What The Dais is
A weekly recap of the meeting most people never knew was happening.
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners meets most weeks. Roads, budgets, zoning, health services, contracts, personnel — all of it flows through this table. The meetings are public. The agendas are online. Most of the chairs in the audience are empty.
The Dais covers one week of county government at a time — not as a policy briefing, but as a story. What actually happened. Who said what. Which items sailed through and which ones stalled. Where the money went and where the questions weren’t asked. Every episode can be your entry point.
“Voting is a good thing. And there is a meeting that happens before the vote — before the policy, before the headline — where the funding gets allocated and the gaps get set. That table is open every week. It just rarely has anyone sitting at it.”
The Dais · Story Seed Studios
What gets covered
Budget approvals. Development and zoning decisions. Public health contracts. Road projects. Personnel and pay. Public comment sessions. Consent agenda items that move quietly. Everything on the official record.
How it’s told
Each episode is a short documentary recap — not a transcript, not a summary. It has a thread: the thing that connected the disparate agenda items into one story about one week of government.
Who it’s for
Anyone who lives, works, or owns property in El Paso County. Anyone who’s curious why their road isn’t fixed. Anyone who showed up once and couldn’t figure out where they were supposed to stand.
What you can do
Attend. Public comment is open to everyone. Board and commission seats are open to volunteers. The agenda posts a few days before each meeting. Every episode links to the relevant section.
Show up
How to attend a BOCC meeting
The Meeting
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners meets most Tuesdays at 9 E. Vermijo Ave, Colorado Springs. Public comment is open to all residents. No registration required. Agendas post a few days before each meeting on agendasuite.org.
Volunteer Seats
The county has dozens of advisory boards and commissions — planning, health, veterans’ affairs, transportation, and more. Many have open seats. No professional background required. Applications are open year-round.
