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Historians say it’s been done In the effort to cut American dependence on foreign oil, the national conversation has often …
Read More »Building owner wants council to relook at horizontal zoning
Over-regulation or doing what it was meant to do? Apparently some buildings in town can have two ground floors, and the …
Read More »DDA declines Mt. Crested Butte request to fund postal annex
Q: “Is it a project the DDA would consider?” A: “No” Mt. Crested Butte citizens will have to keep waiting for …
Read More »County upgrades to 2003 International Fire Code standard
Off-grid homes require sprinkler systems The Crested Butte Fire Protection District (CBFPD) won’t be leaving the fate of homes in outlying …
Read More »Mountain Briefs
Rec Path scheduled to re-open FridayAfter several weeks of construction, the recreation path between Crested Butte and Mt. Crested Butte should …
Read More »Crested Butte council briefs
Payment-in-lieu of parking fees going up Starting in January, the cost of paying the town of Crested Butte for parking instead …
Read More »August sales tax sees bump up
Retail pulls in a chunk of cash A bright light in the local economy was turned on in August for the …
Read More »Foothills annexation plan back to drawing board
Town says stay away from affecting wetlands It’s back to the drawing board for the proposed Foothills Annexation proposal. The proponents, …
Read More »County’s draft 1041 rules draw fresh criticism
“We feel it has some fatal flaws” With the second draft of Gunnison County’s 1041 Regulations for Special Development Projects out …
Read More »Final Six
Good news this week. Union leaders and businessmen in Denver negotiated to shorten Colorado’s ballot. In exchange for withdrawing Amendments 53, …
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