On July 16, Carbondale Town Arborist Carl Meinecke led the Town’s annual tree walk. The summer stroll offered community members the opportunity to learn about the public tree canopy from Meinecke and members of the Carbondale Tree Board, who otherwise are kept busy ensuring planting and maintenance of a healthy mountain town forest and park […]
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Too early to tell; New RVR golf club ownership team gets settled
Folks are chattering about the recent River Valley Ranch (RVR) golf club sale, and wondering what it means for the future of the club and the surrounding RVR community, annexed as part of municipal Carbondale in 1994, and the townspeople at large. The listing price for the golf club was $24.5 million, but according to […]
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Basalt Report: Residential-storage development continues to stir debate
During this week’s meeting, Basalt Town Council continued a hearing for an application to build a split commercial storage and residential development at 555 Basalt Avenue for a third time. The project has proven to be a tough sell over the past several months. The council also made moves toward the development of its portfolio […]
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Carbondale Report: Roaring Fork Transportation Coalition discusses Highway 82 traffic solutions
Disincentives might be the way to cure Highway 82 traffic qualms. The Roaring Fork Transportation Coalition discussed this conclusion with the Carbondale Board of Trustees at a work session Tuesday evening, part of an effort to gather feedback throughout the Roaring Fork Valley on their initial congestion solutions. Currently, 34,500 empty seats enter Aspen every […]
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Freight Farm fracas, more groaning about zzzoning
The July 10 meeting of the Town of Marble’s Board of Trustees began well enough, but soon turned fractious. Noting a welcome change in the weather, Mayor Ryan Vinciguerra declared, “Bring on the rain!” in welcoming the dozen or so attending residents. Presenting the Treasurer’sReport, Amy Rusby cheerfully proclaimed that the Town’s reserves stood at […]
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GarCo Report: Water, housing study and a new subdivision on the books
Longtime Peach Valley resident Fred Kuersten spoke up about water during the morning public comment period at Monday’s Garfield Board of County Commissioner (BOCC) meeting. “Every week, you see in the paper where the people want to do new subdivisions and tear up farm ground and whatnot,” he began. “And this year it’s been especially […]
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GarCo Report: Land swap on the Roan, keep the Hogback, oil, gas valuations lower than residential
A discussion about the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority’s (RFTA) Hogback bus route opened Monday’s Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting. During public comments, Rifle resident Rebecca Briesmoore urged the BOCC to support a temporary proposal to fund the Hogback route for the next year or so. Briesmoore said she lives in Rifle for three […]
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Glenwood Report: City Council scrutinizes ride service pricing, enacts new panhandling, camping restrictions
All Glenwood Springs City Council members were present for the regular July 2 meeting, which covered a variety of topics including wildfire risk modeling, a proposed fare increase for the City’s on-demand ride service and a new ordinance aimed at reining in panhandling at dangerous intersections. No members of the public were present to speak […]
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Abraham Korah checks in as next libraries director
A new chapter has begun for the Garfield County Public Library District (GCPLD), after its Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Abraham Korah as the next executive director. Korah resides in New Castle and brings a wide breadth of expertise and community-oriented leadership to oversee the six library branches, which span from Parachute to […]
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Marble’s Mill Site makeover
People come to Marble for a variety of reasons. In summer months, oftentimes to the dismay of many residents, innumerable OHV enthusiasts flock to the town to enjoy the thrills and spectacular beauty of the Lead King Loop and the six miles of rugged, single-lane jeep road that leads to the iconic Crystal Mill, the […]