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Planning commission discusses amendments to affordable housing provisions
The San Miguel Planning Commission met on Thursday, May 9, to go over amendments to sections 5-1304, 5-1305 and 5-1306 of the Land Use Code (LUC), which involve the affordable housing programs. The provisions address governing initial qualification and ongoing compliance, as well as updates to fines. The LUC provisions...
Out with the old next weekend
Spring cleaning will soon be underway in San Miguel County. The county’s largest cleanup event, which takes place in Telluride, Mountain Village and Norwood, is May 17-18. Town of Telluride Sustainability and Grant Administrator Darin Graber said the town’s zero waste goal is a priority for its residents.
TriCounty Health brings Mental Health Awareness Month
Tri-County Health Network (TCHN) makes it easy to be green during this year’s Mental Health Awareness Month with “Light Up for May” and “Be Seen in Green” challenges. “Mountain towns generally have more mental health concerns than other locations,” said TCHN’s Behavioral Health Coordinator Ariana...
'We're honored to help'
On a Sunday in early April, as the Telluride Ski Resort was about to shut down for a few weeks, another local institution continued chugging along. It was a potent reminder that the Telluride Food Pantry never closes for off-season. Even as it seemed the rest of town was on the brink of shuttering, this reporter watched volunteers restocking the nonprofit’s headquarters, around the corner from the Second Chance Humane Society’s main street shop.
Baseball Recap: Nucla triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Steele Arnold
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Nucla had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Sierra Grande Panthers by a score of 11-6. That's more bragging rights for Nucla, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Baseball Recap: Nucla sees their postseason come to a close
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Nucla can now relate to. They lost 10-2 to the Merino Rams on Saturday. Nucla has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. Brycen Rummel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and...
Make solar make sense
We have liftoff! The solar moonshot has left the launchpad. The centralized industrialization of photovoltaic energy is underway with a sense of purpose not seen since America won World War II. Back then, the military industrial complex had to act fast to build atomic bombs with uranium dug from Colorado’s West End. Faced with the existential threat of Axis imperialism, there was no time for environmental impact studies by the mining companies or public feedback sessions with elected officials.
Volunteers needed for mass casualty incident exercise next week
Telluride Regional Airport is looking for volunteers to play victims in a mass casualty incident exercise next week. “The purpose is to test our emergency response in the event there is an aircraft accident,” said Telluride Regional Airport Manager Kenneth Maenpa. “We are asking for support from the community.”
A grant to reduce human-bear conflict can also help apiaries
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Public Information Officer John Livingston said bears are emerging from their dens and becoming active in mountain towns and a million dollars in grant funding is available this year to help deter them from conflict with humans. He’s encouraging more entities in Telluride and San Miguel...
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