Meeker’s Board of Trustees reviewed and approved additional revisions to the language in a professional services agreement with SWCA Environmental Consultants for the Circle Park Phase II project on Tuesday. The Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District is also reviewing the agreement. Trustees also approved a $1,500 donation[Read More…]
Tag: Town of Meeker
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…]
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…]
Supply issues nix spraying
MEEKER | After many years of debate about the town’s aerial mosquito spraying program, it appears the decision is out of local hands this year. Lanny Coulter, pilot, said he has been unable to procure the permethrin used in spraying. Supply chain issues are to blame, according to various reports.[Read More…]
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…]
Town of Meeker May 17 meeting
MEEKER | In an informational work session prior to the May 17 meeting, former Meeker Town Manager Sharon Day spoke to Meeker trustees and staff about the history of CCITF (County Capital Improvement Trust Fund) financing and how the fund was used to benefit the county, towns, and special districts.[Read More…]
Town of Meeker: May 3 meeting
MEEKER | At the May 3 meeting, Meeker trustees and staff heard a presentation from Bryce Carter, program director for the Solar United Neighbors Colorado co-op. The co-op is a vendor neutral non-profit that provides opportunities for residents and businesses to participate in a “group buy” program that saves costs[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…]
RETIREMENT, SWEET RETIREMENT …
Kathy Sizemore (center) with Si Woodruff (left) and Meeker Chief of Police Ed Thompson. Sizemore was celebrated by Town of Meeker and Meeker Police Department staff, family and friends at a retirement party last Friday at Buffalo Hall. She worked at the Meeker Police Department for 34 years. | AMANDA SMITH[Read More…]
Meeker board discusses recycling program
In its final meeting for the year, Meeker’s Board of Trustees gave final approval to the 2022 budget, with an addition of $44 in property taxes from the November public hearing. For the record, trustees Scott Creecy and Travis Day said while they are in support of the budget, neither[Read More…]
Budget balancing, parks, water rights and more at Town of Meeker meeting
Thanks to higher than expected revenue and lower than estimated expenses, Town Clerk Lisa Cook told the Meeker Board of Trustees, “It appears we’ll be using very little, if any, of our reserves this year,” during staff updates at the Nov. 16 regular meeting. The board reviewed the final draft[Read More…]
Town plans for spring election
At the regular meeting Tuesday, Town of Meeker trustees approved a liquor license for the annual Meeker Chamber of Commerce dinner, to be held at the Hugus Building on Dec. 3. Trustees also authorized a mail-in ballot election for April 2022. “With the mail-in ballot, the [voter] participation rate has[Read More…]
