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It’s Master Plan time The Crested Butte Parks and Recreation Department hopes to have a comprehensive master plan in place by …
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County delays adding a new traffic impact fee
“I just don’t think this is the time to add a fee” The traffic impact fee that would be assessed on …
Read More »School district seeks candidates to fill board vacancies
Three seats opening up in November The Gunnison RE1J School District is looking to fill three vacancies on the Board of …
Read More »Petitions now available for potential Crested Butte council candidates
Five of seven Crested Butte seats up for election People thinking about running for the Crested Butte Town Council have a …
Read More »Local governments in support of reducing speed at Cement Creek
Several close calls… The Board of County Commissioners, the town council of Crested Butte and the town council of Mt. Crested …
Read More »Mobile radar keeping an eye on the sky outside of Gunnison
Summer precipitation much higher than average A team of scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are keeping their …
Read More »Local non-profits weathering rough summer but see signs of optimism
Looking at new ways… The overall economy, the weather and foundations distributing less grant money have all had a major impact …
Read More »Sweitzer Oil to close down if sale is not reached by autumn
“I guess we’ll be looking for a new place to fill up” The Gunnison Valley’s only local supplier of petroleum products …
Read More »CBMR’s new adventure park proves to be a hit
“We went from concept to reality in eight weeks” There have been two million jumps on the bungee trampoline since Crested …
Read More »Briefs Gunnison County
County continues review of valuation protestsThe County Board of Equalization (CBOE) is continuing the process of reviewing nearly 300 protested property …
Read More »Briefs Mt. Crested Butte
May sales tax revenues downThe May sales tax report is final. According to a report from town manager Joe Fitzpatrick during …
Read More »New group pushing for more wilderness areas in Colorado
Several wilderness proposals in Gunnison County A new conservation group based in Pitkin County hopes to create more designated wilderness areas …
Read More »County looks to meet environmental goals
Green Team assigned to the task Sharpening the focus on its internal operations is one way the Gunnison Board of County …
Read More »Briefs Crested Butte
Council considering allowing some private use on Peanut Mine property Responding to a request by an adjacent landowner to lease some …
Read More »Public and Irwin Backcountry Guides search for common ground
Bernholtz a dancing duck? After a sometimes contentious meeting last week between Irwin Backcountry Guides (IBG) representatives and members of the …
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