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Recreation overload DOW says wildlife at risk with Sutey plan By Jeremy Heiman The Sopris Sun
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wo officials from the Colorado Division of Wildlife have made it clear that if the Sutey Ranch northeast of Red Hill becomes public property, they want it to be managed for maximum benefit to wildlife with minimal recreational use or no recreation at all. John Groves, the DOW district wildlife manager for Carbondale, and Kevin Wright, district manager for Aspen, appeared before the Carbondale Board of Trustees Jan. 12 urging the trustees to support a management plan for the ranch that would preserve the deer and elk winter range there, should a proposed land swap bring it into Bureau of Land Management possession. “One thing I want to stress is the Sutey Ranch is absolutely critical winter range for deer and elk,” said Wright, who until recent years was manager of the Carbondale district. “I want the board to understand there has to be an appropriate management plan.” Billionaire Leslie Wexner, the current owner of the 520-acre Sutey Ranch, bought the property to use as a bargaining chip in his effort to gain control of a 1,268-acre parcel owned by the BLM on the north flank of Mt. Sopris in Pitkin County. The Mt. Sopris land is located between two of Wexner’s large parcels. He hoped to trade the Sutey Ranch for the Mt. Sopris property, but Pitkin County first refused to back the deal, and last week unveiled a counter offer. Within its offer, Pitkin County proposed combining some BLM and open space lands and other acreage at the base of Mt. Sopris to preserve public access to federal lands. Wexner rejected that idea, stating that it would negatively affect ranching operations and wildlife. The two DOW managers told the trustees that, along with a prohibition of winter recreation, they would like to see the Sutey Ranch remain closed to mountain biking. “I wouldn’t say it’s an absolute,” Groves told The Sopris Sun. “But once they put in the trails, it’s hard to regulate.” He said the BLM has only one enforce-
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Mid-valley residents stand to gain access to more public land if the Sutey swap goes through, which may not bode well for wildlife.
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Message is crystal clear … with or without funky glasses Over the holidays I saw “Avatar” in 3-D at an IMAX theater. (Needless to say, I was out of town.) Just in case you haven’t seen it, completely understandable for anyone over 25,“Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.” – Inigo Montoya. Living on another planet are these giant blue-striped beings (which rather look like giant blue-striped human beings) who can plug their hair into other sources of energy, like animals and trees. The whole planet is connected through energy, and life is just as important for the little jellyfish that live on land as it is for the giant bluestriped beings. The bad guys are the humans, who’ve already killed their own planet and are searching new worlds for a mineral called unobtainium – Lloyd Bridges would be proud. The message is simple, you reap what you sow. If you live in harmony with your planet and all the other creatures on it, then they will supply you with what you need to survive. If not, then a huge hammerhead rhinosaur will attack and kill you (which actually looks pretty cool in 3-D.) Anyway, this is not the kind of movie you go to see if you’re looking for intriguing dialogue or a suspenseful plot. It does, however, reaffirm an important message through giant glasses. Which, by the way, are three times larger and no more comfortable than they used to be; how long do we have to wait for 3-D goggles? I predict it’s only a matter of a couple of generations before everyone will be wearing goggles, and not just to the movies, all By Jeannie Perry the time because of the pollution. We are gunning so fast for the finish line when it comes to money, which we equate with power and success that we can’t see the forest for the paper it produces. We have been brainwashed into thinking it’s more important to look and act like everyone else than to follow our individual path through the woods of life. The ones who do exactly as they please, without a thought for societal approval are labeled weird, odd or eccentric if they have a lot of money. It’s hard enough to find our path and stay on it despite the distractions, but our society makes it nearly impossible by blocking the earth and sky with huge billboards advertising stuff made out of plastic. All those chain emails wishing for a cure for cancer, when all we have to do is stop giving it to ourselves in myriad ways, i.e., heating our food in plastic, treating our drinking water with chlorine, building our hospital floors out of PVC. PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, is a plastic that was invented as a way to use up leftover chlorine, which is a volatile, explosive gas and an unwanted byproduct of certain industries. it turns out that if you combine chlorine with carbon in a fairly complicated process involving vinyl acetate, you can make plastic out of it. PVC is 57 percent chlorine by weight. it’s used as a substitute for things like leather, linoleum and copper pipes. The interior of cars used to be made out of a plantbased carbohydrate; now PVC is the dashboard material of choice. Your credit card is made out of PVC, but you will not get cancer by handling it because PVC is fairly inert. in order to keep it from cracking or breaking, however, manufacturers have to coat it with phthalates, which are respiratory irritants and reproductive toxicants for men. Phthalates are linked to cancer, they shorten human gestation, and they trigger attacks in asthmatics. The phthalates aren’t tightly bound to the PVC, and over the course of the product’s life they come out. That’s why you get that new car smell.* I love that new car smell, but if it means extra quality of life, I’ll drive an old pickup. Oh, who am I kidding…? I’d rather drive an old pickup, into town once or twice a month for coffee, flour and sugar. So kudos to you, JC, for reminding me to get it in gear and head farther into the hills, versus buying in to our brainwashing-for-profit society. I just need to make a quick stop at Factory Surplus for some goggles.
