Avon Focuses on Road Safety for All

Avon, CO - The Town of Avon began a six-month comprehensive safety and operational assessment of Avon Road.  The Avon Road roadway runs through the center of town with a series of 5 roundabouts.  From feedback and accident repor...

Nottingham Lake Level Lowering

Avon Staff is lowering the water level in Nottingham Lake in preparation for a shoreline maintenance project. The water will be lowered approximately 5 feet to facilitate the addition of rock slope protection to repair erosion east of the fishing pier.

Nottingham Lake Level Lowering

Town of Avon Staff has begun lowering the lake level in Harry A. Nottingham Park in preparation for a shoreline maintenance project. The water surface elevation will be lowered approximately five feet to facilitate ...

West Beaver Creek Boulevard Asphalt Overlay Project Construction Begins Monday, June 5

West Beaver Creek Boulevard Asphalt Overlay Project Construction Begins Monday, June 5

The West Beaver Creek Boulevard Asphalt Overlay Project extends from US 6 to north of the railroad near Avon Elementary School.  The project consists ...

Local Bike Shops Offer Great E-Bike Deals Just in Time for Bike Season

Local Bike Shops Offer Great E-Bike Deals Just in Time for Bike Season

The Town of Avon is processing several e-bike rebates each week, providing up to $800 in rebates per household for full-time Avon residents. Avon residents who purchase an e-bike in Eag...

Avon Building Code Amendments and Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance Now in Effect

Avon Building Code Amendments and Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance Now in Effect

As construction season kicks off, the Town would like to provide a reminder of recently approved changes to the Building Code and Landscaping regulations.&n...

Nottingham Lake & Beach are Open for the Summer

Nottingham Lake & Beach are Open for the Summer

From paddleboarding to outdoor fitness classes, Nottingham Park is ready for Summer 2023

The Town of Avon is excited to announce the opening of Nottingham Lake and Beach for the 2023 summer season! Harry A...

Wildridge Recognized as Firewise Community

Wildridge Recognized as Firewise Community

The Wildridge neighborhood in Avon has been awarded national recognition as an accredited Firewise Community. In partnership with the Town, Avon Police Department, Eagle River Fire Protection Di...

Fawcett Road Asphalt Overlay Project

Fawcett Road Asphalt Overlay Project

The Fawcett Road Asphalt Overlay is a maintenance project along the approximate 875-Feet of roadway from Yoder Avenue north to Post Boulevard as shown below. The project consists of the following components:

• As...

Spring Construction Reminders

Spring Construction Reminders

As we enter our spring season, the Town of Avon Community Development Department would like to send out a friendly reminder to our neighbors and contractors about spring and summertime construction:

• Mud: Plea...

West Avon Preserve Trails Open!

West Avon Preserve Trails Open!

Town officials announced the seasonal opening of the entire West Avon Preserve (WAP) trail system this Friday, April 28 after an extended closure due to significant snow and mud. While the trails system is officially open, m...

Avon Police and Eagle County Police Agencies Seeking Participants for the 11th Latino Police Academy

Avon Police and Eagle County Police Agencies Seeking Participants for the 11^th Latino Police Academy

The Avon Police Department will be hosting its 11^th annual Latino Police Academy with expectations on educating and informing citizens o...

Avon Transit Summer Schedule begins Monday, April 17, 2023

Avon Transit Summer Schedule begins Monday, April 17, 2023

Avon Transit will transition to its summer schedule beginning Monday, April 17. 

Summer schedule information can be obtained from Avon Transit bus operators, by contacting Avon Transit Cust...

Avon Police Department Community Outreach about Facial Recognition Technology

Avon Police Department Community Outreach about Facial Recognition Technology

  The Avon Police Department is seeking community public comment regarding its request to use facial recognition as a crime fighting tool to assist in solving criminal i...

