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Sales tax sucking windThe final numbers for Crested Butte sales tax in 2008 are in and they aren’t pretty. The town …
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Land Trust reduces size of parcel it hopes to sell from Niccoli land
Covenants will restrict development, preserve view corridor The Crested Butte Land Trust (CBLT) has set the size of the property it …
Read More »Horizontal zoning gets another tweak
Split level buildings get some relief Crested Butte’s sometime controversial and frequently discussed horizontal zoning ordinance is getting tweaked a bit …
Read More »Gunnison County honors area’s oldest resident
At 106, Lena Costanzo still going strong For more than a century, Lena Costanzo has embodied the American story, from her …
Read More »Mining proponent facing new challenges
Thompson Creek scales back production plans Changes in the world economy and changes in the U.S. Congress all look to have …
Read More »Councils get first look at energy action plans
Curbing energy use might require a hired full-time helper Reducing energy use and conserving resources is projected to save Americans a …
Read More »Strange days
Nobody told me there’d be days like these.Strange days indeed…strange days indeed. —John Lennon *It is the middle of winter at 9,000 …
Read More »Crested Butte Legals
—Notice of public hearing—February 17, 2009 ~ 7:00 P.M.Town of crested butteTown Offices, 507 Maroon Ave., Crested Butte, CoPLEASE TAKE NOTICE, …
Read More »Gunnison Legals
—Preliminary AGENDA—Friday, February 6, 2009GUNNISON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONBlackstock Government Center Meeting Room221 N. Wisconsin St., Gunnison, CO 8:45 a.m. • Call …
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