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*Sandra Steingraber – The Sun, January 2010
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How to hope in 2010 Dear Editor: I have been increasingly depressed about the present government’s ability to even begin solving our problems, and I have thought earnestly about what we can do as individuals. So I am resolving to take the following steps: In lieu of worrying about our ever-increasing indebtedness to China and other for2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • JANUARY 21, 2010
eign countries, I resolve to buy nothing unless it is made in America or used. The only exception is that I will buy gasoline, but I will drive as little as possible. In lieu of worrying about Congress’ inability to pass real health care reform, either single-payer or with a strong public option, I resolve to eat only meals made with healthy, preferably organic food, eat more fruit and vegetables and less meat, and also
to exercise regularly. In lieu of worrying about every one of the many issues bedeviling us, I resolve to concentrate on the most important underlying issue. This is the ridiculous fact that the Supreme Court has ruled that corporations are people and have free-speech rights. This ridiculous ruling has done more than anything else to destroy all chance of real campaign reform and thus destroy American democracy. A corporation is not a person and unlike a person, cares little about our grandchildren, our environment, our health, or our democracy. A corporation is an entity created for the sole purpose of earning profits for its shareholders. We must start a campaign for a constitutional amendment declaring a corporation is not a person and has no free-speech rights. Then we can fight for real campaign reform that prohibits corporations from all political contributions and lobbying. If you think these are good resolutions – that if most of us adopted them, it would make a real difference – then email your friends and relatives. Ask them if they would not like to adopt them also, and urge them to write letters to the editors of their papers suggesting others do the same. Mary Boland Carbondale
SEI’s bright 2009 Dear Editor: Solar Energy International wishes everyone a Happy New Year! We had an extremely busy 2009, and we hope that our educational efforts can reach even more people in 2010. In addition to the many workshops that SEI offers to participants from the valley and around the world, we also taught 2,400 regional youth about how they can make a difference regarding our energy future with renewable energy, sustainable building and transportation, and energy efficiency and conservation. We at SEI are honored to help bring the message of clean and abundant energy to local youth and youth educators. Thank you to all of the dedicated educators in our region who value interactive energy education which instills excitement for science and brings a message of hope to our youth. Thanks also to all of our local supporters; we couldn’t have done it without you! Please visit SEI’s Web site or stop by our Carbondale office for information about SEI’s 2010 offerings. Here’s to a wonderful new year! The SEI Staff
Such a thing as good cops Dear Editor: It’s become quite sporting of late to rag on the local cops for a job poorly done, so I would like to submit a contrarian point of view. Two days ago I found that I was on my way to becoming a victim of identity theft. It seems someone was using my personal information to get a loan to buy a car. I was freaked. Unless you’ve been in this situation you have absolutely no idea how raw and vulnerable this can make a person feel. I called the Basalt Police Department and they got on it right away. Thanks to Sgt. Roderick O’Connor, Patty in the front office, and particularly Officer Penny Paxton I’ve got my life back. They got to the bot-
tom of it in one day and made me feel safe again. It’s everything I could have expected from them. Thank you so much. Keven Goodwin El Jebel
The scoop on poop and shoveling Dear Editor: I would like to remind people who are walking their dogs that there is an ordinance that you are supposed to clean up after your dog. It is getting disgusting to walk and see all of these droppings on the sidewalks and in the snow.Too bad you aren’t the ones that step in it and then maybe you would clean it up. There are plenty of“cleanup stations”around town so that is no excuse. Please, let’s all do our part and “Keep Carbondale Beautiful.” Now for sidewalk scooping. I believe there is also an ordinance about scooping sidewalks, but does this exclude the state? It seems no one wants to scoop the area from Highway 133 down Sopris Avenue to the Crystal River Laundromat’s parking lot or Highway 133 down Main Street to the parking lot at Subway. I have heard this property belongs to the state, but it also butts up to Sopris and Main, so can’t something be done to come to some agreement on someone scooping them? The one on Main gets enough traffic that it gets beat down, but the one on Sopris just gets piled higher with snow from plowing, and you have to walk out in the street which is quite dangerous for such a busy corner. Was just wondering whose responsibility it would be if someone were to get hit walking in the street! Joan Cheney Carbondale
