Attentive listeners watch an on-screen presentation as an estimated 600 people showed up for the Garfield County Planning Commission meeting at CMC Spring Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 25, regarding the proposed 1,500-unit Harvest Village PUD (previously Harvest Roaring Fork) between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale. The crowd spilled from the main meeting space into 10 overflow spaces including classrooms and common spaces. Despite this massive turnout, public comment was not reached and the hearing was continued to March 11 at 6pm, which will reportedly begin with that commentary. According to an Aspen Daily News article, planning staff recommended denial, but the planning commissioners “signaled that they would ask the project developer to make some changes to its proposal and then seek approval once more.” The developer would then present to the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners, which could confirm or deny the Planning Commission’s recommendation. Photo by Alison Osius