak Health Alliance has had huge success with other mountain communities in Colorado to find a path to lower costs while preserving the local healthcare system. The Routt County Peak Steering Committee is trying to do the same here in Routt County. If you purchase insurance (for yourself or your employees), we are asking you to consider signing a letter of interest (LOI). This letter is non-binding and indicates that you or your organization would take a look at a new health insurance plan to see if it works for you. The LOI helps us demonstrate the interest in the community to negotiate lower prices. Find all details and the letter of interest at: https://peakhealthalliance.org/routtcounty.

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COVID-19 Updates:
  • COVID-19 Cases: You can always check on COVID rates in Routt County by checking the COVID-19 dashboard which is currently updated two times a week in the late afternoon. The COVID-19 Dashboard reports 172 cases in the last two weeks, 61 in the last week, with a positivity rate of 4.9%. 
  • Free Community Testing: Mako Medical is providing free community testing every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 am-4:00 pm. Testing will be located in the Strings Music Pavilion Parking lot, please enter from Wildhorse Plaza. Pre-registering with Mako is highly recommended.
  • Binax testing at Home: For those of you testing at home, we would love to get your results to add to our COVID Dashboard. Click here for instructions for reporting. Click here to watch informational video about the Binax At Home testing procedure.
  • Vaccines at Public Health: Routt County Public Health is offering Pediatric Pfizer (ages 5-11 only), and Moderna (ages 18+ only) vaccination appointments every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00-5:00 pm. Please note we are administering third doses as well. See When do I need my third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from CDPHE, to determine if/when you need a third dose. Residents can either call (970)870-5341 or email PublicHealthInfo@co.routt.co.us to make an appointment.

Other Updates:
  • Do you have experience in property valuations? Routt County is in need of independent referees to conduct Abatement Hearings on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners. Please submit letter of interest and resume by 2/21/2022 to spearce2@co.routt.co.us.
  • Looking for Human Services Civil Review Panel Members: The Routt County Board of Commissioners is looking to fill the Human Services Civil Review Panel, a panel to provide a forum for grievances concerning the conduct of Social Services personnel in performing their child welfare duties. The appointee must be a resident of Routt County and should have personal or professional knowledge and experience with children. Please submit letter of interest to spearce2@co.routt.co.us.
  • Funding for Range Improvements: Routt County is accepting applications for Taylor Grazing Act (TGA) Range Improvement Funds. Past projects have included: fence construction and repair, noxious weed control and water development. Application for 2022 projects are due by March 7, 2022. Find all details at: www.co.routt.co.us/770/TGA-Range-Improvement-Funds
  • Sign up for Routt County Alerts: Get alerted about emergencies and other important community news by signing up for Routt County Alerts. This system enables us to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods. You will receive time-sensitive messages wherever you specify, such as your home, mobile or business phones, email address, text messages and more. You pick where, you pick how. Sign up online.
  • Treasurer's Office Mailed Property Tax Notices: Routt County Treasurer’s Office printed and mailed tax notices in January to over 28,000 property owners for 2021 property taxes to be collected in 2022. If you have not received your tax statement or if you have any other questions or concerns, please call the Routt County Treasurer’s Office at 970-870-5555, email us at treasurer@co.routt.co.us, or use our online chat feature through our website.
  • Job Opportunities:  All available job openings can be found on the Routt County website. Openings are also listed below.
 
COVID-19 Cases in Routt County
Covid 19 graph showing number of cases, positivity rate and hospitalizations.
The COVID-19 Dashboard was updated February 10 at 4:00 pm to share the COVID-19 metrics and vaccination rates. COVID-19 cases are at 172 cases in the past two reported weeks and 61 cases in the last week.
 
