Envision Chaffee County announced Aug. 13 that three grants totaling $40,475 have been awarded to three separate “action plan” projects. The three were identified by the Envision process as important to improve quality of life...
Read MoreDear editor: Is “affordable housing” just a buzzword? The fact is “affordable housing” is defined specifically by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the purpose of defining what is attainable housing in a...
Read MoreChaffee County Commissioners have called a public work session for 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds to review the results-to-date of a professional poll assessing the potential to introduce a funding...
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The Aug. 8 groundbreaking ceremony for the city of Salida’s much-anticipated...
Read More“I look at two things that food trucks add to our community. First, I think they help accommodate the increase in traffic, in that they promote foot traffic, specifically, because most are located downtown, and I think that helps with bringing people into and keeping them downtown.”
Phillip Puckett
Buena vista Town Administrator
“I was speaking with the sheriff of Alamosa County, who told me that 90 percent of the inmates currently in jail there are (heroin) addicts. We are throwing addicts in jail instead of getting them treatment – that’s just wrong.”
Phil Weiser
Eye on the Fifth was first published in Colorado Central Magazine The primary election in the Fifth Congressional District – with some drama to it – is over, and the stage is set for November; there’s both a new and an old...
Read MoreIn a 4-to-2 split vote near the end of the Aug. 7 Salida City Council session, council members approved Article 6 on first reading, adjusting existing Resolution 63 Series 2008 to raise the total occupational lodging tax...
Read MoreAffordable housing in the shadows Chaffee County has a workforce housing issue that has many faces. One facet of the housing crisis that has remained relatively hidden is housing for those families fleeing domestic violence....
Read MoreThe public is invited to a 1 p.m. groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 8, for Salida’s much anticipated multi-use facility at 8551 W. U.S. Highway 50 in Salida. The multi-use facility will be a shared space...
Read MoreThe rising costs of a college education have forced many Americans to take out student loans that leave them saddled with debt. Consider just three stark statistics: More than 44 million Americans carry an aggregate $1.45...
Read MoreMembers of the Chaffee County Unmanned Aircraft Systems advisory board, now focused on drone testing, believe the time has come to tout the opportunities UAS technology is bringing to the Arkansas River valley. Over the past...
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