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Valley Roundup - 4-8-2015

Welcome to Valley Roundup, a review of the top news stories in the valley in the past week.

Guests this week are Curtis Wackerle, editor of the Aspen Daily News, Jill Beathard, editor of the Snowmass Sun, Randy Essex, editor of the Glenwood Post Independent, and Aspen Public Radio's Elise Thatcher. They join guest host Alycin Bektesh.

 

Topics this week include:

 

Record voter turnout in Basalt and Carbondale this week meant some close races and some new faces

  • http://www.postindependent.com/news/21438380-113/tuesday-is-election-day-in-five-local-towns
  • http://aspenpublicradio.org/post/basalt-re-elects-whitsitt-carbondale-turns-down-more-taxes

The lack of affordable housing hits home for one elected official
http://www.postindependent.com/news/21443552-113/housing-crisis-hits-carbondale-leader

 

How much noise are those kids gonna make down at the Aspen Power Plant?

  • http://www.aspentimes.com/news/21375926-113/aspen-power-plant-group-to-host-community-forum
  • http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/170666

Related continues to offload property in Snowmass Village

>http://www.aspentimes.com/news/21442953-113/snowmass-center-sells-for-16-million