Carbondale Police Suspect Meth Lab
Carbondale’s Police department is reporting a suspected methamphetamine lab in the center of town. Police chief Gene Schilling said this afternoon that officers visited a house yesterday about a block from Main Street.
Officers found what they say appeared to be a meth lab. They secured the scene and brought in the Two Rivers Drug Enforcement Team, or TRIDENT, for assistance. Materials were confiscated and sent to a lab to see if they were used to make meth. The building has been vacated and sealed up by the Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District, with help from the Town of Carbondale Building Department.
Carbondale Police say they checked that location after getting a tip about suspected meth use.
Garco Library District Bans Open Carry, Allows Concealed Carry
The Garfield County Public Library Board decided last night to tighten up its gun policy. Starting today, library patrons at its six facilities are not allowed to openly carry a firearm.
The change does allow those with concealed weapons permits into the libraries with concealed guns. On-duty law enforcement and licensed private security guards can also carry.
The Library District Board meeting in Carbondale drew several members of the public on both sides of the issue: those wanting a total gun ban and people in favor of allowing both open and concealed firearms. Library Executive Director Amelia Shelley says the discussion centered on safety.
"Ultimately we just believe that seeing a gun on someone - an open carry - makes some people uncomfortable. With concealed carry, you usually don’t know whether someone has a gun or not. It just felt like the middle ground that we could all be the most comfortable with."
The Pitkin County Library, just like all county buildings, prohibits the possession of dangerous, illegal weapons, but allows those with permits to carry unloaded and disarmed concealed firearms.
Wildlife Officials To Hold Black Bear Meeting In Glenwood
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is updating its black bear population management plan for the Roaring Fork and Eagle River Valleys and wants the public’s help. On Wednesday, the agency is holding a public meeting in Glenwood Springs.
Every ten years, Colorado Parks and Wildlife examines the population and how to use methods like hunting to control it. Agency officials say the goal is to consider current population trends, concerns around human-bear conflicts, the local economic impact of hunting and the public’s preferences for population levels. The outcome may be a change to the number of hunting licenses allowed.
The agency is taking written suggestions and comments via an online survey until March 15th. Comments can also be submitted at the meeting Wednesday. It starts at 6:30pm at the Glenwood Springs Recreation Center.
