Welcome to Valley Roundup. I’m Carolyn Sackariason
Joining me this week are Randy Essex, editor of the Glenwood Post Independent, Aspen Times columnist Andy Stone, Curtis Wackerle, editor of the Aspen Daily News and Jill Beathard, editor of the Snowmass Sun.
Residents in Battlement Mesa are putting up a fight against an oil and gas company wanting to drill near their homes.
GarCo Planning Commission approves Ursa’s Battlement plans
Some hope for Battlement Mesa protesters before next step
Are there enough people in Aspen who can be swayed by a developer who throws parties with beer and pizza in order to get them to vote for his hotel proposal?
Base 2 backers far outraise opponents ahead of Nov. election
Pro Base2 committee keeps outspending its opponents
Hunt doles out $50,000 for Base 2 campaign
The state demographer predicts that Garfield County’s population will double in the decades to come, and 10,000 more people will live in Colorado.
Population data shows growth, who's living here and transient nature of local counties
Meanwhile, a downtown Aspen landlord group got shot down by elected officials when they tried to increase the rent on a local restaurant.
Little Annie's deed finalized
City stops rent increase at Little Annie's building
Finally, how much do newspaper endorsements influence an election outcome?
That’s going to do it for this week’s edition of Valley Roundup. Thanks to Randy Essex, editor of the Glenwood Post Independent, Aspen Times columnist Andy Stone, Curtis Wackerle, editor of the Aspen Daily News and Jill Beathard, editor of the Snowmass Sun.