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 […]
Erica Sparhawk
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The day Secretary Haaland came to town
Ahead of a speaking event at Sopris Park on Monday, July 1, U.S. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland joined Senator Michael Bennet and a few local Thompson Divide advocates, including locally elected officials, for a short hike on the Lorax Trail off of Thompson Creek Road. Later, at the Gazebo, the secretary and senator sat […]
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‘Carbondale es tuyo’
First, an admission. Last week, The Sopris Sun printed the incorrect date for the town’s Spanish-outreach meeting both in English in our calendar and in Spanish in Chisme del Pueblo. Moreover, we will not have this article translated until next week. These shortcomings are unintentional and evidence of the work that we share toward better […]
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New marijuana store eyes abandoned storefront
All trustees were present at their regular meeting on July 12 with the exception of Mayor Ben Bohmfalk. It was Mayor Pro Tem Erica Sparhawk’s first meeting in that role, leading the process in the mayor’s absence. Beyond the procedural minutia of municipal government — approving commission minutes — there were several items that involved […]
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Carbondale Report: Changing of the guard
It can be a bittersweet moment in a healthy representative democracy. Elected officials of yesteryear humbly step down as the newly-chosen leaders assume their responsibilities. Tuesday’s Board of Town Trustees meeting was such a moment. The audience included family and friends and the session’s entirety focused on this ceremony, the changing of the guard. Many […]
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Two new faces join the Board of Town Trustees
It was a boisterous and buzzing evening at The Pour House as candidates, supporters and curious denizens wandered in on election night, April 5. In previous years, John Foulkrod would have shushed the crowd before announcing the news, hand-delivered from Town Hall. This year, the results arrived via text messages to numerous cell phones within […]
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Meet the trustee candidates
On April 5, Carbondale residents will have elected three candidates to serve four-year terms on the Board of Town Trustees. Additionally, current trustee Ben Bohmfalk is running unopposed for the mayoral seat. Materials submitted by the nine candidates have been edited for length. Learn more about each one at the forum hosted by The Sopris […]