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Marijuana excise tax on the radar as well The Crested Butte Town Council is leaning toward making another attempt this November …
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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 …
Read More »CB Council delays vote on Center for the Arts plan
Rainbow is off limits. Pitsker might move to… Pitsker softball field will not be moving to Rainbow Park. Where it ends …
Read More »Briefs Crested Butte
People looking forward to affordable housing lots and rentalsTown planner Michael Yerman told the council at its March 16 meeting that …
Read More »New courthouse project still on track
Expected fully back in business for June Gunnison County is close to completing construction of the new courthouse, which was a …
Read More »Chambers working together to enhance guest experiences
Gunnison County supports valley-wide improvements The Gunnison Board of County Commissioners, acting as the Local Marketing District (LMD), signed a Memorandum …
Read More »Briefs Transportation
Capital grant for natural gas busAccording to Scott Truex, executive director of the Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority (RTA), the RTA …
Read More »Hartman Rocks now open north of Powerlines Road for all uses
Stay on trails, avoid disturbing sage grouse The ski area is still open, and now so is one of the county’s …
Read More »Gunnison-Crested Butte airport master plan is in the works
Opportunities to increase traffic are there According to the consultants hired to help formulate a 10-year master plan for the local …
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