The plane wings vibrated with each acceleration. The small craft picked up speed as it headed north, with the 9,223-foot Triangle Peak as the clear aviation waypoint some miles down the valley. It was the second of three EcoFlight excursions the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 25, coordinated in partnership with the Town of Carbondale to […]
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Carbondale Report: Town withdraws from SPEAR
The Carbondale Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Aug. 25, unanimously voted to halt the town’s participation in the Special Problems Enforcement and Response (SPEAR) regional crime task force. The withdrawal follows growing community concerns that SPEAR — which has full-time personnel assigned from the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, Rifle Police Department, Drug Enforcement Agency and […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees choose Town Center developer
Carbondale is one step closer to fulfilling a commercial and residential need that it says the free market cannot. The Carbondale Board of Trustees on Tuesday selected workforce housing developer Bond/Brookside to build the Town Center project, a residential and commercial design set to be constructed on 1.4 acres of town-owned land surrounding the Thunder […]
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CLEER discusses the state of Carbondale emissions with the community
“Inspired.” That was the word that loomed largest in a community-driven word cloud following Carbondale’s climate discussion Tuesday evening at the Third Street Center. The discussion — hosted by Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER), Garfield Clean Energy, Town of Carbondale, Town of Carbondale Environmental Board and supported by Marble Distilling — outlined where […]
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Carbondale residents show up for the trees
On July 16, Carbondale Town Arborist Carl Meinecke led the Town’s annual tree walk. The summer stroll offered community members the opportunity to learn about the public tree canopy from Meinecke and members of the Carbondale Tree Board, who otherwise are kept busy ensuring planting and maintenance of a healthy mountain town forest and park […]
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Revisiting our past to shape Carbondale’s future
Walking down Carbondale’s Main Street on a warm summer afternoon, I’m struck by the sweet essence of this place. I hear the squeals of delight spilling out from the pool, friends lingering over cool drinks on restaurant patios, the smell of Peppino’s pizza drifting through the air and laughter echoing from Fourth Street. Yes, summer […]
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Too early to tell; New RVR golf club ownership team gets settled
Folks are chattering about the recent River Valley Ranch (RVR) golf club sale, and wondering what it means for the future of the club and the surrounding RVR community, annexed as part of municipal Carbondale in 1994, and the townspeople at large. The listing price for the golf club was $24.5 million, but according to […]
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Carbondale Report: Roaring Fork Transportation Coalition discusses Highway 82 traffic solutions
Disincentives might be the way to cure Highway 82 traffic qualms. The Roaring Fork Transportation Coalition discussed this conclusion with the Carbondale Board of Trustees at a work session Tuesday evening, part of an effort to gather feedback throughout the Roaring Fork Valley on their initial congestion solutions. Currently, 34,500 empty seats enter Aspen every […]
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Carbondale electrifies town fleet with 6 new vehicles
This summer Carbondale Police Department and Public Works have made electrifying new strides in sustainability by adding several new electric vehicles (EVs) to their respective fleets in a bid to make Carbondale’s infrastructure safer and more sustainable. Unveiled to the public during June’s First Friday festivities, Carbondale Public Works now owns a new purpose-built electric […]
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Carbondale Report: Town has no plans to install Flock cameras, manager says
Update: On May 13, Garfield County issued a press release that the County Road 108 (Thompson Creek Road) bridge crossing the Crystal River will “temporarily” have one lane open while “emergency repair options are assessed.” Following an inquiry by a member of the public at the Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday night, Town Manager […]