It has been five years since Carbondale contracted Mountain Waste & Recycling to be the single-service hauler for the town’s trash and residential recycling. The Sopris Sun wanted to see, especially, how the single-stream curbside recycling program was going and sat down recently with Kevin Schorzman, Carbondale’s Public Works director. We also reached out to […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees look toward 2025
All trustees were present at their regular meeting, Oct. 8, with Christina Montemayor joining via Zoom. After student of the month awards, a consent agenda was swiftly approved consisting of liquor license renewals, a special event liquor license for KDNK’s Labor of Love auction (Dec. 6 at Thunder River Theatre) and accounts payable. There were […]
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Former C’dale resident perplexed by Waste Management bills
“I think I can kiss a couple thousand dollars goodbye,” Nicolette Toussaint told The Sopris Sun over the phone on Monday.Toussaint, a former resident of Carbondale, moved to Longmont last spring. She found it peculiar that trash service bills arrived at her new address for the house they had sold in Carbondale. Even stranger, Waste […]
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Letters – Oct. 14, 2021
Re: Marble Ski The board of the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association would like to thank Lynn Burton and The Sopris Sun for the terrific article on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Marble Ski Area (Sept. 22, 2021). Entering CVEPA’s 50th year of service, we are so indebted to our founding fathers and […]
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Letters – July 29, 2021
Re: redistricting Thank you, Sopris Sun, for all the articles on Colorado’s redistricting process and the public hearing that will be held at the Third Street Center this Saturday at 11 a.m. While the details of the redistricting process may seem complicated, the main purpose is simple: to ensure that district maps in Colorado are […]