Updates to Avon’s E-Bike Rebate Program for Full-Time Residents

Updates to Avon’s E-Bike Rebate Program for Full-Time Residents

Avon Town Council increases rebate options for bikes purchased after January 1, 2023

At the March 14 Avon Town Council meeting, officials increased the rebate options for full-time Av...

Holiday Seasonal Lighting in Avon – A Friendly Reminder

Holiday Seasonal Lighting in Avon – A Friendly Reminder 

The Town would like to remind residents that temporary festive holiday lighting is permitted from November 15 to March 1 every season.  In the “Town Co...

March 15 Traffic Gridlock in Avon Core

The Town of Avon experienced unusual and extreme traffic impacts in the Avon Town Core on March 15 from approximately 4:00 p.m. through 8:00 p.m.  At approximately 4:00 p.m., a semi ruptured its diesel saddle tank one mile east of the Wolcott wes...

Closure of Eagle Valley Trail segment in Avon starts Feb. 27

Closure of Eagle Valley Trail segment in Avon starts Feb. 27

Retaining wall replacement at wastewater treatment facility in Avon requires trail closure; detour is through Nottingham Park

Starting Feb. 27, the Eagle Valley Trail through A...

Metcalf Road Culvert Repair Project

Metcalf Road Culvert Repair Project

The Town of Avon will begin repairing an 84” diameter corrugated metal pipe under Metcalf Road near the north driveway of Metcalf Lofts Condominiums on Monday, February 20, 2023. Buried nearly 30 feet...

Town of Avon Charges Ahead with Electric Vehicles

Town of Avon Charges Ahead with Electric Vehicles 

Five new all-electric Volkswagen ID.4s added to Town vehicle fleet

If you’re enjoying the fresh air in Avon lately, you might notice a hint of new-car smell.  That&...

Avon Launches Educational Effort to Help Community with New Recycling Mandates

Avon Launches Educational Effort to Help Community

with New Recycling Mandates

Most residents are already in compliance with new ordinance

On September 27, 2022, the Avon Town Council passed Ordinance 22-13, which will require universal recycling for all res...

No Plastic Bags in Avon

No Plastic Bags in Avon

Avon’s local ordinance is not impacted by recent changes to Colorado law

Recent changes to Colorado law do not impact Avon’s plastic bag ban and $0.10 paper bag fee. Businesses in Avon are subject to the Avon regulations in...

Avon Road Multimodal Safety and Operational Assessment Seeking Feedback

Avon Road Multimodal Safety and Operational Assessment

Seeking Feedback 

The Town of Avon is conducting a multimodal safety and operational assessment of Avon Road.   Avon Road is a roadway through the center of town with a serie...

Ice skating returns to Nottingham Lake

Ice skating returns to Nottingham Lake 

Town of Avon plans to open ice rink on Nottingham Lake December 26

After a one-year hiatus due to above average temperatures and less than ideal weather conditions, the Town of Avon is bri...

Avon Seeks Community Members to Serve on Cultural, Arts, and Special Events Committee

The Town of Avon is seeking community members to join the Cultural, Arts and Special Events (“CASE”) Committee. The Committee is comprised of seven voting members and two non-voting members.  There will be five voting member vacancies as of Janua...

Fireworks in Avon over Martin Luther King Holiday Weekend

The Town of Avon will be launching the fireworks originally scheduled for Salute to the USA on July 3 over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.  Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 14, 2023, to experience the spectacular Firewor...

Gearing Up for Winter: Avon Public Works Reminds Residents of Winter Snow Removal Operations

Gearing Up for Winter: Avon Public Works Reminds Residents of Winter Snow Removal Operations

Roadways will be cleared from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. Property owners are responsible for removing snow in their driveway and abutting sidewalks

Avon’...

Nottingham Lake Level Lowering

Nottingham Lake Level Lowering

Town of Avon Staff has begun lowering the lake level in Harry A. Nottingham Park in preparation for a shoreline maintenance project. The water surface elevation will be lowered approximately five feet to facilitate ...

