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“Enforcement is always an issue” Sandwich board signs will soon be allowed in Mt. Crested Butte and the Crested Butte Mountain …
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Affordable Housing/VRBO suggestionFormer Councilperson Dan Escalante came before the council and asked them to consider significantly increasing VRBO (Vacation Rental by …
Read More »Huckstep will attend Harvard’s Kennedy School this summer
Gates Foundation paying most of the tuition Crested Butte mayor Aaron Huckstep will be hitting the books more than the local …
Read More »2015 operations proposed for Taylor Park Dam
Reservoir capacity about 72 percent of normal Snow is melting, more water is moving and commercial and recreational boaters, anglers and …
Read More »County jumps into Emergency Fire Fund pool to secure new resources
“It’s a pretty cheap insurance policy.” This year, the state of Colorado has rethought the Emergency Fire Fund (EFF). The fund …
Read More »Tourism Association focusing on five main priorities this summer
Marketing experiences to grow tourism The Gunnison Crested Butte Tourism Association (TA) has hit the ground pedaling when it comes to …
Read More »Planners move toward favorite Big Mine Park design concept
Separate hockey and Nordic buildings, skate park location TBD The town, in conjunction with consultant Mundus-Bishop, has been holding a series …
Read More »Council will look at sales tax increase to fund parks
Marijuana excise tax on the radar as well The Crested Butte Town Council is leaning toward making another attempt this November …
Read More »Healthy forests and wildfire prevention
Forest deterioration, drought and wildfire risks Gunnison County Commissioners wrote a letter last month to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee …
Read More »Temporary roads could be allowed in CO Roadless Area
Supplemental environmental analysis to quantify greenhouse gas emissions Road building and mining exploration could be allowed in the Colorado Roadless Area …
Read More »Gunnison and Crested Butte schools to offer free summer school
Classes will be different from winter program Summer school in Crested Butte and Gunnison is going to be more like a …
Read More »County attorney Trezise receives three-month severance package
After pleading guilty to felony The former deputy Gunnison county attorney who lost his job last month after pleading guilty to …
Read More »Mt. Crested Butte gives over $125,000 in summer grants
Supporting summer marketing, including mountain bikes and UTVs At a March 17 meeting, the Town Council of Mt. Crested Butte approved …
Read More »Summer water supplies look good for the area in spite of dry, warm year
“To me this heat has been outrageous” If you thought winter felt like spring this year, it wasn’t your imagination. This …
Read More »County steps up to lead land management discussion
Towns seeking support; Forest Service watching closely County commissioners agreed at a board meeting on Tuesday, April 7 to step up …
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