Total case count in Routt County (through February 11, 2022): 6048
Total COVID-19 cases confirmed: 4511
Total Probable cases: 1537
Total tests administered: 91200
Total resident hospitalizations: 83
Total deaths: 24

Seven Day case count (February 2-5, 2022): 61
Fourteen Day case count (January 26-February 5, 2022): 172
Cases per 100,000 people in 7-day period: 237.8
Cases per 100,000 people in 14-day period: 670.5
Percent Test Positivity per Dial 3.0 (fourteen day): 4.9%
Total visitor cases in a one-week period: 5
Total visitor cases in two-week period: 19
Total tests administered in a one-week period: 1416
Total tests administered in a two-week period: 3071
Routt County Resident COVID-19 Hospitalizations (one week): 0
Routt County Resident COVID-19 Hospitalizations (two weeks): 1-4
Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center (one week): 1-4
Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center (two weeks): 5-9
Hospitalizations are presented as a range to protect the identity of cases. Zero hospitalizations will be shown as such.
Employment Opportunities
Find all Routt County job opportunities and apply on the Routt County website.

Full Time Job Openings:
  • Facilities Groundskeeper
Deadline Date: 02/20/2022
Hiring Range: $18.24 - $19.52/hr Full Time & Full Benefits
 
  • Code Compliance Officer
Deadline Date: 2/28/2022
Hiring Range: $23.94 - $25.63/hr Full Time & Full Benefits
 
  • Emergency Management Specialist
Deadline Date: 2/28/2022
Hiring Range: $31.23 - $35.64/hr Full Time & Full Benefits
 
  • Road & Bridge Division Manager
Deadline Date: 2/28/2022
Hiring Range: $43.32 - $46.05/hr Full Time & Full Benefits
 
  • Deputy Clerk – Motor Vehicle Department
Deadline Date: OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Hiring Range: $18.15 - $22.49/hr Full Time & Full Benefits
 
  • Public Safety Dispatcher I
Deadline Date: OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Hiring Range: $24.75 - $26.50/hr Full Time & Full Benefits

  • Yampa Valley Regional Airport – Janitorial Service Worker
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled
Hiring Range: $14.19/hr – Full Time & Full Benefits
 
  • Senior Deputy Clerk
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled                          
Hiring Range: $29.33 - $31.41/hr – Full Time & Full Benefits
 
  • Public Health Educator
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled                        
Hiring Range: $24.34 - $26.06/hr – Full Time & Full Benefits

  • Detention Deputy
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled
Hiring Range: $32.50 - $38.24/hr – Full Time & Full Benefits

  • Patrol Deputy
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled
Hiring Range: $34.95 - $41.11/hr – Full Time & Full Benefits


Part-Time Job Openings:
  • Fair Part-Time Office Assistant
Deadline Date: 2/25/2022
Hiring Range: $17.78 - $19.04/hr Full Time & Full Benefits 

  • Human Services Case Aide – Office Technician
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled
Hiring Range: $18.77 - $20.10/hr - Benefits Available: Sick Time & Worker’s Compensation

  • Yampa Valley Regional Airport – PT/YR Food Service Counter Attendant
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled
Hiring Range: $13.21/hr – Part-Time employee Benefits Available

There are numerous seasonal/temporary positions available at the Yampa Valley Regional Airport. Visit the Routt County website to see all available positions.
One Fun Thing
Wednesday, February 16 — Full Snow Moon (at 16:56 GMT)
The February full moon will occur on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 11:56 a.m. EST or 16:56 GMT. The indigenous Anishnaabe (Ojibwe and Chippewa) people of the Great Lakes region call the February full moon Namebini-giizis "Sucker Fish Moon" or Mikwa-giizis, the "Bear Moon". For them it signifies a time to discover how to see beyond reality and to communicate through energy rather than sound. The Algonquin call it Wapicuummilcum, the "Ice in River is Gone" moon. The Cree of North America call it Kisipisim, the "the Great Moon", a time when the animals remain hidden away and traps are empty. For Europeans, it is known as the Snow Moon or Hunger Moon. Since it's opposite the sun on this day of the lunar month, the moon is fully illuminated, and rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. When full, no shadows are cast by the lunar terrain — so all of the albedo variations are produced by the moon's geology. February moons culminate very high in the night sky and cast shadows similar to summer midday sun.
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