Letter to the Editor: “A response to Phil Lyman’s Jan. 27 Letter to the Editor”
Economic diversification is a vital need in Grand County.
chris baird
Shake-up at the county: County office staff and officials take on new roles, Woytek leaves commission
Several office staff at Grand County have taken on new roles over the last several months as the county strives to keep up with growth, update policies and strategies, and plan for the…
Business license regulations under review, business owners frustrated by repeated changes
Over the past year, the Grand County Commission has been working on updating Title Five of the county code, which defines business licensing regulations. One goal of the update is to make the…
Spanish Valley residents air complaints over illegal camping: Camping ordinance passed in January still in ‘education phase’
Some residents of Spanish Valley called in to the Nov. 3 Grand County Commission meeting to say they were fed up with campers in their neighborhoods, and saying that their complaints to the…
Commission approves funding for service districts
On Sept. 21, the Grand County Commission approved the allocation of tax revenues to several special service districts within the county, which include crucial services like healthcare and waste collection. Funds are drawn…
New housing project progresses…slowly: Challenges push Arroyo Crossing timeline back
The Arroyo Crossing subdivision on Spanish Valley Drive has new streets with new street signs, utilities stubbed out to lots, and attractive landscaping. What it doesn’t yet have are any of the nearly…
Infrastructure overwhelmed by flooding: Damage from Pack Creek flood exposes inadequate stormwater control
Andrea and Randy French were on vacation when they started getting texts from their neighbors about flooding in their subdivision. The couple came home to find tens of thousands of dollars worth of…
Good news on the budget: Grand County revenues are significantly higher than expected
At its July 6 meeting, the Grand County Commission held a public hearing on a mid-year budget amendment. Due to increased revenues from transient room, sales, and use taxes, and federal grants from…
Ordinance bars slacklining from structures, ‘encouragement’ of code violations: County Commission makes two changes to public lands code
At their July 6 meeting, Grand County Commission voted to make two changes to code regarding the use of public lands. One makes it easier for the Grand County Sheriff’s Department to cite…
Grand County Commission discusses renewable energy, tourism promotion, and housing ordinance
Notes from the Grand County Commission’s June 15 meeting The Grand County Commissioners unanimously approved a move to put eight of the county’s 37 power meters onto a subscriber solar program offered by…