Eaglebend Park Closure

Eaglebend Park Closure

The Eaglebend Park (5415 Eaglebend Dr Avon, CO 81620) will be closed for utility work beginning Monday, October 17, 2022. This closure will involve the disassembly and removal of playground equipment to allow acces...

Eaglebend Park Closure

Eaglebend Park Closure

The Eaglebend Park (5415 Eaglebend Dr Avon, CO 81620) will be closed for utility work beginning Monday, October 17, 2022. This closure will involve the disassembly and removal of playground equipment to allow acces...

Town of Avon solicits pro and con statements on ballot measure

Town of Avon solicits pro and con statements on ballot measure

The Town of Avon is soliciting pro and con statements on one ballot measure which will appear on the Nov. 8, 2022 election ballot. The ballot measure, Ballot Issue 2G, is for...

Inaugural Heart & Soul Festival This Saturday in Avon

The inaugural Heart & Soul Festival is this Saturday, September 17^th at 4:00 p.m. in Harry A. Nottingham Park.  Heart & Soul Festival features two award-winning headliners, international musician Hempress Sativa and&...

Man of the Cliff is Back in Full Flannel Fashion at Harry A. Nottingham Park in Avon

Calling all lumberjacks and lumberjills! The 12th annual Man of the Cliff is returning to Avon on Saturday, October 15^th and Sunday, October 16^th, 2022. This mountain-town event is your chance to trade in your business attire for flannel and try your hand...

Avon Recreation Center adjusts swimming pool operating hours due to short staffing

Effective, Monday, August 29, the Avon Recreation Center pool area hours will be adjusted due to short staffing. The pool will be closed between 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and will also close one hour earlier at 7:00 p.m. each day. Thes...

Hempress Sativa and Pato Banton & The Now Generation Headline the Heart & Soul Festival

Avon announces international musician Hempress Sativa and Pato Banton & The Now Generation co-headlining Avon’s newest live music and creative endeavor, Heart & Soul Festival on Saturday, September 17^th at 4:00 p.m. in ...

Avon partners with the Energy Smart Colorado Program to Offer Energy Savings to Residents

The Town has partnered with Walking Mountains Science Center to offer a variety of incentives to offset the cost of energy efficiency and electrification improvements for Avon businesses and residents. Through the partnership residents in the Tow...

Avon Focuses on Road Safety for All

Avon, CO - The Town of Avon began a six-month comprehensive safety and operational assessment of Avon Road.  The Avon Road roadway runs through the center of town with a series of 5 roundabouts.  From feedback and accident repor...

Sandbags Available for Avon Residents

The Town of Avon is reminding the community of the importance of being prepared.  On July 22, 2021, the Town of Avon unexpectedly experienced heavy rain falls causing severe mudslides throughout the Town.  The Public Works Department has...

Electric Buses Rolling in Avon

Electric Buses Rolling in Avon

The Town of Avon will welcome its first electric buses into service this weekend. This milestone marks a significant step in transitioning Avon’s diesel transit fleet to zero-emission vehicles. The $2M purchase was ...

Nottingham Lake & Beach are Open for the Summer

Nottingham Lake & Beach are Open for the Summer

From paddleboarding to outdoor fitness classes, Nottingham Park is ready for Summer 2023

The Town of Avon is excited to announce the opening of Nottingham Lake and Beach for the 2023 summer season! Harry A...

Ice skating returns to Nottingham Lake

Ice skating returns to Nottingham Lake 

Town of Avon plans to open ice rink on Nottingham Lake December 26

After a one-year hiatus due to above average temperatures and less than ideal weather conditions, the Town of Avon is bri...

Nottingham Lake Level Lowering

Nottingham Lake Level Lowering

Town of Avon Staff has begun lowering the lake level in Harry A. Nottingham Park in preparation for a shoreline maintenance project. The water surface elevation will be lowered approximately five feet to facilitate ...