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Mt. Crested Butte council adds upgrades to town building code
Fire protection, Green Building Standard take priority Improved energy efficiency, additional emergency lighting, and other fire safety measures will now be …
Read More »CBMR’s Paradise Bowl ski lift should open by this weekend
Ski area slowly getting there It wasn’t a lot but it was a lot of fun. That seemed to be the …
Read More »Valleywide wireless web service could be coming to the area soon
“I don’t know the down side” For Todd Walton’s business in international public relations, the Internet is a lifeline. From his …
Read More »Butte Bucks already going fast
Buy now, spend later Think of it as a homegrown economic stimulus plan. The popular Crested Butte-Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of …
Read More »Contract confusion puts local sheriff services in flux
Less than a month to sort out the specifics The Mt. Crested Butte law enforcement agreement with the Gunnison County Sheriff’s …
Read More »Snodgrass Letters
Please click here to get a sampling of this week's letters regarding the recent USFS Snodgrass decision.
Read More »Mt. Crested Butte tax increases “restorative”
The return to Plan A The three tax hikes that recently passed in Mt. Crested Butte enabled the town to revert …
Read More »New signs of the times at CBMR
New base area signage features updated trail maps, ski-by location Crested Butte Mountain Resort is bolstering its base area signage with …
Read More »Hospital looking at financing options for expansion project
GVH hopes to start construction by late spring By this time next year, Gunnison Valley Hospital CEO Randy Phelps hopes parkas …
Read More »New pedestrian bridge connects Riverbend, Skyland communities
It’s in place but plan on it opening next spring It was a speedy ride with a slow start for the …
Read More »CB South Park and Ride progressing
Long-term planning for the Hwy. 135 corridor Park and Ride stations are commonplace in urban settings and mountain towns alike, and …
Read More »Briefs Mt. Crested Butte
Denver-based architectural firm selected for Performing Arts CenterSlaterpaull Architects of Denver was selected from a pool of five firms to design …
Read More »Forest Service’s Charlie Richmond well aware of Snodgrass outcry
Philosophy of the decision; death by a thousand cuts. “No backroom deals” Forest Supervisor Charlie Richmond admits that his Delta office …
Read More »Stressed and strapped home- owners weigh their options
“It’s hard to wrap your arms around all the foreclosure data” As of November 15, 2009, Gunnison County foreclosure filings have …
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