comprehensive plan

  • Locations: News Published

    Trustees tackle diverse agenda

    Trustees tackle diverse agenda thumbnail Wild parsnip, sometimes misidentified as poison hemlock, can cause burns and blisters if touched. The plant has been proliferating in a town ditch and will be manually pulled this year. Image by R. A. Nonenmacher, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

    Carbondale’s most recent Board of Town Trustees meeting saw all trustees in attendance. The agenda included selecting a company to complete the first phase of Eighth Street renovations, putting back out to bid the contract for seasonal yard waste collection, review of the Integrated Weed Management Plan and progress toward… read more →

  • Locations: News Published

    ‘Don’t make Carbondale too pretty’

    ‘Don’t make Carbondale too pretty’ thumbnail In the current draft update, the “Opportunity Area,” previously referred to as “Downtown North,” is reimagined to accommodate new trails and residential units while maintaining light industrial uses. Courtesy graphic

    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… read more →

  • Locations: Columns, Opinion Published

    Now Presenting: NoDo CarBo!

    Now Presenting: NoDo CarBo! thumbnail

    I recently watched a documentary on Kurt Cobain, and afterwards I thought, “It’s a damn shame he didn’t stick around long enough to make a country album. I bet it would have been great.”

    As a member of the 27 club (together with Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Jim… read more →

  • Locations: News Published

    P&Z mulls “Downtown North” land-use changes

    P&Z mulls “Downtown North” land-use changes thumbnail Properties delineated as "Downtown North" in Carbondale's draft comprehensive plan update. Graphic by Cushing Terrell.

    Since early this year, the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) has worked closely with consulting firm Cushing Terrell (CT) to update the Town’s 2013 Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan). Five components of the plan were identified for review, one of which was the plot of industrial land known as Downtown… read more →

  • Locations: News Published

    Kevin Schorzman chosen as interim town manager

    Kevin Schorzman chosen as interim town manager thumbnail Although it was Jay Harrington’s final meeting as Carbondale’s town manager, he will continue working for the Town through Sept. 10. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

    All the action at the latest Carbondale Board of Town Trustees meeting took place in-person at town hall. All trustees were in attendance except Heather Henry.

    Ben Bohmfalk revealed during trustee updates that contrary to what trustees were told at their work session on Aug. 17,… read more →

  • Locations: Letters Published

    Letters - August 26, 2021

    RVR

    When we moved to River Valley Ranch (RVR), we were drawn to RVR’s natural beauty, open space and the well-planned environment of this lovely community. This is a multi-generational, active yet peaceful community. In addition to the amenities available to residents, the public supports the… read more →