First, an admission. Last week, The Sopris Sun printed the incorrect date for the town’s Spanish-outreach meeting both in English in our calendar and in Spanish in Chisme del Pueblo. Moreover, we will not have this article translated until next week. These shortcomings are unintentional and evidence of the work that we share toward better […]
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Two new faces join the Board of Town Trustees
It was a boisterous and buzzing evening at The Pour House as candidates, supporters and curious denizens wandered in on election night, April 5. In previous years, John Foulkrod would have shushed the crowd before announcing the news, hand-delivered from Town Hall. This year, the results arrived via text messages to numerous cell phones within […]
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Carbondale Report: Crystal Outdoors LLC threatens litigation
The most momentous occurrence at Tuesday’s regular meeting was not on the agenda. All trustees were present with the exception of Ben Bohmfalk. Representatives of Crystal Outdoors LLC, Dave Myler and Andy Peters, alerted the trustees to what they consider a problem with the town’s unified development code (UDC). Crystal Outdoors LLC purchased the River […]
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Letters – March 24, 2022
Climate talk The expansion of “climate” discussions from reducing greenhouse gas emissions to “resilience” and “mitigation” and “adaptation” and “justice” and “equity” and other issues is healthy but can distract from greenhouse gasses. Emissions reductions from us and our energy providers are required as soon as possible to maintain a healthy planet now, and for […]
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Meet the trustee candidates
On April 5, Carbondale residents will have elected three candidates to serve four-year terms on the Board of Town Trustees. Additionally, current trustee Ben Bohmfalk is running unopposed for the mayoral seat. Materials submitted by the nine candidates have been edited for length. Learn more about each one at the forum hosted by The Sopris […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees split over yard waste collection
Tuesday’s meeting saw all trustees in attendance besides Erica Sparhawk. The meeting began with student of the month awards, approval of the consent agenda and comments by trustees. Next was a public hearing for an application for a new retail marijuana store called Goodflower, to be located at 1101 Village Road. With no comments from […]
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‘Don’t make Carbondale too pretty’
Comparing feedback from Spanish and English engagement meetings, Carbondale Planning Director Janet Buck was amused to find among the common sentiments, “Don’t make Carbondale too pretty!” That input is just a small sample of thousands of comments received over the course of seven months toward a draft Comprehensive Plan Update, now available for public review. […]
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Trustees dive into new pool prospects
The first regular meeting of the Board of Town Trustees (BOTT) in the new year saw the full board in attendance, masked and in-person. With the exception of one item, the consent agenda was approved with little discussion. This included accounts payable with approved community grants, authorization for the town clerk to appoint municipal election […]
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Trustees commit new pool to April vote
The Board of Town Trustees tackled a full agenda at their Dec. 14 meeting. During “trustee comments,” Trustee Ben Bohmfalk mentioned that the town’s Bike, Pedestrian & Trails Commission fell short of a quorum at their last meeting. Bohmfalk took the opportunity to encourage community members to join a town board. Trustee Lani Kitching thanked […]