Welcome to Valley Roundup. I’m Carolyn Sackariason.
Joining me this week are Jill Beathard, editor of the Snowmass Sun, Randy Essex, editor of the Glenwood Post Independent and Madeleine Osberger, contributing editor of the Aspen Daily News.
Municipal elections are a few months away in towns throughout the valley and along the I-70 corridor. New Castle is entering new territory with the possibility of multiple recalls.
Officials and healthcare workers are trying to find ways to fund a new detox center. And if city officials decide to allow private pot clubs in the future, those businesses could be a revenue stream to pay for such a facility.
Aspen, with rest of state, grapples with pot-club possibilities
Meanwhile, politics, conflicts and controversies are alive and well in Basalt.
Pan and Fork controversy won't go to ballot in Basalt
And the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is beginning to look at new transit systems, like trams, to deliver people throughout the valley.
RFTA to study host of future transit options
Capital reserve funds in aging affordable housing units are woefully behind the amount of money it will require for repairs.
Finally, we take a look at how an X Games athlete inspired a local opinion columnist to come out of the closet.
Valley Roundup is a production of Aspen Public Radio news.