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

Posted onSeptember 14, 2023September 14, 2023Leave a comment

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Paonia mayor pleads case for faster fix on highway closure

Posted onMay 19, 2023May 19, 2023

JOANN KALENAK, DCCR SENIOR BLOGGER — Yesterday, DCCR shared a story from the Crested Butte News — since local media and county officials failed to inform the public — about CDOT’s latest efforts to fix a major road disaster caused Read on…

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PLANNING DIRECTOR CARL HOLM TO RETIRE

Posted onApril 28, 2023April 28, 2023

JOANN KALENAK, DCCR SENIOR BLOGGER – At Wednesday’s Planning Commission meeting, Planner Kate Kelly told commissioners that Carl Holm, the county’s Community Development and Natural Resources Director, would leave his position as of June 1, 2023. Holm will continue to Read on…

CategoriesDelta County focus

Planning Commission twists in the wind

Posted onMarch 20, 2023March 23, 2023

UPDATE TO THE STORY, MARCH 21, 2023 — At this morning’s meeting, County Commissioners opted not to remove Victoria Turner from the Planning Commission — not that they legally could because that would have required a public hearing, which is Read on…

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