Forest Service It has recently come to my attention that the new building on the U.S. Forest Service lot in downtown Carbondale is now in the bidding stage. I remember hearing back in 2019 that the three current buildings are inadequate, and one new building was needed. As I have learned more in the past […]
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Letters – Aug. 3, 2023
MAP Carbondale When we describe Carbondale to out-of-town family and friends, foremost in that description is our town’s cohesive sense of community, vibrant neighborhoods and active engagement in the outdoors. Fundamental to that culture is our small-town mobility and easy access by bike, on foot and via transit connections. When the Board of Town Trustees […]
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Letters – July 20, 2023
Save the fens! I’d like to give a big thank-you to Wilderness Workshop, Eagle River Watershed Council and Walking Mountains for sponsoring the Homestake Community Science Day on July 8. The purpose of this event was to explore and understand the fens along Homestake Creek, south of Minturn, to help protect them for future generations. […]
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Letters to the editor – June 29, 2023
Fourth of July With each day’s news, it is easy to become discouraged as the arguments and protests swirl around the country. Despite our weariness, it is important to recognize that this freedom of opinion and the opportunity to voice it was guaranteed by the men and women of our military. On the Fourth of […]
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Commercial inventory in high demand in 2023
Each year in June, The Sopris Sun takes a crack at counting all the commercial spaces within Carbondale town limits, then calculating what percentage are occupied. This year, 93% of the commercial inventory was found to be occupied, matching pre-pandemic, 2019 conditions. The makeup of commercial spaces, however, looks quite different than in 2019. The […]
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Carbondale Report: Emerald ash borer causes serious concern
All of the trustees were in attendance, with the exception of Luis Yllanes, at the regular board of trustees meeting on Tuesday, June 27. After unanimously approving the consent agenda, which included a liquor license renewal for Downtown Liquors on Main, the board steadily tackled the rest of the items. Wild and Scenic During the […]