The high cost of housing in the Roaring Fork Valley hit home for Glenwood Springs city employee Jacob Zook as soon as he got the rent increase notice for his free-market apartment on Wulfsohn Road at The Meadows. “I was not able to afford it, so I was pretty desperately looking for other options,” said […]
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Resumen de Noticias Glenwood Springs: Foro Escolar, Incentivos para EV y Más
En noticias de Glenwood Springs: foro de candidatos escolares, aumento de reembolsos para autos eléctricos, avances en vivienda asequible y más historias que conectan a nuestra comunidad. Foro de candidatos y propuestas escolares La Cámara de Comercio de Glenwood Springs, Post Independent. Sol del Valle y otros medios de comunicación de la colaboración CoWest Noticias […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Leaf recyclingThe Town of Carbondale is accepting yard waste from residents at 4th and Colorado through Nov. 3. Ditch the plastic bags to avoid contaminating the compost. Residents of Basalt have from Oct. 11 to Nov. 8 to ditch their leaves on Saturdays from 9am to 3pm at 20526 Highway 82, near the MidValley Medical […]
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Noticias locales: cultura, incendios, Comando Espacial y más
Descubre lo más relevante en noticias locales: celebración de la cultura latina, actualización de restricciones de incendios, debate por el Comando Espacial, investigación sobre la muerte de un lobo gris, oportunidades de vivienda en Glenwood Springs y el inicio de la temporada de caza. Por Sopris SunFiesta AméricasCelebra la cultura latinoamericana con música en vivo, […]
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Vivienda Asequible en el Valle de Roaring Fork: Una Base para Comunidades Prósperas
En el Valle de Roaring Fork, tenemos la suerte de estar rodeados de belleza, comunidad y oportunidades. Pero como alguien que trabaja diariamente con familias e individuos en busca de un hogar, puedo decir con certeza que uno de los desafíos más urgentes que enfrentamos es el acceso a una vivienda asequible. Este no es […]
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El Condado de Pitkin da una respuesta tibia a la solicitud de financiación de Hábitat para la Humanidad
La ansiedad por las limitaciones presupuestarias y un panorama opaco sobre los beneficios llevaron al condado de Pitkin a ofrecer una respuesta tibia a una solicitud de financiación de la organización local Habitat for Humanity.
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Habitat RFV President Gail Schwartz ready to pass the baton
It’s been perhaps the busiest five years in the history of the local Habitat for Humanity organization, full of challenges, innovations, adaptations and unique opportunities to address the region’s housing crisis. Several projects are on track, including groundbreaking in the new year for a new, 66,000-square-foot modular construction plant in Rifle, conversion of 88 Glenwood […]
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Habitat ups the housing ante with 1% broker campaign
Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley is all about changing the regional affordable housing game. A new giving campaign plus plans to build a modular home manufacturing plant in Rifle might move the game piece forward several more spaces. Recently, Habitat RFV launched its new 1% “Sell a Home, Help Build a Home” […]
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Taking a regional approach to housing crisis
It was a snowy morning in Aspen on March 22. Drivers parked single file along the street, many going to the same place. Someone muttered, “Funny place for a housing summit.” I couldn’t help but agree, having just made the drive to Aspen from Glenwood Springs and sitting stagnant in traffic for 45 minutes between […]