Prior to this week’s regular meeting, Basalt Town Council held a work session and presentation on early designs for a planned affordable housing/community center in Willits. The center is planned to be built on two to three acres of Town-owned land known officially as Sopris Meadows Parcel 2E. Located on Lewis Lane, just across the […]
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Basalt Report: New lighting, parking laws coming to Midland
This week’s meeting in Basalt Town Hall was sparsely attended by both citizens and council members on account of spring break being in full swing in Basalt public schools. With an equally sparse agenda, the meeting was adjourned in less than half an hour. However, that was enough time for Town Engineer Catherine Christoff to […]
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Basalt Report: Town budgets for housing in 2025
Prior to this week’s meeting, Town Council held a public work session with the West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition (WMRHC) to learn more about their recently-launched Good Deeds program, which provides buy-down assistance to Roaring Fork Valley employees looking to shift from renting to homeownership. Good Deeds works on a basic exchange: WMRHC offers up-front […]
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Basalt Report: New logo approved
On April 25, Basalt Town Council convened for its regular meeting to discuss Midland Avenue, approve a new logo and fill a final open committee open seat. During the public comment period, Crown Mountain Board of Directors candidate Shelley Lundh introduced herself, asking for the Council’s vote in the upcoming May 2 board election. Freeman […]
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What’s up with Midland?
As of mid-April, Old Town Basalt is already well into its Midland Avenue Streetscape Project, an initiative that will not only refurbish underground utilities along Midland Ave but give its pavement a significant facelift. However, not all Basalt residents are keen on the project — especially its timeline. Although it may feel like a recent […]
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Basalt Report: Seats fill on Affordable Housing Commission
The Manager’s Report provided an update on the “lightning bolt project” — work on the sewer lines between the library and Two Rivers Road. Importantly for commuters, Manager Ryan Mahoney also announced that the bridge has changed to being closed full-time, instead of with the use of stop lights at night as originally planned. This […]
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Basalt Report: Construction to begin on Midland Ave
Though admittedly not the most romantic way to spend Valentine’s Day, Basalt Town Council convened on the evening of Feb. 14 to discuss a series of minor ordinances. Notably, Mayor Bill Kane was absent, and instead the meeting was presided over by Town Councilor David Knight. As might be expected on Valentine’s Day, the meeting […]
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Evaluations for ‘kids in crisis’ increased in 2021
With the rollback of the emergency declaration prompted by the Omicron variant outbreak, the seven-member Basalt Town Council met in person for the first time this year at its regular meeting. The public broadcast of the meeting, which was covered remotely by The Sopris Sun, was delayed and repeatedly hampered by audio and visual technical […]