ELBERT COUNTY, Colo. — Elbert County is asking for community input as it plans for the future. Denver7 | Your Voice visited with residents to hear their ideas and the issues they'd like to see local leaders tackle.

Elbert County is home to around 30,000 people, including Teriann Whitington, who has lived there for 20 years.

"I feel just very fortunate that I can live in a place where I have a little bit of elbow room," Whitington said with a smile. Pictured: Elbert Co. resident Teriann Whitington

That's where we met the Garcia family, who moved to Elbert County from the Denver metro three years ago.

"I think just the city, the hustle and bustle was getting, I think, too much, and we wanted to start a family," said Melanie Garcia, whose son, Grayson, just turned 1 year old. Pictured:

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