A blog bringing transparency to Delta County, Colorado government.
• District 3 County Commissioner Wendell Koontz took his oath of office earlier this morning and was present at today’s business meeting. • District 1 Commissioner Mike Lane (pictured) will chair the Board of County Commissioners in 2021. District 2 Read on…
1) Total allocations = $36,827,509 2) Total revenue = $34,600,973 2) Total starting reserve in 2021 = $16,194,592 (44% of total allocations) 3) General operating fund = $13,602,022 4) General operating fund starting reserve = $6,018,335 Read on…
JOANN KALENAK, DCCR SENIOR BLOGGER — As elected officials, I’m sure the current COVID crisis has been an unexpected challenge that County Commissioners were not fully prepared to take on. And who could blame them? Who would have thought that Read on…
JOANN KALENAK, DCCR, OCT. 17, 2020 — Delta County Administrator Robbie LeValley presented County Commissioners with the 2021 Draft Budget during a public meeting on Oct. 15. LeValley’s budget message painted a picture of healthy reserves (savings accounts), dramatically increased Read on…
JOANN KALENAK, DCCR, Oct. 7, 2020 — Two months later than last year’s report, contract auditor Pete Blair presented Delta County Commissioners and the public his 2019 audit of county finances. Blair summed up his 93-page examination in just a Read on…
Delta County continues to twist the Right-to-Farm law. Ironically, that very statute actually protects us against their illegal agenda — in particular, their expanded language in Draft 3 of the proposed land-use code. After many community comments about this violation Read on…
