ERBM Recreation District Board of Directors voted to opt out of Colorado’s state-run Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) this week following a public hearing. No one shared comment before the decision. Board members also reviewed the district’s preliminary 2023 budget. Total proposed expenditures are approximately $4.6 million compared[Read More…]
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ERBM welcomes new board members
MEEKER | Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan (ERBM) Recreation District welcomed new board members Vicky Edwards and Kim Kendall last week. Director John Strate also started a new term. Following officer nominations and special committee appointments, they heard visitor comments. Meeker Resident Janae McPherson expressed concerns over employee retention in the[Read More…]
Candidate Q&A: ERBM Recreation & Park District
MEEKER | Six candidates are running for three seats on ERBM Recreation & Park District’s board this election cycle. As an in-person forum was not possible due to scheduling conflicts, the HT provided an online survey for readers to submit questions and have included those here, as well.Candidate responses are[Read More…]
ERBM board brainstorms cost-saving measures
Election set for May 3; three open seats, six candidates MEEKER I Like all tax-funded entities, the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Park and Recreation District is looking at ways to offset forecasted revenue depletion. Board members brainstormed ideas and action plans at the March 29 board meeting in Meeker. Board[Read More…]
ERBM district board hears updates on significant pool leak
RBC | ERBM Executive Director Sean VonRoenn’s presentation to the district’s Board of Directors on Oct. 20 included the latest on “a significant amount” of water leaking from the Meeker Rec Center Lap Pool. A memo distributed at the meeting detailed information about the leak including a timeline of when[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…]
ERBM Recreation and Park District looking at ‘hard decisions’
MEEKER | Future revenue uncertainty in the face of falling tax valuations is a topic of conversation for most special districts these days, including the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District. During the May 21 monthly board meeting, board members and staff discussed what questions need to be[Read More…]
ERBM discusses future projects, master plan
MEEKER | There was an ERBM Recreation and Park District board meeting Tuesday, Jan. 15. One highlight that should interest everyone in our community is an upcoming “Spotlight Letter,” Addressed to “each valued community member,” it will appear in the Herald Times to answer common questions about the district, such[Read More…]
Rec district hears concerns regarding access to public information, passes financial audit
MEEKER | After hearing concerns from the Herald Times about a resolution passed in May that will make it more difficult for the public and press to obtain access to Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District’s public records, and concerns about perceived violations of the Colorado Open Meetings[Read More…]
