In the foreground, Marty Schlein of Carbondale reaches out to comfort a toddler who had just begun to fuss at the hours-long public-comment meeting for the Harvest Village proposal, held Wednesday night, March 11. A continuation of a previous meeting on Feb. 25, the event saw another strong community turnout. Here, in front of the packed room, Siri Olsen of the Cattle Creek Confluence Coalition speaks of concerns with fire-evacuation issues. In the end, the Planning Commission voted 6-1 recommending denial of the application. Photo by Alison Osius