We are entering the good news/bad news part of the year when fall links us between the high summer tourist period …
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Lawsuit makes a point on transparency and throws kink into town’s tax process
In newspaper parlance, this is a “tight” paper. We only have so many pages available based on advertising, but we have …
Read More »Tweakadelic: second home tax, Lower Verzuh, library v. CB South
Three recent local political moves this week came as no surprise, but they all provided reasons to possibly tweak us all. …
Read More »The Internet went down! How did we survive?
Like with the OJ verdict, the moon landing, or the day Covid locked us all down, it is likely everyone in …
Read More »Be where you are…
A second homeowner neighbor pointed out when he saw me walking a few weeks ago that he figured I must still …
Read More »Wait and see…
It’s wait and see mode for a couple issues tied to the North Valley. The Gunnison County commissioners sent the review …
Read More »Small town odysseys… second home tax and corridor development
At least three times in the last few weeks, I’ve had the “opportunity” to sit through hours-long events that included lots …
Read More »Another shot at a second home tax in CB… the right step?
Let’s start with some facts. The potential Crested Butte second homeowner tax will only apply to those homes in Crested Butte …
Read More »Red flags and mid-summer glitches
I haven’t been to Gunnison in a bit – is it still there? Did the July 4 fireworks blow it all …
Read More »Happy semiquincentennial, America!
Not to put myself out of a job but a few days before this Independence Day weekend I turned to AI …
Read More »Summer thoughts…
Not to scare anyone (and I’m not talking about this weekend’s return of CB parking ticketers or weird smoky skies), but …
Read More »Bennet has had our back – it’s time to return the favor. Vote Bennet in the primary
As we approach summer I could write about traffic congestion, hundreds more potential houses on Lower Verzuh, wind, allergies, the cancelling …
Read More »Quick ideas…
Before going too far — how about June?! Long days, perfect temperatures, blue skies and while getting busier, it’s not too …
Read More »On government housing initiatives: Take a big breath.
Two government references caught my attention last week and made me think we — our elected officials — need to slow …
Read More »Things to like, and others to not in this liminal time…
Not even including that weird month of March where summer popped in for a few weeks at the end of the …
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