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.
Category: Land Use
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Study in Summit County offers insight into events, crowding
A recent study on the intensity of use on a popular bike path in Summit County may shape how Pitkin County manages the growing number of special events that use local trails …
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County gives nod to Mountain Rescue building and tower
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.
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Pitkin County commissioners endorse route for bike race
While Pitkin County’s special events committee still needs to approve a permit for the USA Pro Challenge bike race in August, the county commissioners on Tuesday signed off on a proposed 22-mile route for the circuit between Aspen and Snowmass Village.
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Rio Grande Trail to be studied in larger context
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.
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Airport underpass costs climb to $5.4 million
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.
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City joins county at Rio Grande Trail drawing board
The Shire Mile is a new working nickname for the mile-and-a-quarter of that leads down the Roaring Fork River from Stein Park, at the bottom of Cemetery Lane.
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Mountain Rescue tower stands out in county review
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.
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Commissioners call for halt to Rio Grande bridge project
When it comes to the 4.1 miles of the Rio Grande Trail that are not paved between Cemetery Lane and McLain Flats Road, Pitkin County commissioners on Tuesday recommended putting a proposed new bridge aside, paving the lower 1.5 miles of the section this spring, and leaving the rest of the 2.6 miles of trail improved, but still unpaved.
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Gas company has a bull’s-eye on one PitCo well
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.
