An update on the emerging crisis involving a large group of Venezuelan refugees who’ve landed in Carbondale led off the regular Tuesday board of trustees meeting. Six of the seven board members were present, with Luis Yllanes absent. Following approval of the consent agenda, including finalizing an agreement for the Little Blue Preschool expansion, and […]
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GarCo Report: NW Colorado elk herd status, Flying M PUD grounded, more library contention
By Amy Hadden Marsh Sopris Sun Correspondent The Garfield County commissioners (BOCC) met for more than eight hours on Monday, Nov. 13, with only 20 minutes for lunch. The morning agenda included discretionary grant awards and new requests, approval of a private airplane hangar project at the Garfield County Airport, rate increases at the county […]
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RFTA signs on with West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition
The governing board for the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) will become an official dues-paying member of the West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition. The intergovernmental board that represents RFTA member governments from Aspen to New Castle agreed unanimously at its Nov. 9 meeting in Carbondale to join the housing coalition for $20,000 a year. Most […]
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GarCo Report: Public comment dominates Nov. 6 meeting
It was a full house at the Monday, Nov. 6 Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) regular meeting. Members of the public took up the first hour and a half of the meeting speaking in regard to the ongoing library debate. Resident John Steele explained his dissatisfaction with the Garfield County Library Board, starting with […]
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CMC’s Moffat County feasibility study hobbles along
On Aug. 28-30, the Colorado Mountain College (CMC) board of trustees held its regular meeting and annual planning retreat in Salida and Leadville. They reviewed and discussed a third party feasibility study, which CMC commissioned at the request of the Moffat County Affiliated Junior College District, regarding the potential of annexing that taxing district with […]
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COVID is still here, but can be difficult to track
As temperatures drop and we head into peak flu season, COVID remains prevalent. Therefore, The Sopris Sun delivers this update. Currently, Garfield County Public Health is offering flu vaccines, as well as the updated 2023-2024 Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID vaccines at a one-stop-shop. People can walk in from 9am to 4pm (except between noon and […]
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RFSD goes back to the drawing board following superintendent’s resignation
On Oct. 25, at a regularly scheduled meeting, the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education voted unanimously to accept the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Jesús Rodríguez. The resignation agreement includes a clause for the school district to pay Rodríguez a $144,182.43 lump sum no later than two weeks after his Oct. 23 resignation […]
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Carbondale Report: ANB Bank receives approval
After approving the consent agenda (accounts payable, a liquor license renewal for the American Legion and a fee to lease the town stage waived for First Friday’s Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 3), with no public comments, the Oct. 24 meeting began with trustee updates. All were present minus Luis Yllanes. Among the […]
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Library Report: A WiFi suggestion and more
Most regular Carbondale Library users know there is outdoor WiFi reception on the south side of the building and some know there is WiFi in the front. But, what if it’s winter, the temperature is 32 degrees and dropping, it’s after hours and you really need to do something on the internet? Hope could be […]
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GarCo commissioners hear Cottonwood Pass improvements proposals
At its Sept. 18 board meeting, Garfield County commissioners received a preview of a draft report by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Region 3 staff on suggested safety improvements to Cottonwood Pass, the rural county road that links Gypsum in Eagle County with CO Highway 82 in the Roaring Fork Valley. The draft report, […]