Growth, Density Under the Microscope for Nov. 2 Chaffee Planning Commission
A sketch plan that comes before the Chaffee County Planning Commission on Tuesday evening, Nov. 2...
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An open letter to our County Commissioners and Planning Commission
February 9, 2019 To the Chaffee County Commissioners and the Planning Commission: The area proposed for Centerville Ranch is part of the magnificent open space that makes Chaffee County exceptionally beautiful. It would be a...
Read MoreFuture 50 events in January will focus on ‘Uptown Salida’
The next round of Future 50 events will take place in the coming month, beginning Jan. 15-17 when project leaders will meet with individual business and property owners along the U.S. Highway 50 corridor in Salida, especially in...
Read MoreVan Nimwegen provides overview of Future 50
Salida Community Development Director Glen Van Nimwegen offered an update on the Future 50 community visioning project at the recent City Council work session. Future 50 is intended to engage community members and generate ideas...
Read MoreFuture 50 Community Design Workshop begins
Future 50 began its three-day Community Design Workshop Wednesday, Nov. 14, with several sessions culminating in an open house event at 50 Burger. Wednesday’s workshop sessions served to begin developing strategies and ideas for...
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Walking along Highway 50, talking about possibilities
The Future 50 project took a few more steps – literally – toward the goal of developing a...
Read MoreSalida City Column: Future 50, re-visioning Rainbow Blvd.
“The City of Salida has partnered with Community Builders to listen to our citizen’s and business owner’s ideas about the future of the Highway 50 commercial corridor…. This cannot happen without an engaged populous. This is not a just a traffic engineering exercise, it is much more. It is about how the businesses, buildings, residents, land uses and people on both sides of the road create a place that is Salida.”
Glen Van Nimwegen, Salida Community Development Director
Salida’s Future 50 shifts into high gear
Future 50 held its first Community Visioning Workshop in October and has organized multiple community engagement events for November as part of the process of creating a community-directed vision for future development along...
Read MoreCommunity Visioning Workshop for Highway 50 happens Tuesday
The city of Salida will hold an open house Community Visioning Workshop to discuss the future of the U.S. Highway 50 corridor from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Salida SteamPlant annex. All are invited to drop by any time...
Read MoreFuture 50 seeks citizen input Sept. 14 at Soulcraft
Officials with the Future 50 project will be at the Salida Bike Fest Kickoff Party from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at Soulcraft Brewing, 248 W. U.S. Highway 50. Everyone is invited to stop by Soulcraft to ask questions and...
Read MorePlanning officials seek input on Highway 50 project
Salida Community Development Director Glen Van Nimwegen and Chaffee County Planner Christie Barton will attend the Hometown Picnic in Riverside Park Sunday, Sept. 2, between 2 and 6 p.m. to listen to ideas about Salida’s Future 50 project.
Read MoreCommissioners move to make changes to land use code
“The commissioners are running this county – not the staff. We need to maintain our rights to appeal to our elected officials.”
Jim Miller
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