MEEKER | The Town of Meeker’s Board of Trustees were taken aback during a joint work session with the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (ERBM) Board of Directors when ERBM Board President Kent Walter read a prepared statement that ERBM wants to end the lease agreement with[Read More…]
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Meeker trustees address community concerns, approve funding for local events
MEEKER | On Aug. 5, the Meeker Town Board held a regular meeting at Town Hall. Trustees Jessica Browning, Jeff Madison, Amanda Smith and Christopher Lockwood attended the meeting. Trustee Kathleen Sizemore was upriver and unable to attend due to the fire, while Trustee Charles Day was off fighting the[Read More…]
Meeker trustees learn about survey markers, hear staff updates, and approve purchase of a portable toilet for Ute Park pump track
MEEKER | Town Clerk Lisa Cook performed the swearing in ceremony for newly re-appointed trustee Jeff Madison last Tuesday. Madison previously served as a trustee in the 1990s and has returned to the board to fill a vacancy left by Scott Nielsen. Trustees heard updates from town staff, including the[Read More…]
Meeker trustees appoint Madison as replacement for Nielsen
MEEKER | Meeker’s Board of Trustees approved the appointment of another board member to fill the seat vacated by Scott Nielsen last Tuesday. There were three applications: Dr. Bob Dorsett, Jan Zuber and Jeff Madison. Trustees thanked the applicants for their thorough resumes and asked questions about their reasons for[Read More…]
Final phase of Circle Park construction underway; river access open at 3rd and 10th streets
PRESS RELEASE MEEKER | ERBM Recreation & Park District and the Town of Meeker are moving forward with a final phase of long-term improvements to Circle Park and the White River corridor. Construction has been extended through late summer/early fall to accommodate Phase III upgrades, which include automated irrigation, a[Read More…]
Town appoints new trustee
MEEKER | After swearing in Amanda Smith to the trustee position vacated by Tiffany Jehorek, Meeker’s Board of Trustees heard a presentation from YouthZone. The 50-year-old program, which is based in Glenwood Springs, provides nonprofit, comprehensive services for youth in the Ninth Judicial District, including substance abuse treatment, life sklls[Read More…]
Meeker trustees discuss Garfield Street water line project, approve Smith to fill board vacancy
MEEKER | The Town of Meeker Board of Trustees convened on June 3. Along with the manager’s report and monthly disbursements, board members welcomed a new Trustee, acknowledged staff for excellent work, were brought up to date on the Dark Skies Project, and discussed a proposed change to the Garfield[Read More…]
Meeker trustees approve water rate increase effective Sept. 1
MEEKER | The Town of Meeker’s Board of Trustees approved a resolution to authorize a 50% increase to the monthly base rate for water at the May 20 meeting. The base rate will increase from $24 a month to $36 in September 2025, marking the first rate increase in 20[Read More…]
Meeker trustees discuss plans for water rate increases in September
MEEKER | Meeker’s Board of Trustees spent significant time at the May 6 board meeting discussing options for raising the town’s water rates. In a previous meeting in April, Town Administrator Mandi Etheridge told the board that rate increases are necessary to cover the costs of repairs and replacement of[Read More…]
Meeker trustees discuss future of Robert Street
MEEKER | The Meeker Town Board of Trustees held a workshop session ahead of its regular meeting last week to discuss the future of Robert Street, a longstanding but undeveloped town road. Town Manager Mandi Etheridge opened the work session by providing background on the street, which has been platted[Read More…]
Circle Park and riverfront project progress update
MEEKER | If you haven’t seen the boulders and dirt work happening on the south side of the bridge at the bottom of 5th Street, then you are in for a surprise. Since starting in late January 2025, X-Field Services has been making great headway with the construction of new[Read More…]
Water rate increases on the horizon to meet demands of aging infrastructure
MEEKER | Meeker’s Board of Trustees and town staff began preliminary discussions about the need to raise water rates at last week’s meeting. Town Manager Mandi Etheridge explained that the current rate structure covers operational costs, but provides a “very slim margin” — about 9% — for building reserves in[Read More…]
