Dec. 16 marked the final Town of Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting of 2025 and all trustees were present. During general public comments, Sue Zislis with Age-Friendly Carbondale thanked the board for prioritizing Highway 133 safety improvements and renewing (and enhancing) the Downtowner microtransit service. She asked that accessibility at Town Hall (specifically the front […]
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Carbondale Report: Budget approved, $500,000 pledged to Cavern Springs, Artspace exits
Trustees approved a final draft of their 2026 budget at the Dec. 9 meeting which reinstates Park and Rec amenities previously removed. But first, they approved a consent agenda consisting of meeting minutes, accounts payable, a snow removal agreement with Excavation Services and appointment of Brenda Rivera to the Latino Advisory Board. During trustee comments, […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees reconsider park amenities and Cavern Springs support
Tuesday’s meeting, Nov. 25, was over in well under an hour. All trustees were in attendance sans Christina Montemayor. Much of the meeting consisted of public comments. To begin, Judith Alvarez, known locally as director of La Clínica del Pueblo and the Safe Abundant Nutrition Alliance, was the first of three Cavern Springs Mobile Home […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees take conservative approach to 2026 budget
After honoring Veterans Day with a day off, Nov. 11, trustees held their regular meeting on Nov. 18 to continue drilling down on a 2026 budget. All were present. Following student of the month awards, a consent agenda was approved including meeting minutes and a contract for improving irrigation and landscaping at the Jail and […]
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Carbondale Report: Honing in on a 2026 budget
Tuesday’s trustee meeting, Oct. 28, was sparsely attended with the main focus being next year’s budget. All trustees were present with Jess Robison joining via Zoom. The consent agenda included meeting minutes, accounts payable and a special event permit for KDNK and Thunder River Theatre Company’s Halloween party — for which Chris Hassig, a KDNK […]
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Carbondale Report: Budgeting begins
All trustees were present for the Oct. 14 meeting which kicked off the budgeting process on the board level, with staff laboring diligently behind the scenes. A quickly-approved consent agenda included: meeting minutes; accounts payable; a liquor license renewal for Phat Thai; special event permits for 5Point Film’s “SUCK with PaddyO” at the Crystal Theatre […]
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Carbondale Report: Rates increasing and public infrastructure improving
All Carbondale trustees were present for their final meeting of September, addressing several items indicative of an evolving town. First, a consent agenda was approved that included approval of minutes, special event permits for the Carbondale Historical Society (Membership Drive, Oct. 3 at True Nature) and English In Action (Fiesta de Tamales, Oct. 25 at […]
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Carbondale Report: Pool completion delayed, opening date unaffected
With schools back in session, the first regular Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting of September saw the return of Student of the Month awards. Congratulations to Scarlett Cohen and Nico Dominguez! All trustees were in attendance, minus Jess Robison. The swiftly-approved consent agenda consisted of meeting minutes, liquor license renewals for White House Pizza and […]
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Carbondale Report: Town ups commitment for mobile home parks to $1.1 million
The Carbondale trustees meeting was short and sweet this week. After approving the consent agenda, which included a special event permit for Carbondale Education Foundation’s upcoming Oktoberfest and John Williams’ reappointment to the Historic Preservation Commission, the board moved onto public comment, but no members of the public were present. Considering the hubbub on the […]
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Carbondale Report: New pedestrian crossing — and a major detour — coming to 133
Beginning Monday, Aug. 18, work will begin on a Highway 133 pedestrian crossing with a detour simultaneously rerouting north and southbound traffic for about a month. The new crossing, located at Nieslanik Avenue — from the Dollar Tree to FirstBank, approximately — was unanimously approved during the regular Board of Trustees meeting on Aug. 12. […]