2022

Carbondale Rotary Fireball Drop
By 1blankuser Published May. 6, 2022

Get ready to watch ping pong balls falling from the sky at Sopris Park once more this Spring! The members of the Carbondale Rotary Club and title sponsor Ace Hardware announce the return of their popular fundraiser, the Fireball Drop, to Carbondale’s First Friday on May 6th at 5pm!

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Red Hill User Survey - Participants Needed
By 1blankuser Published Mar. 21, 2022

The 2022 Red Hill User Survey is available on our website: Redhillcouncil.org

Please take the time to give us your feedback. It is very important to help us care for these much loved public lands. All input is anonymous. Survey closing date is April 16, 2022. Thank you.

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Locations: News Published Mar. 16, 2022
Carbondale Trustee Candidate Forum archive

On March 16, The Sopris Sun and KDNK hosted a roundtable dialogue with Carbondale’s eight candidates for the Board of Town Trustees and one mayoral candidate.

Review the audio here.… read more →
AVLT's Snowshoe & S'mores
By 1blankuser Published Feb. 12, 2022

Join your local land trust, Saturday, February 12 for our first winter event at Coffman Ranch! Snow permitting, we will be snowshoeing around the ranch before enjoying s’mores and a bonfire.

This is your chance to get outside during the dark days of winter with good company while enjoying the…
Locations: Español By Crystal Mariscal Published Feb. 2, 2022
Saliendo de la rutina

¿Cómo romper esta rutina? Seguir en el mismo patrón del día a día y no poder cambiar, pese a que se está cómodo en lo conocido ya lo mismo no funciona. Ya no llena el alma, ya no resuelve los problemas.

Este 2022, comenzamos con todo el ánimo pero… read more →
Adult Intermediate Ballet
By 1blankuser Published Jan. 19, 2022

Class begins with barre, center and then Across the Floor. Students work hard and have fun. Basic etiquette of ballet helpful.…
Locations: Español By Crystal Mariscal Published Jan. 5, 2022
De hábito a estilo de vida

¡Bienvenido 2022! El Valle entero terminó el 2021 a duras penas, y para muchos darle vuelta a la página y comenzar un nuevo capítulo con 365 hojas en blanco para seguir en búsqueda de eso llamado felicidad, era ya una necesidad tremenda.

Soy yo o ¿hasta el café tiene… read more →
Locations: Columns, Opinion By Dan Richardson Published Jan. 5, 2022
Year-end reflections from Mayor Dan

For as long as I can remember, my goal in life has been to change the world — for the better. I started off my career focused on clean energy and sustainability in the built environment because it was the most interesting way for me to change the world. After… read more →
Locations: News By Dyana Furmansky Published Oct. 13, 2021
Basalt report: One "transparent” budget reviewed, two ballot issues approved
Another sign of the season, with ballots in the mail, yard signs are proliferating along streets ahead of the Nov. 2 election. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

Basalt Finance Director Christy Chicoine presented the Town’s First Draft of its 2022 Budget at the Town Council meeting Tuesday night, detailing how Basalt would spend its combined revenues and fund balances of $49,317,017 and stay out of the red. Chicoine called the 71-page budget “a pretty robust… read more →
Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Oct. 13, 2021
Carbondale Trustees presented with draft budget for 2022
The Town purchased 761 Industry Place from the Roaring Fork Valley Cooperative Association to expand the neighboring public works yard. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

Carbondale staff has been meticulously managing the finer details that make a municipal budget presentable ahead of the document becoming publicly available.

Finance Director Renae Gustine reported to Town Trustees that the baseline budget represents a commitment to providing high-quality services at financially sustainable levels.… read more →