A light agenda greeted Glenwood Springs City Council for its second regular meeting of the month on Thursday, May 21, with all but Councilor Ray Schmahl present. Two members of the public addressed Council under the public comments portion of the meeting for items not on the agenda. Glenwood resident Judy Haynes asked Council what […]
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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: 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: Council reverses South Bridge toll decision, approves rezoning for West Glenwood Mall
Glenwood Springs City Council voted 5-2 at its Thursday, Oct. 16, meeting to not include a toll within the project area of the planned South Bridge, reversing a Sept. 4 decision. All council members were present for the second regular meeting of October. Following a late-afternoon work session that included a joint meeting with the […]
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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’s 6th Street undergoing transformation as businesses adapt, look forward
A construction project aimed at revitalizing the portion of 6th Street in Glenwood Springs that used to be part of Highway 82, and to activate the former Grand Avenue Bridge “north landing” as a new park area, commenced earlier this year. In 2017, the Colorado Department of Transportation completed construction on the new, curved bridge […]
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Glenwood’s South Bridge route closer than ever with federal grant, but still short of full funding
A long-envisioned roadway project to the south of Glenwood Springs that dates back to the 2002 Coal Seam Fire got a huge boost in December when a nearly $50 million federal grant was awarded to move things forward.The South Bridge Project would connect South Glenwood near the municipal airport west of the Roaring Fork River […]
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Glenwood Report: Wildfire theme rings throughout first meeting of September
The Sopris Sun is happy to introduce the Glenwood Report, covering the regular Glenwood Springs city council meetings which take place every first and third Thursdays. The theme of the Sept. 7 meeting was emergency preparedness. Wildfire collaborative Paula Stepp with the Middle Colorado Watershed Council appeared in front of the council, asking if members […]
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Underpass project underway in Glenwood Springs
Recently, commuters to and from Glenwood Springs have experienced traffic stops, slowdowns and detours around the intersection of Highway 82 and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) 27th Street Station. The uptick in traffic delays is due to the 27th Street Underpass project, which has been underway since April but became more disruptive in July […]
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Ryan Gordon desafía a Tom Jankovsky para el puesto de GarCo
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Durante tres términos, desde 2011, el republicano Tom Jankovsky ha servido en la Junta de Comisionados del Condado de Garfield (BOCC por sus siglas en inglés). Este noviembre, los votantes decidirán si conceden a Jankovsky un cuarto término o eligen al demócrata Ryan Gordon para representar el Distrito 1. El Sopris […]