Early in the trustees’ regular meeting on Tuesday, Town Manager Lauren Gister took the opportunity to announce four new hires, as well as new vacancies on town staff. The new planning director is Jared Barnes, who previously worked for Eagle County managing ECO Transit system. Tom Karrel, who recently moved to Colorado after six years […]
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Carbondale report: Trustees pursue STR tax, table lodging tax
All Carbondale trustees were present at their regular meeting on July 27. During opening comments, trustee Lani Kitching talked about a gradual release of contracted water at the Ruedi Reservoir to help fish populations by cooling the Roaring Fork River. Carbondale, Basalt and Glenwood Springs participated. Trustee Marty Silverstein mentioned there will be a hiring […]
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New marijuana store eyes abandoned storefront
All trustees were present at their regular meeting on July 12 with the exception of Mayor Ben Bohmfalk. It was Mayor Pro Tem Erica Sparhawk’s first meeting in that role, leading the process in the mayor’s absence. Beyond the procedural minutia of municipal government — approving commission minutes — there were several items that involved […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees roll ahead with WE-cycle
When the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) presented on initiating a bike share program in Carbondale in November 2021, the cost-benefit ratio was unconvincing in the light of more apparent needs, such as an expanded circulator service. By contrast, RFTA and WE-cycle came before the trustees on June 28 with “a screaming deal for the […]
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Focus narrows on Town Center properties
Does Carbondale need a boutique hotel downtown? A parking garage? How about an enclosed space for a 3-4 season farmers market? While many details remain up in the air, Carbondale trustees are narrowing in on some of the fundamentals for how to proceed with the properties donated to the town late last year. The properties […]
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Town Center gets public engagement
After months of anticipation, the public will have an opportunity to share ideas with the town of Carbondale regarding the 16 donated lots surrounding Thunder River Theatre Company’s building, aka Town Center. On First Friday, June 3, the town will host a visioning party on location from 5 to 7:30 p.m. While trustees carry clipboards, […]
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Carbondale gains a park and condominium complex
Carbondale’s regular municipal meeting on May 10 saw all trustees in attendance. After a slew of students of the month were recognized, comments from persons not on the agenda were heard. Resident Arn Menconi stepped forward to elucidate that the language in the short term rentals (STR) ordinance passed in March has inadvertently excluded full […]
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Maximum vibrancy for acceptable impact
There was significant build-up to the trustees’ March 15 work session with a return to the contentious topic of Main Street closures. In 2020, responding to pandemic-induced capacity restrictions for restaurants, the town opted to limit traffic on the “300 Block,” between Third Street and Fourth Street, and completely close the road to motorized vehicles […]
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Carbondale Trustees presented with draft budget for 2022
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. Projected revenues for the general fund are $9.523 million. Setting […]
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Trustees look ahead to 2022
The latest regular meeting of Carbondale trustees began with introducing Boden Hamilton, a senior at Roaring Fork High School and non-voting member of the board representing the youth perspective. During trustee comments, Erica Sparhawk shared her enthusiasm from the recent Colorado Mountain League conference, saying that climate was discussed during every concurrent session and she […]