Silt resident John Lepkowski is at it again with a new complaint about books in the Silt Library. The books are a series of graphic novels titled “The Boys” by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the same books that a woman complained about last week. Lepkowski told the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) Monday that he […]
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GarCo Report: Santa says, ‘You gotta be nice’
The first of December brought snow to the Roaring Fork Valley but it did not bring public comments to the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting. For the first time in a few weeks, no one had anything to say that wasn’t on the agenda. Not even about the upcoming library board of trustees interviews (which […]
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GarCo Report: ‘I’d like to put you in charge of the federal government’
Paul Backes and Calvin Seneker, auditors with McMahan and Associates LLC, had fairly good news for the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) on Monday, Aug. 4. Referring to how well the county manages its budget, Backes said, “I’d like to put you in charge of the federal government.” He also compared Garfield County to Moffat County […]
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GarCo Report: New property tax payment option, landfill faces methane capture regs
With no public comments Monday, the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) jumped right into a meeting that lasted less than two hours. County Assessor Jim Yellico and Deputy Assessor Juby Cumming presented the 2024 annual recap of the results of the property tax appeal process and what valuations look like. Yellico told the BOCC that his […]
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Garco Report: Fireworks ban, budget pre-kick off, public lands letter
High fire danger is behind the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) decision Monday to prohibit the use, sale and possession of fireworks in unincorporated Garfield County. Emergency Manager Chris Bornholdt told the BOCC that sagebrush fuel moisture “is at or below 100%.” Piñon pine and juniper fuel moisture is at 72% and is expected to dry […]
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GarCo Report: Praise for the libraries, Pie Day and summer fun
Monday’s Garfield County Commissioner (BOCC) meeting was short and polite. Garfield County resident Debbie Wilde opened the meeting during the public comment period, describing her love of and gratitude for the library system. She said she has been trying to set up a learning center in the Navajo Nation for the past four years, which […]
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Conservative play for library board worries former librarian
On Thursday, Feb. 27, the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) will listen for a second time to candidates for the Glenwood Springs position on the Garfield County Library Board of Trustees. And Jocelyn Durrance, who served as a trustee representing Carbondale for five years, is worried. “I think there is a group within Garfield County who […]
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Garfield County Report: County mill levy same for 2025, election judges celebrated, library trustee candidate interviews set
This week’s Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting was short and drama-free. No public commenters were on-hand at 8am and the first order of the day was to celebrate this year’s election judges. Dec. 6 will be the official Election Judge Recognition Day in Garfield County with an open house at the county administration building in […]
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Discretionary grants awarded, clean audit for 2023 financials
Monday’s meeting was short and to the point. All discretionary grant requests presented last week were awarded, including $5,000 for the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program, $1,000 for the Roaring Fork Conservancy, $1,450 to Valley Senior Center for a new hot water heater, $5,000 to Garfield County Search and Rescue, $5,000 to YouthEntity and $5,000 […]
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GarCo Report: Gloomy budget forecast, elevator woes, new natural gas wells
The Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) Monday approved the county’s first Chevron natural gas well permit request to drill two wells from an existing pad northwest of De Beque. The pad is remote. No human-inhabited structures are within a mile of it, although it is in the middle of high priority habitat (HPH) for elk winter […]