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JOANN KALENAK, SENIOR BLOGGER — Delta County Commissioners plan to meet on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 in a special business meeting to sign a resolution authorizing County Attorney, John Baier, to finalize the purchase of two parcels located at 405 Read on…
JoAnn Kalenak, Senior Blogger, DCCR — At this morning’s meeting, four residents spoke to County Commissioners about proposed updates to the Land Use Code (LUC) including Niko Woolf of Crawford (pictured). He asked that approval of the proposed code changes Read on…
Last night’s Planning Commission (PC) agenda was simple: Consider changes to the certified 2022 Land Use Code Update relating to lot size variation and discuss public comments made during a recent County Commissioner meeting. The PC never got to a Read on…
JOANN KALENAK, DCCR SENIOR BLOGGER — Almost 40 residents attended this morning’s Delta County Commissioner annual reorganization meeting. Most were under the impression Commissioners intended to hear proposed changes to the Land Use Code although this discussion topic was never Read on…
JOANN KALENAK/SENIOR BLOGGER, DCCR — Today, local oil and gas activist organization, Citizens for a Healthy Community, Executive Director Natasha Léger, asked the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) to remove a comment letter submitted by Commissioner Wendell Koontz Read on…
Of the $6 million-plus in American Rescue Act (ARA) funds awarded to Delta County, half will be used for the renovation and expansion of the county’s jail facility located next to the County Courthouse. This money was obtained from federal Read on…
JOANN KALENAK, DCCR SENIOR BLOGGER — County Administrator Robbie LeValley opened the 2023 Draft County Budget with an overview. The key points include total expenses of $54,226,108, which is a significant increase over last year’s $40,641,200 in appropriations. Revenues, however, Read on…