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The council decided that it would shift the start time of its meetings. They will start regular meetings at 6 p.m. instead of the traditional 7 p.m. start time—that is, if there is no work session planned. If a work session is scheduled on the night of a regular council meeting, the work session will begin at 6 p.m. with the meeting to follow.
Speaking of 6, councilman Jim Schmidt celebrated his 66th birthday at the January 6 meeting.

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Sales taxes keep climbing in Crested Butte. With recent late collections, town finance director Lois Rozman said September of 2013 was the biggest sales tax September in town history. November sales tax came in 5 percent over last year. For the year, sales tax is up 7 percent over 2012 and there’s still a pretty good December to tally.

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The council held its second retreat in a month to talk about priorities for the council. This one took place the afternoon of January 13 in the Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center building.

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The town now has 1,000 “Likes” on its Facebook page. Send the town a wink if you’re feeling it…

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Town manager Todd Crossett said he is helping chamber director Dan Marshall with two more “Community Summits” over the next few weeks. A Crested Butte South Summit will be held the morning of January 16 at Sunset Hall from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Another will be held in Mt. Crested Butte in Mountaineer Square on January 23.

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The council approved a liquor license for the old Powerhouse/Montanya’s building at 130 Elk Avenue. Laura Silva of the Sweet Spot and Kaylena Falzone of the Secret Stash are collaborating on a possible new restaurant concept for the building. Bands and weddings might be part of the deal. They don’t plan any major unveilings until at least next summer but wanted a small bar business along with a smattering of food offerings available in the winter.

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The council okayed the upcoming 28th annual Alley Loop, Fat Bike Race and Pub Crawl events for the Alley Loop weekend January 31 and February 1. Portions of Elk Avenue will be closed for the events starting early Friday morning into Saturday evening.