MEEKER | Meeker’s Board of Trustees received an estimated 2019 budget for preliminary review Tuesday, prompting a lengthy discussion. The 2019 budget, as proposed, will again require the town to delve into its reserves, which at one point averaged $8-10 million. If all the money budgeted is spent in 2019, it[Read More…]
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New trustees sworn in and seated on Meeker board
MEEKER | Meeker’s trustees discussed the way a bid for a trail project—for which the Town of Meeker is investing $10,000—was handled by the recreation district board. “I would like to look at how they wrote their bid, just to use it as an example. I think it would help us[Read More…]
Town of Meeker approves annexation
MEEKER | The Town of Meeker is growing, by about four acres. Meeker’s Board of Trustees approved the annexation of the Belland/Fitzgibbons property north of Hwy. 13. The Planning Commission recommended the annexation, stating the property is contiguous with the town limits, and that property owners and the town both have[Read More…]
Meeker board gets Classic stats
MEEKER | The Meeker Town Board of Trustees held a brief regular meeting Tuesday in which they approved the preliminary step toward annexing property east of town along Hwy. 13 that currently houses Valley Hardware and the former BLM building. There will be an April 3 public hearing on the annexation.[Read More…]
No operators come forward for Meeker Adventure Center
MEEKER | The much contested Meeker Adventure Center seems to have fizzled out after a second request for qualifications for a general operator failed to return any official responses. However, that doesn’t mean the process hasn’t created forward momentum that could greatly benefit the community’s economic development goals. “It’s just[Read More…]
Meeker town board renews funding for recycle center
MEEKER | Trash was the hot topic at the Meeker town board meeting Tuesday, Nov. 21. First, Fain Richardson, manager of Eagle River Waste Services, spoke to the board. Eagle River has purchased the trash service portion of REDI Services, LTD., business in Meeker. REDI will continue to operate the[Read More…]
Meeker board of trustees rejects engineer’s bid recommendation for water supply improvement project
MEEKER | With Mayor Pro Tem Rodney Gerloff leading the meeting in lieu of Mayor Regas Halandras, the Meeker Board of Trustees Tuesday heard from Justin Carroll from the Range Call committee. Carroll said they would like to move the concert to Ute Park for 2018. The Range Call committee[Read More…]
Meeker board holds final hearing for 2017 budget
MEEKER | Meeker trustees held their final hearing for the 2017 budget Tuesday and established the importance of two priority projects for the coming year: the water system upgrade project and moving forward with the development of the Outdoor Adventure Center. The complete proposed 2017 budget is available for review[Read More…]
Meeker board OKs revisions to town code
MEEKER I The Town of Meeker board of trustees discussed several revisions to the proposed Meeker Municipal Code ordinance at its meeting July 5 and ended up approving all but one proposed change.
Candidates for Meeker Town Board present thoughts on the office
MEEKER I There are five candidates for three four-year terms on the Meeker Town Board of Trustees, and the all-mail election closes April 5. Ballots were mailed to voters earlier this week. The board has six members plus a mayor, with three member seats and the mayor up for election[Read More…]
Meeker board OKs plan to seek National Historic Register status
EDITOR’s NOTE: This story is being presented in two parts. This first part takes a look at the plan for the possible inclusion of parts of downtown Meeker on the National Register of Historic Places, a definition of what inclusion on the National Register means and the lack of forced[Read More…]