The City of Glenwood Springs was expected to formally begin enforcement action this week against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility located on the far west end of Midland Avenue. The action is based on evidence presented to and confirmed by City officials in recent weeks that the facility in the Midland […]
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Glenwood Report: ICE facility concerns, City response riles public comments
Concerns related to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in West Glenwood steered public comment again during the March 5 regular Glenwood Springs City Council meeting. Earlier that day, the City issued a press release acknowledging that occupancy permits for the entire Midland Center at 100 Midland Avenue were never issued 20 years […]
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Glenwood Report: Potential use of Flock cameras for immigration enforcement comes into question
The potential to use traffic surveillance cameras for federal immigration enforcement operations was the main topic for public comments during the Feb. 5 Glenwood Springs City Council meeting. Six of the seven council members were present for the first regular meeting of the month; Councilor Mitchell Weimer was absent. Following a late afternoon work session […]
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Glenwood Report: CARE gets $10,000, Council hears Ride Glenwood On-Demand update
A packed Jan. 15 agenda to start the new year took Glenwood Springs City Council about four hours to work through. Included were lengthy conversations around extra funding for the primary animal shelter that serves the area and a data dump and contract extension for the City’s on-demand transit service. All council members were present […]
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Glenwood Report: Fees approved for non-emergent ambulance calls, false alarms
The final regular Glenwood Springs City Council meeting of the year on Dec. 18 included a pair of items deferred from the last meeting related to new fees for non-emergent EMS calls within the city. Absent was Mayor Marco Dehm, leaving Mayor Pro-Tem Erin Zalinski to run the meeting. All other Council members were present. […]
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Glenwood Report: City Council increases financial support for Canyon Vista housing project
Consideration of a request to up Glenwood Springs’ financial contribution to the Canyon Vista affordable housing project in West Glenwood to what would amount to $3.8 million total occupied most of the Thursday, Dec. 4 City Council meeting. All Council members were present in-person for the first regular meeting of December. After about two hours […]
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Glenwood Report: Council member shames local business for selling tobacco to minors
Glenwood Springs City Council had a light agenda for its regular Nov. 6 meeting, wrapping up in just under an hour. Among the main action items were formal approvals of the 2026 City budget and signing of the initial South Bridge federal grant agreement. Six of the seven council members were present, with Councilor Erin […]
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Glenwood Report: City Council hears historical society update, discusses 2026 budget
Glenwood Springs City Council had a relatively light agenda for the first regular meeting of the month on Thursday, Oct. 2, and a short roster of attendees with Mayor Marco Dehm and Councilor Mitchell Weimer absent. A late afternoon work session covered topics ranging from an update on the South Canyon coal seam fire suppression […]
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Glenwood Report: Council to revisit vote to put a toll on future South Bridge
Glenwood Springs City Council will reconsider an earlier 4-3 decision to include a toll with the South Bridge project, after a slew of public comments at its Sept. 18 meeting warning that the move could jeopardize a nearly $50 million federal grant that would cover about 60% of the project’s cost. Eleven people lined up […]
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Glenwood Report: Split council votes to proceed with toll plan for South Bridge project
Glenwood Springs City Council convened for its first of two regular September meetings on Thursday, Sept. 4, with all council members present in person. The big item on the night’s agenda came toward the end of the more-than-three-hour-long meeting, when council, following a long, sometimes testy discussion, voted 4-3 to proceed on the long-debated South […]