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County spends thousands on private driveway “by mistake”

Posted onOctober 29, 2023November 25, 2023Leave a comment

JOANN KALENAK, SENIOR BLOGGER, DCCR — “Back in May [2023], Delta County performed a project estimated at $100,000 to $200,000 on private property,” wrote Hans Benson in a letter of complaint he shared with DCCR. Benson is co-owner of Benson Read on…

CategoriesDelta County focus

County hires new Planning Director

Posted onOctober 3, 2023October 3, 2023

JOANN KALENAK, DCCR SENIOR BLOGGER — While not listed on the agenda, County Administrator Robbie LeValley introduced Austin Hanson, Delta County’s new Director of Development, during this morning’s County Commissioner meeting. LeValley told Commissioners that Hanson started work yesterday “hitting Read on…

CategoriesDelta County focus

County ends 2022 with $36 million, $7 million more than 2021

Posted onOctober 3, 2023October 3, 2023

JOANN KALENAK, DCCR SENIOR BLOGGER — Delta County’s main operations fund started the 2023 fiscal year with slightly less in reserves than last year, but overall cash assets grew by $7 million, according to the 2022 county audit. Local auditor Read on…

CategoriesCounty Budget Series, Delta County focus

1, 2, 3 Chicken Farms in a Row on Fruitland Mesa

Posted onSeptember 14, 2023September 14, 2023

JoAnn Kalenak, Senior Blogger, DCCR — Last evening’s Planning Commission hearing was a tangled mess of missing and conflicting information, but one thing was clear: Many in Delta County still have big problems with how the county approves Confined Animal Read on…

CategoriesDelta County focus

Historic bridge plans unknown to public

Posted onJuly 11, 2023July 13, 2023

JOANN KALENAK, DCCR SENIOR BLOGGER — Does the county have plans for the historic Black Bridge near Paonia? When rumors of right-of-way discussions in the area began to flourish around the North Fork, DCCR filed an open records request seeking Read on…

CategoriesDelta County focus

Delta County quietly implements new open records policy and process

Posted onJune 22, 2023

JOANN KALENAK, SENIOR BLOGGER, DCCR — As of June 1, 2023, citizens and media now must file all requests for open public records from Delta County government via an online form on the county’s website. The county further seems to Read on…

CategoriesDelta County focus

Judge dismisses DCCR open records complaint

Posted onJune 6, 2023June 12, 2023

Staff writer, DCCR, June 6, 2023 — After a show cause hearing held on April 11, District Judge Mary Deganhart dismissed a complaint made by Delta County Citizen Report (DCCR) concerning four requests for open records from Delta County government Read on…

CategoriesDelta County focus

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