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Water fees going up as part of Crested Butte budget
Should locals get the bro deal? The Crested Butte Town Council is looking over the final budget proposal for 2012 and …
Read More »ORE programs boost area energy efficiency
Finding funding and savings for businesses and homeowners With rebates, grants and new low-interest financing, the Office for Resource Efficiency (ORE) …
Read More »School board supports state proposition 103 to fund education
“We may be setting the stage, if 103 doesn’t pass, for another mill levy override" The Gunnison RE1J School District is …
Read More »Crested Butte council willing to adjust new housing fees
Fees in real world a bit of a shock It appears the recently implemented Crested Butte affordable housing fees were too …
Read More »Local kids get a close look at New Orleans on UCC Church trip
“There is still so much poverty” On a sweltering day in early August, a group of 17 students from Crested Butte’s …
Read More »Storm clouds on horizon for county cloud seeding
Questioning the science in the face of funding shortages For seven winters now, propane burners have been “seeding” winter clouds in …
Read More »County questions impact of proposed low alitude flight training
“I don’t really know what it means” Gunnison County is formulating a response to proposed low-altitude flight training from Cannon Air …
Read More »Briefs Mt. Crested Butte
July sales tax sets record Mt. Crested Butte continues to see increases in monthly sales tax revenues over last year, with …
Read More »Briefs Crested Butte
Medical Marijuana adjustments coming Medical Marijuana and how it fits in Crested Butte will be heading back to the town council. …
Read More »Drug free ski pass program to be tested at CBMR
“The Choice Pass” is an incentive for kids to lead healthy, drug free lives. The Gunnison County Substance Abuse Prevention Project …
Read More »Name change: Should WSC move to be a university?
Beginning the open and transparent process A conversation of change has started at Western State College and change may start with …
Read More »Home building takes innovative turn in town; a house that breathes
Age-old building technique brings modern sustainability to Crested Butte It sounds like a technological marvel: a home where the walls filter …
Read More »County and state finding “harmony” over new regs
Could shift some inspection authority to county, not enforcement According to Gunnison County officials, two months of trying to find a …
Read More »Low-altitude flight training planned for Gunnison Valley
Some flights as low as 300 feet The U.S. Air Force is proposing low-altitude flight training that would allow it to …
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