The recently finished development has 65 residential units. A quarter of the condo units are deed-restricted, with varying income limits. Sixty-five percent are required to be occupied by primary residents.
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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La ciudad de Glenwood Springs vota para demandar al propietario de las instalaciones de ICE por permitir que continúen las detenciones sin permiso
Un centro de detención temporal de ICE situado al oeste de Glenwood Springs podría estar un paso más cerca de su cierre después de que la ciudad votara el 6 de agosto a favor de demandar al propietario del inmueble, con sede en Florida, por presuntamente infringir la normativa municipal al permitir detenciones de inmigrantes en una zona comercial sin el permiso correspondiente de la ciudad. Ni ICE ni su propietario respondieron a las notificaciones de infracción anteriores ni apelaron la decisión de la ciudad, adoptada en abril, de revocar su permiso de uso especial.
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Local leaders say collaborative model to save mobile home parks could inform other housing initiatives
Converting mobile home parks to deed-restricted, resident-owned communities is a model that has taken shape locally through a collaborative effort involving regional organizations, nonprofit lenders, local governments, businesses and private donors — along with the park residents.
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Glenwood Springs City Council votes to sue ICE facility’s landlord for allowing detentions to continue without a permit
A short-term ICE detention facility in west Glenwood Springs could be one step closer to shutting down after the City Council on Thursday voted 6-1 to sue the ICE facility’s Florida-based landlord in state court for allegedly violating municipal code by allowing immigration detentions in a commercial zone without a city permit. ICE and its landlord did not respond to previous violation notices or appeal the city’s April decision to revoke its special use permit.
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Exresidentes de un conjunto de apartamentos de Carbondale demandan a la empresa propietaria por una grave plaga de cucarachas y otras acusaciones
Dos exresidentes del conjunto de apartamentos The Homestead presentaron una demanda colectiva contra la empresa propietaria alegando malas condiciones de vida, amenazas de desalojo y comisiones ocultas. El presidente de la empresa inmobiliaria propietaria del inmueble calificó la demanda de `frívola´, dando a entender que tienen la intención de impugnar las acusaciones.
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Former residents of Carbondale apartment complex sue landlord over cockroach infestation and other allegations
If the residents are successful in their lawsuit, DeGolia estimates that more than 200 current and former tenants of The Homestead would be eligible to receive some or all of their rent payments back depending on how long they lived at the property.
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Los residentes de Cavern Springs firmaron un contrato para adquirir su parque de casas móviles
Este reportaje se ha elaborado gracias a una colaboración en materia de periodismo de justicia social entre Aspen Journalism y Aspen Public Radio. Por Eleanor BennettPara Aspen Journalism y Aspen Public Radio Una cooperativa dirigida por los residentes y formada por las 98 familias del parque de casas móviles de Cavern Springs, situado entre Carbondale […]
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Residents of Cavern Springs under contract to buy their mobile home park
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.
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El nuevo director de las Bibliotecas del Condado de Garfield quiere unir a la comunidad y proteger la “libertad de lectura”
Abraham Korah toma el mando en medio de intentos de censura, un uso creciente de las bibliotecas y una posible renovación del impuesto sobre el valor catastral
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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.
