RANGELY | The Rangely Development Agency (RDA) met Oct. 13 to discuss grants and upcoming economic development in Rangely. Concerns about Rangely’s lagging business activity in the area have brought the business community and RDA members together in order to find solutions. The main purpose of this board is to help[Read More…]
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Meeker Town Board begins 2017 budget discussions
MEEKER I It’s budget season again. The Meeker Board of Trustees began discussion on a draft of the 2017 proposed town budget at the Sept. 20 meeting, following a tour around town to review street maintenance and repair needs and other capital projects. According to Town Administrator Scott Meszaros, a[Read More…]
Proposed Outdoor Adventure Center would be a one-of-a-kind ‘destination attraction’
MEEKER I For two years Meeker, Rangely and Rio Blanco County have been working with Better City, an economic development consulting firm based in Ogden, Utah, to research and establish a “holistic” plan for economic development by coming up with “action plans” that are individualized for each community’s individual needs[Read More…]
Rangely Development Agency considering tax incentives to entice growth
RANGELY | The Rangely Development Agency (RDA) is moving forward with an ambitious plan to diversify the local economy while supporting the needs of CNCC. The proposal for the multi-faceted development includes providing tax incentives to a potential developer. However, the proposal must first be approved by the local special[Read More…]
Better City strategy may aid Rangely
RANGELY I The Town of Rangely, Rio Blanco County and Better City LLC have been working together for the last 18 months to develop, refine and implement a strategy to attract private investment into the Town of Rangely and to create new opportunities for employment and economic prosperity.
Meeker board strikes down former hospital lot rezoning
MEEKER I The Town of Meeker’s board meeting was filled to bursting Tuesday as concerned citizens gathered to express their opinions on a request to rezone the old hospital lot. The parcel, located at Third and Cleveland streets, is currently zoned as a single family residential lot, but a request[Read More…]
Better City: Center for Outdoor Adventure in the works with wide focus
MEEKER I Prior to the regularly scheduled Meeker Town Board meeting on Aug. 2, representatives from Better City presented a completed feasibility study for the Center for Outdoor Adventure, one aspect of their strategic plan to revitalize the local economy.
Better City contracts signed by Meeker, Rio Blanco County
RBC I Earlier this month, Rio Blanco County and the Town of Meeker signed a contract to run through the rest of the year with Better City LLC for the facilitation of strategies for Better City’s “Economic Development Strategies Phase IV Report—Recommended Action Plan.”
Reservoir a part of Better City’s plans
RBC I Last week, the Herald Times reviewed the aspects of the Better City consulting “Phase IV— Recommended Action Plan” affecting Rangely and Meeker. The plan has one additional element aimed at the county as a whole—the Wolf Creek Reservoir project.
Meeker’s Better City plan moving toward implementation during 2016
MEEKER I Early in January, the Meeker Town Board approved $25,000 for the first year of economic development implementation of the economic development strategy established by Meeker, Rangely, Rio Blanco County and the town chambers of commerce.
Rangely takes closer look at Better City’s development proposal
RANGELY I On Jan. 12, the Rangely Town Council and Rio Blanco County Commissioner Jeff Eskelson along with county Economic Development Director Katelin Cook met with the Better City group via phone conference to discuss funding and next steps in the process of redeveloping the town’s economic footing.
County’s economic development plan nears completion
RBC I In the coming weeks, Rio Blanco County will receive the final Recommended Action Plan from Better City, an economic development firm based in Ogden, Utah. Over the past year, Rio Blanco County, working collaboratively with the Towns of Meeker and Rangely, Meeker and Rangely chambers of commerce, Colorado[Read More…]
