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Meeker

ERBM fee increase, Circle Park update

MEEKER | The ERBM Board of Directors met Tuesday, May 11, to discuss the following business. FEE INCREASES The ERBM Board of Directors approved facility fee increases during their monthly meeting Tuesday, including both drop-in and punch pass fees for the Meeker Recreation Center. A packet presented to the board[Read More…]

May 17, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

Survey flights capture bird’s eye view of Yampa-White River basin

RBC | With the arrival of spring, warmer temperatures, and at least a year’s worth of pent up cabin fever, the river beckons. While the chilly runoff waters flow fast and high for now, water users of all stripes know that come mid-summer, low flows will mean dry fields, special[Read More…]

May 12, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

County

AGNC holds monthly meeting in Meeker, several topics discussed

RBC I Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) held its monthly meeting in Meeker in April. The half-day meeting covered a variety of topics including Colorado’s upcoming congressional redistricting, 2020 census data tools, updates from federal representatives and more. ATTORNEY GENERAL Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser made an appearance at[Read More…]

May 11, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

Recall petition declared invalid based on technical errors

RBC | After a lengthy hearing Thursday, May 6, challenging the validity of the recall petition against RBC Commissioner Gary Moyer, designated hearing officer Timothy Graves ruled against the petition proponents, declaring the recall invalid due to a technical error in the petition circulation process. As per Colorado Revised Statutes,[Read More…]

May 9, 2021 by Lucas Turner 1 comment

Rangely

New solar tech could bring jobs to Rangely

RANGELY I “My goal, frankly, is to make the Western Slope the center of the universe for sensible solar,” said Doug Kiesewetter, CEO of Montrose-based Cogency Power to the Rangely Board of Trustees during a special meeting last week. Kiesewetter presented his company’s proprietary technology, Highly Concentrated Photovoltaic Thermal (HCPVT)[Read More…]

May 8, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

County

County: OHV Signage, Culvert Access & Conservation District Update

RBC | Commissioners met Tuesday, April 27, to discuss the following public business. OHV SIGNAGE RBC Emergency and Natural Resources Manager Eddie Smercina and Public Information/Program manager Carly Thompson presented to the board some OHV signage around Meeker that is in “rough shape.” Based on a recent replacement project for[Read More…]

May 4, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

County

BLOOMING …

Spring continues to make its presence known around RBC ( … and yes, we realize by the time this makes it to social media there may very well be snow on the ground again. That’s how this whole weekly newspaper thing works.) LUCAS TURNER PHOTOS

April 30, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

Updates, county policy discussed at Board of Health work session

RBC | During an afternoon work session Tuesday, Rio Blanco County commissioners and a newly appointed Board of Health member heard updates and discussed county policy with Public Health Director Alice Harvey. As of Tuesday, 33.1% of the eligible population in RBC had received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Harvey said[Read More…]

April 30, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

County

County Beat: board interviews, rubbish & junk, Crystal Creek Ranch & other business

RBC | The BOCC began Tuesday’s business by interviewing Meeker resident Diane Mobley for the Board of Health. Commissioners Rector and Moyer asked one question each, both relating to the board’s opposition to state health mandates. “Through this COVID program over the last year, how do you feel from a[Read More…]

April 23, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

County

County Beat: Airport Master Plan, Staff Updates, CR 4 Bridge & Crystal Creek Ranch CPW Sale

RBC | In work sessions Tuesday the Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners heard updates on the Meeker Airport water main supply line and drainage projects from Facilities Manager Eric Jaquez. The airport needs more water pressure and hydrants for fire suppression, and stormwater drainage has caused repetitive problems[Read More…]

April 16, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

Meeker

ERBM: Spring update

MEEKER | It is always so rewarding for us here at ERBM to see our local parks come alive with activity in the spring season; whether it’s anglers at the new Circle Park Pond, bikes on the trails, teams on the fields, lunchtime fitness walkers, skaters at the action park,[Read More…]

April 16, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

Rangely

Rangely approves constitutional sanctuary resolutions

RANGELY | The Rangely Board of Trustees met Tuesday, April 13 to discuss the following public business. CONSTITUTIONAL RESOLUTIONS The Rangely Board of Trustees unanimously approved Resolutions 2021-02, a “Constitutional Sanctuary Resolution” and 2021-03, “reasserting the rights of the Town of Rangely and its residents and condemning the unconstitutional limitations[Read More…]

April 16, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled