Construction could begin as soon as this summer on a new parking lot for the Spring Gulch Trail System outside Carbondale. After what Commissioner Mike Samson called “the most prepared parking lot presentation” he’d ever seen, the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) made a motion, called the question and unanimously approved the land use change permit […]
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No BYOB at Carbondale Rodeo, Sweetwater Lake protections advance
Monday, April 10, the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) continued public hearings about the Sweetwater Lake 1041 designation after a morning of approvals and grants. The Funky Bear Café in Battlement Mesa is one step closer to its grand opening after the BOCC approved a hotel and restaurant liquor license for the establishment. And, the Carbondale […]
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Board supports slower trains through New Castle, land protections around Sweetwater Lake
New Castle elected officials presented a letter to Garfield County commissioners (BOCC) Monday to slow trains through New Castle. In a Feb. 7 BOCC work session, Town Councilor Caitlin Carey and others expressed concerns about the number of oil trains that could eventually come through New Castle if the proposed Uinta Basin Railway in Utah […]
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GarCo Report: Airport tug-o-war, Trout Unlimited request delayed
Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) met at 9am in Rifle Monday at the Sheriff’s annex near the Rifle Garfield County Airport (RIL). The airport was one of the longer discussions during one of this year’s shorter meetings. Commissioners approved the revised 2023 Airport Development guidelines and then went right into a discussion about, wait for it, […]
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GarCo Report: Board approves Fussner Minor Subdivision
During their final regular meeting of the month, the Garfield County Commissioners approved the proposed Fussner Minor Subdivision, located on Missouri Heights at the same site as the previously proposed, and rejected, Ascendigo Ranch. The applicant plans to divide the 41.284-acre lot into two separate parcels, with lot one at 36.175 acres and lot two […]
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GarCo Report: Needle exchanges, free clothes and a civics lesson
Garfield County Commissioners’ Monday agenda was full — five hours worth of topics, including a liquor license transfer for Rifle Fireside Lanes, fee waiver requests for events at the county fairgrounds, approval of the consent agenda, program updates and a raft of discretionary fund and nonprofit fund requests. Andrea Palm-Porter of Roaring Fork Leadership (RFL) […]
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GarCo Report: Sheriff cuts ties with PitCo jail, new gravel pit, rising insurance costs and more
It looks like short commissioner meetings are already a thing of the past. This week’s agenda was full, including a comment from the public on the proposed, controversial Sweetwater State Park. Mary Stevens, member of the Sweetwater Lake Working Group, expressed concern that the U.S. Forest Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife could approve the […]
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GarCo Report: Staff thanks Alberico; public hearing regarding proposed subdivision on old Ascendigo property coming up
“Jean, you are a leader,” proclaimed Michelle Davies, administrative assistant to the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder, at the Jan. 9 Garfield County Commissioners meeting. It was the last time Democrat Jean Alberico would take her seat alongside the board before Republican Jackie Harmon steps in. Davies directed the Jan. 5 retirement bash for Alberico […]
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GarCo Report: Money talk and approvals
Commissioners approved all county Noxious Weed Advisory Board appointments and a waiver for an annexation report for a gas station and convenience store to be built near the West Rifle interchange. County and city of Rifle staff made the presentation, stating that due to groundwater contamination, the project will be using city water. A representative […]
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GarCo report: Bear and water preparation
Bear aware Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Glenwood Springs District wildlife manager Matt Yamashita and assistant area wildlife manager Darren Chacon asked the commissioners to sign a letter in support of a regional funding effort to mitigate human and black bear encounters. CPW will distribute $1 million in grant funding, from the new Human Bear […]