Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Water district opinion

Dear Editor: In response to Shawn Welder’s impassioned letter asking for support of the Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy District, some general background for the letter concerning the water rights position issue the district finds itself in and the feasibility study that the district has received grant money for, is needed.

Letter to the Editor: Assessor information

To all Rio Blanco County taxpayers: As directed by state law, the county assessor is responsible for valuing all property in the county. This year is a reappraisal year for all counties in Colorado; and, all properties have been revalued using sales for an 18-month period ending June 30, 2010.

Visitors experience Meeker’s compassion

Dear Editor: We recently had the pleasure of visiting our family in the wonderful town of Meeker. What a lovely town it is and what awesome people we met there. While there we stayed at the Meeker Hotel and enjoyed it there so much.