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The environment desk at Aspen Public Radio covers issues in the Roaring Fork Valley and throughout the state of Colorado including water use and quality, impact of recreation, population growth and oil and gas development. APR’s Environment Reporter is Elizabeth Stewart-Severy.

Open Space board to discuss Crystal Valley Trail

Elizabeth Stewart-Severy
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Aspen Public Radio

The Pitkin County Open Space and Trails board meets Thursday morning to talk about public feedback on proposed trail alignments through the Crystal River Valley.

The county received more than 500 comments and responses to an online survey during the initial planning phase. More than 80 percent voiced support. The county identified two routes — one along Highway 133 and one on the opposite side of the Crystal River. The final outcome may be a combination of both.

Some Crystal Valley residents have vocally opposed the process, saying it’s heavy-handed, top-down management.

Today’s work session is the board’s first opportunity for discussion since the comments have been compiled. Board members plan to discuss wildlife protection, as well as engineering challenges and aesthetic impacts of proposed routes. The board meets at 9:30 this morning at the Pitkin County Library.

 

Aspen native Elizabeth Stewart-Severy is excited to be making a return to both the Red Brick, where she attended kindergarten, and the field of journalism. She has spent her entire life playing in the mountains and rivers around Aspen, and is thrilled to be reporting about all things environmental in this special place. She attended the University of Colorado with a Boettcher Scholarship, and graduated as the top student from the School of Journalism in 2006. Her lifelong love of hockey lead to a stint working for the Colorado Avalanche, and she still plays in local leagues and coaches the Aspen Junior Hockey U-19 girls.
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