MEEKER | The Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (ERBM) board met twice in June to discuss cost recovery, finances and the Circle Park fishing pond. POND PROBLEMS For Circle Park, board members approved additional funds to “finish out the project in the right way.” Due to an[Read More…]
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Trustees divided on river project proposal; mayor casts deciding ‘yes’ vote
MEEKER | By mayoral proclamation, June 22 has been designated as Bike to Work Day in Meeker, with encouragement from Mayor Kent Borchard for residents to participate. The proclamation comes with the announcement that a small grant has been procured through the Meeker’s Main Street program, Project 45, for 11[Read More…]
PMC building permit fee waived, Circle Park Phase II discussed at town council
MEEKER I Meeker’s Board of Trustees opened three bids for the Garfield Street water line replacement Tuesday in regular business. Bids received were from Johnson Construction Inc. out of Rifle, Colorado, for $758K; Duran and Pierce Contractors of Craig, Colorado, for $684K; and TDA Construction of Meeker for $448K. The[Read More…]
Town board spring election cancelled
MEEKER I In the first meeting in February 2022, following routine business items, the Town of Meeker’s Board of Trustees approved a request from the Meeker Lions Club for a special event liquor license during the Meeker Skijor event at the 4-H Building at the Fairgrounds on Feb. 19. Trustees[Read More…]
Town, Rec revise agreement for Circle Park improvements
By LUCAS TURNER | [email protected] MEEKER I Meeker’s Board of Trustees picked up where they left off earlier this month in discussing proposed improvements to Circle Park. As it stands, both entities have committed $250K of capital improvement funds in their respective 2022 budgets towards the project, but will still[Read More…]
Meeker trustees approve budget
MEEKER I Meeker trustees approved the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 during their regular meeting Tuesday, Oct, 5. Major line items under “systems development” in the general fund total just under $1.9 million, and include $250K for phase two of Circle Park, as well as money to construct sidewalks[Read More…]
ERBM’s Circle Park Pond receives Starburst Award
MEEKER | Colorado Lottery Starburst Awards recognize excellence in the use of Lottery funds for community and conservation projects. For fiscal year 2021, the Colorado Lottery recognizes the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan (ERBM) Recreation and Park District’s Meeker Circle Park Pond Project in the use of Lottery funds with a[Read More…]
NEWS BRIEFS: June 3, 2021
RDH foundation yard sale fundraiser RANGELY | In support of the senior-living park—North Park—an outdoor recreational park for seniors, the Rangely Hospital Foundation Board will host a “community yard sale” on Saturday, June 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 511 South White Ave. All proceeds will be applied[Read More…]
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…]
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Meeker trustees circle back to Circle Park and river discussion
Meeker’s Board of Trustees approved a $1,500 donation to the Meeker Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department to support the annual fireworks display. In the early years, the fire department went door-to-door asking for private donations. “Whatever we got, that’s what we were able to spend,” said Fire Chief Luke Pelloni.[Read More…]
Circle Park Pond project inches closer to official groundbreaking
MEEKER | “We’re digging a hole and away we go,” ERBM Executive Director Sean VonRoenn stated during discussion of the Circle Park Pond Project with the board of directors Tuesday evening, providing updates on several issues and preempting discussion of an updated construction bid with a warning that all numbers had[Read More…]