Por Andrea Teres-MartinezTraducción por Edgar Barrantes Los fideicomisarios de Carbondale se reunieron el martes, 16 de enero, para discutir planes futuros para su respuesta a los aproximadamente 150 inmigrantes recién llegados de Venezuela.A partir de noviembre, la ayuda a los inmigrantes del pueblo ha consistido en encontrar y abrir dos refugios temporales y lanzar un […]
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Carbondale Report: Town Center advances as newcomer response shifts
A dividing wall partitioned the Town Hall meeting room in preparation for receiving 20 newcomer refugees from the 60 sheltered at the Third Street Center. All trustees were present, minus Erica Sparhawk.The unanimously approved consent agenda included accounts payable, designation of www.carbondalegov.org as the primary place for posting public meeting agendas, a special event liquor […]
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Carbondale requests emergency DOLA funds to address refugee crisis
Carbondale’s town trustees circled up for a special meeting Tuesday, Dec. 5, with a sole action item on the agenda: Venezuelan Refugee Response. That same morning, Carbondale made National Public Radio’s Morning Edition report on the crisis, which was filed by Aspen Public Radio. Town Manager Lauren Gister explained that according to Voces Unidas de […]
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Meadowood teacher housing project breaks ground
On July 24, with the hot sun beaming down, about 20 people attended the groundbreaking ceremony at the site of what has become informally known as the Meadowood teacher housing project. The 50-unit staff housing initiative is between North Face Park on Meadowood Drive and Roaring Fork High School. It adds to the district’s current […]
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Conversando con la nueva gestora municipal Lauren Gister
Traducción por Dolores Duarte El 17 de enero, Carbondale dará la bienvenida a Lauren Gister como la siguiente gestora municipal. Gister actualmente reside en Chester, Connecticut, donde cumple su cuarto gestión como primera concejal. Nota del editor: Esta entrevista ha sido editada por razones de espacio y claridad. Sopris Sun: ¡Felicitaciones! Lauren Gister: Gracias. Estoy […]
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Trustees narrowly approve lot split, among other action
The latest Board of Town Trustees meeting saw all trustees in attendance, plus much of Town staff. It was a momentous meeting that included approval of a contract to hire Lauren Gister as the Town’s next manager. Gister was selected through a process led by national recruiting firm Columbia ltd. She is currently the first […]
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In conversation with new Town Manager Lauren Gister
On Jan. 17, Carbondale will welcome Lauren Gister as the next town manager. Gister currently resides in Chester, Connecticut, where she is serving her fourth term as first selectwoman. Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Sopris Sun: Congratulations! Lauren Gister: Thank you. I’m so excited to come to Carbondale. SS: […]