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“We realize they’re there…” It is no secret that the Lake Irwin Coalition (LIC), a group of Irwin property owners, does …
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U.S. Energy files full application on VCUP proposal for Keystone Mine
Local stakeholders ask: Is three years of monitoring enough? U.S. Energy, the mining company with mineral rights beneath Mt. Emmons, submitted …
Read More »Council and public weigh in on summer transportation study
Look at all the options… Two meetings have been held in the last month to discuss the focus of this summer’s …
Read More »Leatherwood sentenced to 12 years for school theft
Some restitution, some insurance money and a hot dog cart The tiny, makeshift courtroom at Webster Hall was packed to capacity …
Read More »Council expected to decide on sales tax question this month
“We haven’t seen the pitchforks come out yet…” The march toward putting an initiative on the November ballot to raise Crested …
Read More »Signs, bridges, cattle guards highlight summer trail and road improvements
Bridge at Deadman’s The U.S. Forest Service will tackle a handful of trail and road improvement projects near Crested Butte this …
Read More »Crested Butte Council ponders move to eliminate plastic bags
Tourism impacts being considered With almost 2,000 signatures collected in favor of a plastic bag ban in the area, the Office …
Read More »Mt. Crested Butte mulls over ownership of Snodgrass parcel
Funding up in the air The Mt. Crested Butte Town Council agreed to consider a partnership with the Crested Butte Land …
Read More »Survey says: Mt. Crested Butte Performing Arts Center needs more special event space
“They need to know how it’s going to be used” After a survey of local leaders from around the East River …
Read More »GCSAPP advocating for excise tax on retail marijuana in the valley
Taxing those who choose to use… The Gunnison County Substance Abuse Prevention Project (GCSAPP) is lobbying for public support to get …
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