There’s a plethora of local Facebook posts denigrating Donald Trump. Posts critical of the Supreme Court are also popular, as are posts about a certain congresswoman’s intelligence and passions. There are complaints about our local government too. Carbondale Marketplace and other developments are favorite targets. Unfortunately, relevant decisions about those developments were made 10 or […]
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Carbondale Report: Pool approximates final design
All trustees minus Erica Sparhawk were present at the Feb. 13 meeting. The primary topic was Carbondale’s new pool, which now has a schematic design projecting a footprint that expands further south into Sopris Park than the current pool. First, trustees breezed through the consent agenda: liquor license renewals; a special liquor license; a renewal […]
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Carbondale’s response to migrants
When Town officials first learned that up to 80 people were camping under the bridge at the entrance to Carbondale in early November, we decided to respond in a humanitarian way that is consistent with Carbondale’s values, balanced with pragmatism based on our limited capacity. We determined that the impacts on the community and the […]
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Carbondale Report: Town Center advances as newcomer response shifts
A dividing wall partitioned the Town Hall meeting room in preparation for receiving 20 newcomer refugees from the 60 sheltered at the Third Street Center. All trustees were present, minus Erica Sparhawk.The unanimously approved consent agenda included accounts payable, designation of www.carbondalegov.org as the primary place for posting public meeting agendas, a special event liquor […]
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Carbondale Report: Trash rates increase by 3.8%, Creative District takes over First Fridays
Tuesday’s meeting, Sept. 26, saw all trustees in attendance. The consent agenda included accounts payable, approval of previous meeting minutes, a liquor license renewal for Allegria, the amended Path to Net Zero for Existing Buildings plan and appointment of Mark Mahoney to the Historic Preservation Commission. Trustee Chris Hassig requested that the minutes from the […]
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Carbondale Report: Mark O’Meara bids farewell
The latest in Town staff turnover, Utilities Director Mark O’Meara will be retiring on Monday. Words of praise for O’Meara shared a relatively short agenda with an update from the Youth and Family Advisory Council and other items. To kick it off, Trustees approved a consent agenda that included a proclamation for “Doctor Dandelion Day” […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees contend with inflation
All trustees were in attendance at the regular meeting on Feb. 28, 2022. After unanimously approving the consent agenda (a grant application to the Garfield County Federal Mineral Lease District for Chacos Park planning, accounts payable, minutes, a liquor license renewal and street dining approval for the Pour House), Jessica Markham was sworn in as […]
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Carbondale Report: Valentine’s Day with municipal gov
On Feb. 14, commercial romance took a backseat as not a single trustee was absent at their regular meeting. This included several important actions: approval of updated security requirements for special events; adoption of an updated disposable bag fee ordinance; approval of the town’s Integrated Weed Management Plan which will resort to limited use of […]
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Carbondale Report: Gradually getting greener
As snow gently spiraled from the sky on Tuesday, Oct. 25, Carbondale’s Board of Town Trustees cozied up with a full agenda and all trustees present. After approving a straight-forward consent agenda, the board heard from Debbie Wilde representing a regional partnership to establish a withdrawal management program (aka, detox facility) in Garfield County. Funded […]
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Carbondale Report: Local youth direct trustees
Prior to a regular work session, Carbondale’s Board of Town Trustees took the time to hear from youth representing 10 local classrooms, clubs and teams. To help allocate nicotine tax funds, the youngsters shared lived experience with their town government, displaying annotated maps identifying places where they feel safe, welcome, active and otherwise. Among their […]