A resident-led cooperative formed by the 98 households in Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park — located between Carbondale and Glenwood Springs — went under contract this week to buy the property for $23 million.
Author Archives: Eleanor Bennett
Eleanor Bennett is an award-winning journalist reporting on regional social justice issues in collaboration with Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism. A life-long Roaring Fork Valley local, she previously was a reporter, podcast producer and Morning Edition host at Aspen Public Radio. Her stories have ranged from the impact of federal immigration policies on local DACA recipients to creative efforts to solve the valley’s affordable housing challenge.
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New head of Garfield County Libraries wants to bring community together and protect the ‘freedom to read’
“I know that Abraham is also committed to the strategic goals that we currently have in place, and he’s a big champion of intellectual freedom and the First Amendment, which is part of why our staff feel so comfortable and happy having him in this new role,” said Nancy Barnes, director of branch libraries.
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Dos republicanos compiten por convertirse en el próximo sheriff delcondado de Garfield en las primarias de junio
El veterano sheriff del condado de Garfield, Lou Vallario, dejará el cargo a finales de este año, y dos candidatos republicanos, el teniente de patrulla de la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Garfield, Brent Baker, y el ayudante del sheriff del condado de Eagle, Dan Loya, compiten por ocupar su puesto en las elecciones primarias del 30 de junio.
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Two Republicans are vying to become Garfield County’s next sheriff in the June primary
Garfield County could see a new direction for its sheriff’s office as the two candidates — both longtime Garfield County residents who currently work in law enforcement in the region — try to distinguish themselves from the current sheriff.
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La iniciativa comunitaria para ayudar a los residentes a adquirir el parque de casas móviles Cavern Springs podría servir de referencia para la estrategia regional, pero siguen existiendo retos
A medida que inversionistas externos compran parques de casas móviles, una coalición de residentes locales, organizaciones sin fines de lucro, gobiernos y donantes privados se está uniendo para promover cambios en las leyes estatales y las estrategias regionales con el fin de mantener estas comunidades como viviendas asequibles.
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Community effort to help residents buy Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park could inform regional strategy, but challenges remain
“What we did last year — bringing the local governments, the private businesses and the philanthropic community together — was described as ‘miraculous,’ but I don’t want us to believe that we can’t do it again. We just did something for the first time that now we need to better understand and improve.”
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Glenwood Springs revoca el permiso de las instalaciones de ICE; la controversia podría derivar en un litigio
La comisión de urbanismo y zonificación de la ciudad revocó el martes por la noche un permiso con varias décadas de antigüedad para un centro de detención de ICE para internamientos de corto plazo ubicado en el Midland Center. La decisión podría dar lugar a una batalla legal sobre si el ICE puede seguir operando allí.
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Glenwood Springs revokes ICE facility permit; dispute could result in legal battle
About 160 residents attended the hearing, and the planning commission received a standing ovation after it revoked the permit, but Hanlon said it will be difficult to enforce the decision if ICE, the GSA or the landlord appeals within the seven-day period or simply continues operating the facility without a permit.
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As data shows more detentions over 12 hours, Glenwood staff recommend upholding ICE facility’s permit before key P&Z meeting
Glenwood Springs officials are recommending that the city’s planning and zoning commission uphold a special use permit approved in 2003 for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s short-term holding facility and administrative office near the Glenwood Meadows shopping area, despite data that shows ICE detained people for over 12 hours at the site, in violation of the conditions of its permit.
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Las fuerzas del orden, desde Aspen hasta Silt, estudian cambios en la vigilancia mediante cámaras en las calles en respuesta a las preocupaciones sobre inmigración.
Según un análisis de Aspen Journalism, las preocupaciones sobre la privacidad de datos suscitadas por las cámaras de reconocimiento automático de placas de vehículos de Glenwood Springs se extienden por los valles de Roaring Fork y del río Colorado.