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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…
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…
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…
JoAnn Kalenak, DCCR Senior Blogger — In a meeting attended by an estimated 500-plus citizens, County Commissioners denied suggested changes to the county’s certified Land Use Code. After more than 50 oral comments and dozens of written statements, Commissioners voted Read on…
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…