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April 3, 2024 by Herald Times Staff 0 comments

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TOWN OF MEEKER: Short meeting for trustees

MEEKER | With Mayor Kent Borchard and Mayor Pro Temp Travis Day absent, Trustee Wendy Gutierrez was appointed to lead Tuesday’s board meeting. Board members heard an invitation from Jan Zuber on behalf of the Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association for this year’s dinner/dance on June 3. “It’s now open[Read More…]

May 4, 2023 by editor Comments are Disabled

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Regular business for Town of Meeker

MEEKER | Noting that Meeker General Mercantile sold over 100 chicks last weekend, with another shipment expected this weekend, Meeker Trustee Melissa Kindall asked about the town’s codes for keeping chickens within town limits. Town Manager Mandi Etheridge said she would need to review the specific codes. Trustee Tiffany Jehorek[Read More…]

March 9, 2023 by editor 1 comment

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Town of Meeker board of trustees debate public vs. private use of Ute Park

Meeker’s trustees revisited Smith Ranch’s lease of the Ute Park property for use as pasture during the Feb. 7 meeting. It’s a subject that has been debated since the town purchased the open space just west of town: whether having cows and calves on the land for several months of[Read More…]

February 16, 2023 by editor Comments are Disabled

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Town trustees discuss 911 board, childcare license, Ute Park use

MEEKER | Rhawnie McGruder, RBC Dispatch Center Supervisor and Luke Pelloni, Meeker Fire Chief and President of the Eastern Rio Blanco 911 Board, presented the annual report and budget for the 911 Board to the Town of Meeker on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the regular meeting of the board of[Read More…]

February 2, 2023 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

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Trustees hear CNCC presentation

MEEKER | Meeker trustees heard a presentation by Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) President Dr. Lisa Jones during the first meeting of 2023 on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Jones presented CNCC’s updated strategic plan, noting how aspects of their plan may align with the Town’s plan. Part of the new strategic[Read More…]

January 11, 2023 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

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Town of Meeker presents public draft of ’23 budget

MEEKER I At the regular board of trustees meeting for the Town of Meeker on Tuesday, trustees were thanked for the town’s financial contribution to the annual outdoor education trip for incoming Barone Middle School sixth graders. Funds for the trip are raised by students and staff from nonprofit groups,[Read More…]

October 5, 2022 by editor Comments are Disabled

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Town previews 2023 budget

Town of Meeker Trustees got a glimpse of the 2023 draft budget Tuesday for preliminary discussion. The budget will be presented to the public in October. The draft budget includes a wage increase for staff to keep up with cost of living. Increases in health insurance, retirement, etc., indicate higher[Read More…]

September 21, 2022 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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New officers join department

MEEKER | Lt. Tom Dietrich and Officer Matt Spangler were sworn in to the Meeker Police Department on Tuesday. Dietrich brings 20 years of law enforcement experience, including with the Colorado State Patrol, and Spangler is returning to the Meeker department after about five years. Town trustees heard the annual[Read More…]

July 20, 2022 by editor Comments are Disabled

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Town discusses strategy after first Just Transition grant request denied full funding by state

MEEKER | Following a disappointing outcome for the Town of Meeker’s first grant application with the Office of Just Transition (OJT), town staff and trustees met with Kirstie McPherson, representing the OJT to discuss strategy moving forward. The Office of Just Transition was established by the State of Colorado “to[Read More…]

July 7, 2022 by editor Comments are Disabled

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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…]

February 9, 2022 by editor Comments are Disabled

Smoking River brewpub license approved

MEEKER I Meeker’s Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Jan. 18 with Tiffany Jehorek filling the interim vacancy left by Scott Creecy. Jehorek’s appointment was officially approved during the meeting and she was sworn in by Town Clerk Lisa Cook. The board held a public hearing to consider an application[Read More…]

January 19, 2022 by editor Comments are Disabled