All trustees were present during the regular meeting on Jan. 23, with Luis Yllanes joining by Zoom. The meeting began with swift approval of the consent agenda, which included appointment of Allison Cryns to the Bike, Pedestrian and Trails Commission; an annual scope of work for the bikeshare program with the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, […]
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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: Venezuelans, Town Center and pool top the agenda as budget is approved
The Board of Town Trustees met with a packed agenda on Tuesday, ranging across many topics.Luis Yllanes was absent, and no students were present to receive Student of the Month awards. The consent agenda consisted of accounts payable, a snow removal contract, marijuana and liquor license renewals, approving revisions to the employee handbook and a […]
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Carbondale requests emergency DOLA funds to address refugee crisis
Carbondale’s town trustees circled up for a special meeting Tuesday, Dec. 5, with a sole action item on the agenda: Venezuelan Refugee Response. That same morning, Carbondale made National Public Radio’s Morning Edition report on the crisis, which was filed by Aspen Public Radio. Town Manager Lauren Gister explained that according to Voces Unidas de […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees approve state sales tax collection
Carbondale will move to state-collected sales tax effective Jan. 1, the board of trustees decided in a unanimous vote on Nov. 28. The change, which reverses the town’s move to self-collected sales tax in 2006, means businesses will no longer have to obtain a sales tax license from the town of Carbondale and eliminates a […]
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Carbondale Report: Refugee crisis briefing; Town Center, Aquatics Center projects at ‘critical juncture’
An update on the emerging crisis involving a large group of Venezuelan refugees who’ve landed in Carbondale led off the regular Tuesday board of trustees meeting. Six of the seven board members were present, with Luis Yllanes absent. Following approval of the consent agenda, including finalizing an agreement for the Little Blue Preschool expansion, and […]
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Carbondale Report: ANB Bank receives approval
After approving the consent agenda (accounts payable, a liquor license renewal for the American Legion and a fee to lease the town stage waived for First Friday’s Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 3), with no public comments, the Oct. 24 meeting began with trustee updates. All were present minus Luis Yllanes. Among the […]
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Carbondale Report: Black Nugget liquor license renewed amid opposition
Tuesday’s meeting began with recognizing the first batch of students of the month for the new school year. All trustees were present, with Colin Laird and Luis Yllanes joining via Zoom. The unanimously approved consent agenda included: meeting minutes, a letter supporting Aspen Valley Land Trust’s request to Colorado Parks and Wildlife for a Coffman […]
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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: Path to Net Zero for Existing Buildings adopted, futsal delayed
All trustees were present at the regular meeting on Sept. 12 with the exception of Luis Yllanes. Accounts payable, approved on the consent agenda, was especially hefty with $1,043,522.75 paid to Redoubt Restoration for grant-funded Crystal River Restoration work, in addition to other one-time expenses like $62,705.50 to Land+Shelter for new pool design work. Other […]