Since early November, when Carbondale realized the presence of over 100 refugees, mostly from Venezuela, living in cars and tents by the river at the intersection of highways 82 and 133, the Roaring Fork Valley has rallied to support these newcomers through the harsh winter. There’s no easy solution for this unprecedented scenario; it’s a […]
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Reality of Venezuelan migrant crisis settles in Carbondale
It’s widely known by now that migrants from Venezuela are arriving by the day to the Valley, and more specifically Carbondale. The Sopris Sun delivers this report to fill in some of the cracks of an already heavily publicized issue. Some background For about 10 years there has been an ongoing migration from Venezuela. Many […]
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Carbondale, CLEER launch Home Energy Score pilot program
On Aug. 4, the Town of Carbondale, in conjunction with Carbondale-based Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER), announced that it was undertaking a pilot program utilizing the U.S. Department of Energy’s Home Energy Score (HES) rubric. The program is offering free energy checkups for 100 residences in the town. Once completed, the results will […]
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Crystal River Restoration project spills diesel
Update: Based on encouraging test results from water and soil samples taken by Ecos Environmental and Disaster Restoration, it was determined that work could resume on the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 10. Around 8pm on Monday, Aug. 7, members of the public noticed a harsh smell emanating from near the southern River Valley Ranch bridge […]
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Trustees consider pickleball expansion and buy down program
All trustees were present for their first June meeting, except Colin Laird and Marty Silverstein. The consent agenda was approved unanimously (accounts payable, meeting minutes, an application for RFTA grant money to fund the new bikeshare program with the Town matching $66,939, liquor license renewals for Tiny Pine and Brass Anvil, a special event liquor […]
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C’dale PD investigation report withheld since September 2021
On May 26, 2021, the Town of Carbondale released a statement that the Town had “retained Powers Police Consulting and Investigations of Grand Junction to perform an independent administrative investigation of the Town of Carbondale Police Department’s handling of the arrest incident that occurred at City Market in Carbondale on the evening of December 24, […]
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Trustees take momentous action
All trustees were present during their regular meeting on Nov. 22. Several actions garnered hearty applause from public attendees. Mayor Ben Bohmfalk called it “a community lovefest” on KDNK the next morning. To begin, trustees approved a consent agenda including a resolution reversing the Planning and Zoning Commission’s denial of a minor site plan review […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees adapt with the times
Early in the trustees’ regular meeting on Tuesday, Town Manager Lauren Gister took the opportunity to announce four new hires, as well as new vacancies on town staff. The new planning director is Jared Barnes, who previously worked for Eagle County managing ECO Transit system. Tom Karrel, who recently moved to Colorado after six years […]
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Carbondale gains a park and condominium complex
Carbondale’s regular municipal meeting on May 10 saw all trustees in attendance. After a slew of students of the month were recognized, comments from persons not on the agenda were heard. Resident Arn Menconi stepped forward to elucidate that the language in the short term rentals (STR) ordinance passed in March has inadvertently excluded full […]
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Trustees tackle diverse agenda
Carbondale’s most recent Board of Town Trustees meeting saw all trustees in attendance. The agenda included selecting a company to complete the first phase of Eighth Street renovations, putting back out to bid the contract for seasonal yard waste collection, review of the Integrated Weed Management Plan and progress toward regulating short-term rentals. Within the […]