A memo outlining the deal noted that in order to purchase the Twin Lakes shares, the seller also required the county to buy the Fountain shares, which are estimated to yield about 26 acre-feet per year, but that water is not decreed for use on the west side of the Continental Divide.
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Pitkin County proposes land exchange with feds to gain ownership of Wildwood property
Some neighbors aren’t convinced the county should own the property and have called for limitations on public use, a management tool county staff has said they can only explore once they have authority and own the land at the Wildwood put-in.
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Agencies from Pitkin County to Glenwood Springs are collaborating on a regional recreation, conservation planning effort
The 3-year-old Roaring Fork Outdoor Coalition, headed up by Pitkin County Open Space and Trails, is looking for expert and community involvement to help establish a plan for natural resource conservation and recreation in the Roaring Fork Valley.
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Pitkin County will pay to preserve Nordic skiing through private meadow
The settlement averted the potential break up of a Nordic course adjacent to Aspen’s public schools that has long held a designation to host high-level races from the International Skiing Federation (FIS).
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Plan to donate Castle Creek land for school, hospital housing project faces hurdles
“We’re no different from anyone else in our valley looking for quality employees,” the superintendent said, “and it’s the first question asked on every single application whether it’s a mechanic, a teacher, a bus driver or a school principal.”
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With 99% of cases finalized, Pitkin County property values increase 72% with reappraisal
Pitkin County commissioners, sitting as the Board of Equalization on Wednesday, approved the updated property valuations after more than 4,700 protests were filed in the spring. The cumulative value of all Pitkin County properties reached $74 billion before the hearing process was conducted throughout the summer. This was up from $42 billion in 2022. After the hearings, the cumulative value is down to $72.4 billion (an average of $4 million per property).