The main event at Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting, Feb. 10, was approval of the special events calendar for 2026, representing 93 unique happenings hosted on Town properties. With Mayor Ben Bohmfalk absent, Mayor Pro Tem Erica Sparhawk led the meeting. First, a consent agenda was approved including meeting minutes; accounts payable; an intergovernmental agreement […]
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Carbondale Report: New lodging approved for Main Street
The Carbondale Board of Trustees tackled a light agenda ahead of Mountain Fair weekend and the next town manager, Ryan Hyland, arriving in early August. All trustees were present minus Christina Montemayor. The unanimously approved consent agenda included accounts payable and tree board member applications from Vanessa Harmony and Leslie Kuhn. There were no public […]
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GarCo commissioners opt in on Prop 123
Garfield County Assessor Jim Yellico introduced the first topic of note at Monday’s board meeting. In May, oil and gas operator Caerus Piceance, LLC filed a “Petition for Refund of Omitted Taxes Assessed for Tax Year 2018 (Production Year 2017).” This followed a 2023 county audit that identified an omitted production value, on which Caerus […]
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Garfield County secures broadband grant; approves housing bond transfer
On Sept. 7, Garfield County announced that it has secured a $1.7 million grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) to support the county’s ongoing project to improve local broadband infrastructure. Plans to improve broadband internet in Garfield County have been underway since May of 2016, when Garfield and Mesa counties partnered to […]