In mid-August, herds of goats once again appeared along the Rio Grande Trail between Catherine Store and Carbondale. The popular weed-mitigation program is now in its ninth year. Using the goats for corridor flora management helps the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) minimize pesticide use and build soil health. This year, RFTA started a contract […]
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GarCo Report: Hooray for firefighters and the county airport
Praise and gratitude opened Monday’s Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, but not before Fred Standefer of Aspen Glen asked the BOCC to curb development in the area. “At present, there are three active development applications on your website that will have a huge impact on our property,” he said. “First, there’s the […]
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Glenwood Report: Split council votes to proceed with toll plan for South Bridge project
Glenwood Springs City Council convened for its first of two regular September meetings on Thursday, Sept. 4, with all council members present in person. The big item on the night’s agenda came toward the end of the more-than-three-hour-long meeting, when council, following a long, sometimes testy discussion, voted 4-3 to proceed on the long-debated South […]
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Carbondale Report: Pool completion delayed, opening date unaffected
With schools back in session, the first regular Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting of September saw the return of Student of the Month awards. Congratulations to Scarlett Cohen and Nico Dominguez! All trustees were in attendance, minus Jess Robison. The swiftly-approved consent agenda consisted of meeting minutes, liquor license renewals for White House Pizza and […]
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Basalt Report: BPAC looks to the future after another successful summer
During this week’s regular Town Council meeting, over a dozen residents living on Homestead Drive came to the podium to voice safety and quality-of-life concerns in regard to the recently completed Midland Avenue Streetscape Project. Last week marked the final installment of the Basalt Summer Concert Series, but the concern was that increased traffic to […]
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Carbondale Historic Preservation Commission aims to update design guidelines
On Oct. 3, during the First Friday festivities, the Town of Carbondale and its Historic Preservation Commission will answer questions regarding updates, still in the works, to its historic preservation design guidelines for properties within the Old Town Residential (OTR) zone. Additionally, the commission will share a booth with the Carbondale Historical Society at this […]
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RFTA Report: Zero Fare fall pilot poised to launch Oct. 1
During the August meeting, Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) Director of Finance Paul Hamilton and Budget Manager David Carle presented preliminary considerations for 2026 budget planning. Efforts in progress include drafting operating budgets for each RFTA department, considering future transit service costs and accounting for potential state and federal revenue impacts on RFTA finances. Hamilton […]
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Carbondale Report: Town ups commitment for mobile home parks to $1.1 million
The Carbondale trustees meeting was short and sweet this week. After approving the consent agenda, which included a special event permit for Carbondale Education Foundation’s upcoming Oktoberfest and John Williams’ reappointment to the Historic Preservation Commission, the board moved onto public comment, but no members of the public were present. Considering the hubbub on the […]
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Glenwood Report: Cavern Springs residents issue plea to help save mobile home park
Several residents of the Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park, situated between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale, appeared before Glenwood City Council for the regular Aug. 21 meeting seeking help to fund a possible resident-organized purchase of the park. All seven council members were present in person for the meeting, which invited members of the public to […]
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Basalt Report: Council weighs housing and community center at Willits
During a public work session on Tuesday, Aug. 26, Basalt Town staff met with the council to seek direction for the development of a potential housing complex and community center in Willits. The potential development would be located on a town-owned parcel on the corner of Willits Lane and Lewis Lane. Town staff was directed […]