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Local wilderness fire being left alone Despite a wildfire burning on the Grand Mesa and one in the West Elk wilderness, …
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Four questions on Mt. Crested Butte ballot
$7.6 million bond issue, property tax increase going before voters Town officials in Mt. Crested Butte agreed on Tuesday night to …
Read More »State gets mixed signals locally for protection of Gunnison River
HCCA withdraws recommendation Although the water temperature in the Gunnison River is only a little over 40 degrees, a local recommendation …
Read More »Governments object to federal call for more airport personnel
Congress looking to pass FAA reauthorization City and county officials are urging the U.S. Congress to eliminate a provision in an …
Read More »Fire District puts Mt. Crested Butte station remodel on hold
“It was dramatically higher” A proposed expansion of the fire station in Mt. Crested Butte will not be moving forward as …
Read More »School board lays out options for expansion in Crested Butte
“Let’s be visionary” The feelers are out to expand the Crested Butte Community School onto town property and the Tommy V. …
Read More »Mt. Crested Butte may loosen rules to live at Homestead
“How much flexibility do we want to build into this” As the finishing touches are put on the first duplex in …
Read More »Local bikers report chance encounter with mountain lion
No danger, just a “cool experience” For two local mountain bikers, the biggest thrill of the ride came when they weren’t …
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Council notes The Crested Butte Town Council set for public hearing an ordinance that substantially updates their town regulations guiding affordable …
Read More »Town considering how to regulate timeshares
More discussion over stringent ordinance by Mark Reaman Eight months and eight drafts of the proposal later, the Crested Butte Town …
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