Carbondale’s regular Board of Trustees meeting on Nov. 12 began with student of the month awards, followed by approval of a consent agenda including appointing Meredith Bullock to the Tree Board, youth Oliver Skagen to the Environmental Board, Frank Nadell to the Public Arts Commission, a liquor license renewal, accounts payable and $136,820 toward a […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees consider police/rec budgets
All trustees were present for a relatively short regular meeting on Oct. 22. It began with liquor license renewals and accounts payable unanimously approved in the consent agenda.Two residents spoke up during the time allotted for general comments. The first insisted that non-compliance of state and municipal laws for “years and years” is affecting safety […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees look toward 2025
All trustees were present at their regular meeting, Oct. 8, with Christina Montemayor joining via Zoom. After student of the month awards, a consent agenda was swiftly approved consisting of liquor license renewals, a special event liquor license for KDNK’s Labor of Love auction (Dec. 6 at Thunder River Theatre) and accounts payable. There were […]
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Carbondale Report: Pool progresses, Chester’s continued
The Board of Trustees tackled another packed agenda Tuesday, Sept. 24, with all in attendance counting Jess Robison who joined via Zoom while traveling. Town Manager Lauren Gister was absent.The consent agenda was swiftly approved, including accounts payable, meeting minutes, appointment of Kevin Hanian to the Environmental Board, special event liquor licenses and liquor license […]
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Carbondale Report: Community housing inclusionary requirements revisited
Tuesday’s meet saw all trustees in attendance and a packed agenda. First, a consent agenda was unanimously approved, including accounts payable, meeting minutes and support for a grant application requesting $650,000 from Great Outdoors Colorado for the new pool. Trustee Jess Robison recused herself from an item appointing her father, Jack Wheeler, as well as […]
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C’dale Report: Trustees discuss grantmaking process
All trustees were present at the Aug. 27 regular meeting. The consent agenda was approved, including accounts payable and a special event liquor permit for the Carbondale Clay Center’s Cajun Clay Revival fundraiser, Sept. 14. No persons were present to comment on matters not on the agenda. During general comments from Town Manager Lauren Gister, […]
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C’dale Report: Trustees consider parking future
All Carbondale trustees were present at the regular meeting on Aug. 14 with Christina Montemayor joining via Zoom. A simple consent agenda, quickly approved, included liquor license renewals, reappointment of Heather MacDonald to the Historic Preservation Commission and accounts payable. During general public comments, Sue Zislis, an advocate for the new on-demand microtransit Downtowner service, […]
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Carbondale Report: Board of Adjustments reactivated, pool naming rights reconsidered, Town Center reworked
All trustees were present at the regular meeting on July 23 with the exception of Ross Kribbs. The consent agenda was unanimously approved and included a sales tax report (24.8% increase compared to year-to-date 2023), a special event liquor license for Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra’s Bach to Bluegrass fundraiser on Aug. 23, a liquor license […]
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Pool demolition to begin amid close vote
All trustees were present during Carbondale’s regular Board of Trustees meeting on July 9 with Ross Kribbs joining via Zoom from Scotland. The meeting concluded with the narrow passing of a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contract for the demolition of the John M. Fleet Pool, utility work and excavation for the new pool. A second […]
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Carbondale Report: Outdated building codes clash with state energy updates
The Town of Carbondale Board of Trustees carried out its June 25 regular meeting at the Third Street Center. All trustees were in attendance with the exception of Chris Hassig.The agenda item that took up most of the meeting was a proposed ordinance to adopt state required energy code updates and adjust the Town’s municipal […]