Basalt Finance Director Christy Chicoine presented the Town’s First Draft of its 2022 Budget at the Town Council meeting Tuesday night, detailing how Basalt would spend its combined revenues and fund balances of $49,317,017 and stay out of the red. Chicoine called the 71-page budget “a pretty robust document for the public,” and said it […]
October 2021
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Carbondale Trustees presented with draft budget for 2022
Carbondale staff has been meticulously managing the finer details that make a municipal budget presentable ahead of the document becoming publicly available. Finance Director Renae Gustine reported to Town Trustees that the baseline budget represents a commitment to providing high-quality services at financially sustainable levels. Projected revenues for the general fund are $9.523 million. Setting […]
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Hardwick Bridge to welcome back foot traffic
Hardwick Bridge is not falling down, but it definitely needs new decking and side railings to safely carry pedestrians and bicyclists across the Roaring Fork River. This iron truss bridge, located north of the Iron Bridge and West Bank subdivisions, was erected in the 1920s for cars and trucks, said Jeff Gatlin, chief operating officer […]
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GarCo libraries expand services
The news in the Garfield County Public Library District (GCPLD) October newsletter was exciting: the phasing in of expanded hours over several months at all six branch library locations, starting in November. This welcome announcement was anticipated for nearly two years. At the beginning of 2020, expectations were running high in the district after county […]
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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – Oct. 14, 2021
Free application days To encourage more Coloradans to continue their education, 32 public colleges and universities in Colorado, as well as several private institutions, will allow students to apply for free from Tuesday, Oct. 19 through Thursday, Oct. 21. View the list of participating college at https://bit.ly/AppfeeENG Raising A Reader leadership Local early childhood literacy nonprofit […]
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Critical race theory: not a new concept
A three-word phrase — “critical race theory” — has popped up frequently in the American lexicon over the last year. CRT, as it is commonly referred to, has become a topic of public comment at school board meetings across the country. What is CRT, and why the controversy? In the mid-1970s, Derrick A. Bell, Richard […]
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Addressing the "line in the sand"
Michelle Muething, executive director of the Aspen Hope Center, referred to the current mental health challenges for many living in the Roaring Fork Valley as, “everyone’s line in the sand has decreased, and is very, very close to where they step every day on a regular basis” because of increased stress, anxiety and depression. She […]
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Letters – Oct. 14, 2021
Re: Marble Ski The board of the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association would like to thank Lynn Burton and The Sopris Sun for the terrific article on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Marble Ski Area (Sept. 22, 2021). Entering CVEPA’s 50th year of service, we are so indebted to our founding fathers and […]