A blog bringing transparency to Delta County, Colorado government.
• Seth Urbanowitz, CSU Extension Agronomist, gave an overview of hemp growing and processing in the state. Some of the more interesting pieces of information: • Colorado imports $70M of hemp – 90% was in hemp seed; hemp oil, seed Read on…
• Commissioners approved a resolution supporting a 2019 ballot initiative that would raise sales tax by one percent. The additional funding will go toward local law enforcement and is being spearheaded by County Sheriff Mark Taylor, former County Sheriff Fred Read on…
JOANN KALENAK/DCCR SENIOR BLOGGER — A proposed gravel pit site in Delta appears to be located in a GMA or Growth Management Area according to Delta County’s proposed land-use plan and the recently updated Master Plan. While still a work-in-progress, Read on…
JOANN KALENAK, DCCR SENIOR BLOGGER — At a recent Delta County Planning Commission (PC) meeting, members voted 8-to-1 to approve a gravel pit next to a county gem – Confluence Park. About halfway through the discussions, the news broke that Read on…
JOANN KALENAK/DCCR SENIOR BLOGGER — Despite comments from three residents who told Planning Commissioners that they had not received prior notice, Commissioners voted 8-to-1 to recommend approval of a sand and gravel mining pit adjacent to Confluence Park. Yesterday evening, Read on…
• Via resolution, Commissioners declared Delta County a Second Amendment Preservation County in response to a bill still in state legislature that would allow a judge to order the removal of firearms from a mentally unstable person as identified by Read on…
• Commissioners awarded a $2.4 million (final estimate still in negotiation) commercial builder’s contract to Stryker and Company, Inc., of Montrose to oversee the design and construction of a new Human Resources building. The new building is part of a Read on…