After it became clear Tuesday evening that all three Eagle County commissioners were prepared to vote no on a proposed zoning change for the Dragonfly Ranch on lower Missouri Heights, the applicants withdrew their proposal at the invitation of Commissioner and board chair Jon Stavney. Continue Reading →
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County gives nod to Mountain Rescue building and tower
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The Pitkin County commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved on first reading a new 13,900-square-foot building for Mountain Rescue Aspen (MRA), complete with a 45-foot tall training tower, just upvalley from the Aspen Airport Business Center. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Land Use, Pitkin County
Rio Grande Trail to be studied in larger context
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The back-to-the-drawing-board approach comes after county commissioners halted a project last month to build a new pedestrian and bike bridge linking the trail with the Aspen Airport Business Center. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Land Use, Pitkin County
Airport underpass costs climb to $5.4 million
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After final construction bids were reviewed, and other costs sharpened, the total cost estimate of the project has climbed to $5.4 million, up from a $4 million estimate made on Feb. 13. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Land Use, Local Stories, Pitkin County
Mountain Rescue tower stands out in county review
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The training tower needs to be 45 feet tall to allow for proper rope training exercises, said Jeffrey Edelson, the operations director of Mountain Rescue Aspen (MRA) who has been designing the project. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Land Use, Local Stories, Pitkin County
Gas company has a bull’s-eye on one PitCo well
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Of the pack of natural gas wells that SG Interests wants to drill in Pitkin County, there is one lead dog, and that’s well 8-89-31 #1. And if 8-89-31 #1 keeps its lead status, it would be the first gas well drilled and fracked in Pitkin County in decades. Continue Reading →
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Residents gather to oppose drilling in Thompson-Divide
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Federal and state officials, along with a trio of Garfield County commissioners, heard loud and clear from 30 of the citizens at the meeting that drilling for gas in the Thompson-Divide area was not a good idea. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Land Use, Pitkin County
City study finds Aspen not hospitable to new hotels, condos
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The price of land in downtown Aspen now makes it highly unlikely that a new stand-alone, moderately priced hotel will be built there again, according to research and interviews conducted recently by the city of Aspen. Continue Reading →
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‘Mailbox money:’ Aspen’s most valuable retail buildings
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Not only have commercial properties escalated greatly in value over the years, but with the exception of a rare handful of years, tenant demand and retail business have also been consistently good in this small but internationally known resort town. Continue Reading →
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Justice Dept. investigating power play on local gas pipelines
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Both antitrust inquiries arose from a snarl of bad blood, clashing, and lawsuits between shifting factions of gas operators competing for stakes — territory, infrastructure and loyalties among them — in the expanding Ragged Mountain and Thompson Divide areas in the early and mid-2000s. Continue Reading →