El aumento del coste de la vivienda en la región oeste de las montañas de Colorado (Western Slope) está obligando a la gente a trasladarse, reducir el tamaño de sus viviendas y dejar sus trabajos, incluso en pequeñas comunidades rurales como Parachute y Battlement Mesa. Esta tendencia ha llamado la atención de desarrolladores inmobiliarios de […]
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GarCo Report: SPEED Act, library trustee appointments, new dozer for the landfill
Monday, Jan. 5, marked the first Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting of 2026. The agenda opened with the appointment of three trustees for the Garfield County Public Library District. Library Board of Trustees Chair Adrian Rippy-Sheehy and Executive Director Jamie LaRue were on-hand. Describing the selection process, Jankovsky explained, “The library will get one vote […]
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RFTA Report: Budget approved, priorities discussed
The Dec. 11 Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) board meeting took place exclusively online. While the main order on the agenda was to host a public hearing for final approval of the 2026 budget, the meeting covered several other topics. Following roll call, Chair Greg Poschman welcomed Alicia Gresley, who has been appointed by the […]
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Library board candidates chime in on restricted access
On Friday, Dec. 12, the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC), along with three members of the Garfield County Public Library District Board of Trustees — President Adrian Rippy-Sheehy (Silt), Vice President Michelle Foster (Parachute) and John Mallonee (at large) — interviewed a dozen candidates, four for each of the three open seats representing New Castle, Rifle […]
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RFV necesitará 7,000 unidades de vivienda asequible en 10 años
Una evaluación preliminar de las necesidades de vivienda en el Valle de Roaring Fork determinó que la región probablemente necesitará alrededor de 7,200 nuevas unidades de vivienda asequible para satisfacer la demanda en los próximos 10 años. Una ley estatal de 2024 requiere que todos los municipios realicen y completen una evaluación de necesidades de […]
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GarCo Report: Library trustee interviews set for Friday, Dec. 10
Maybe it’s because we’re coming up on the winter holidays and everyone is ready for some time off. Maybe it’s because we’re coming up on the end of the year and no one wants to start anything new. Maybe it’s the early-morning icy roads that are keeping the December Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) […]
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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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Cajas de alimentos navideños crean un vínculo amable entre las granjas y las familias de Colorado
Un flujo constante de personas recorría el invernadero de Farm Collaborative en Aspen, como el jugo que salía de las manzanas que los niños empujaban a través del prensador de sidra propiedad de la granja. Habían venido para el evento anual Farm to Fridge, durante el cual el fundador de Farm Collaborative y Comisionado de […]
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Medicare Advantage dropped in Garfield County
In early October, Grand Junction-based Rocky Mountain Health Plans, a subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare (UHC), informed its customers that UHC would no longer be offering any Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for Garfield and other western Colorado counties. UHC was the only insurer providing MA plans in Garfield. Some backgroundMedicare, federal health insurance for senior citizens (ages […]
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Instalación de cuidado infantil en Rifle cierra abruptamente, dejando a familias buscando alternativas
Caring Kids Preschool en Rifle cerró repentinamente el 30 de octubre, menos de 24 horas después de que los padres recibieran un correo electrónico informando que el centro de cuidado infantil cerraría sus puertas. Un correo enviado por el centro citó impactos financieros, incluidos saldos atrasados de colegiaturas, cambios en la demanda de cuidado infantil […]