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Changes to downtown zoning regulations near approval By Jeremy Heiman The Sopris Sun New zoning regulations that would allow for greater residential density downtown continue to take shape and may be adopted as soon as next month. The proposed zoning changes would increase residential density in the Historic Commercial Core (HCC) zone district and aim to improve retail and commercial spaces. The proposal also addresses parking and traffic problems and minimizes the negative effects of allowing for taller buildings. Referred to as an “overlay,” the changes to current code will be added while the existing zoning regulations remain in place. The proposed new regulations would pave the way for greater density by allowing smaller, more affordable apartments and condominiums downtown. Current regulations limit the number of dwellings in a building based on its lot size. The overlay would be “eliminating the minimum lot area per dwelling unit, thereby allowing an increase in density,” according to Community Development Director Doug Dotson. A memo from Dotson to the Board of Trustees on Jan. 12 states that the town’s Planning & Zoning Commission felt that the increase in density will result in greater vitality downtown and offer a building
They’re startin’ ’em young these days Two-year-old Casey Blatz was suited up and ready to play at last friday’s Parks and Recreation department skate party at the Carbondale ice rink. Photo by Jane Bachrach
owner the opportunity to offset the lack of income from commercial space in a building. The P&Z recommended approval of the new zoning regulations. The other major change brought by the HCC overlay would be an increase in allowable building height from 37 feet to 42 feet. Though this is only an increase of 5 feet, and would not likely allow buildings taller than three stories, this was at first a controversial suggestion; some thought the added height would destroy the small town feel of Carbondale by creating urban canyons. The P&Z and planning staff have said that could be minimized with step-backs on newly constructed buildings. Changes to the HCC were brought to the trustees by the P&Z, but they were originally suggested by the owners of the property known as Town Center, along Colorado Avenue between Fourth and Sixth streets. Dotson said that although the new regulations were requested by the Town Center owners for their own property, the P&Z thought the changes would be advantageous for the entire zone district. The trustees directed the town’s planning staff to make some adjustments in the regulations and bring them back for what is expected to be a final public hearing Feb. 2.
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Upon recommendation from the Carbondale Tree Board, the Carbondale Board of Trustees gave a unanimous go-ahead Jan. 12 to a plan to replace cottonwood trees at the River Valley Ranch Drive entrance to River Valley Ranch. About 40 medium-size cottonwood trees had to be cut down several years ago because their roots were heaving the asphalt paving on a bike path next to the road. Moreover, the trees had been planted over an underground utility corridor. The replacement of the trees was delayed because of disagreement over whose responsibility it was to fund the project. As a result, new maple trees will be planted at the expense of the RVR Master Association, and the bike path will be replaced by the town of Carbondale at an estimated cost of $30,000. RVR is taking bids and is scheduled to award a contract for the project on Jan. 27. Planting is expected to begin in April.
Local ranchers support wilderness Two local ranchers have come out in favor of wilderness designation for public lands northwest of Carbondale where they graze cattle, the Wilderness Workshop announced Monday. Sue Rodgers, owner of the Crystal River Ranch, and Bill Fales and Marj Perry of the Cold Mountain Ranch support wilderness protection for approximately 25,000 acres of public lands on Assignation Ridge, part of the Hidden Gems wilderness proposal. In a letter addressed to the Wilderness Workshop, Rodgers said: “As a conserva-
tionist and rancher, I support the wilderness designation for these two parcels, in order to preserve them in their natural and pristine condition and for wildlife habitat, with no oil and gas exploration or other exploitation of these lands. God only made so much land and it is up to us as humans as to how we use it.” The parcels she is referring to are grazing allotments she holds on Bureau of Land Management lands on Assignation Ridge and Thompson Creek. In their letter to Wilderness Workshop, the Fales note the opportunity that wilderness protection offers for the lands stretching from his ranch on the Crystal River, up Assignation Ridge to Jerome Park. “This large piece of protected land will provide incredible wildlife habitat, which is critical to many species especially during hard winters.” Wilderness Workshop is one of four groups proposing wilderness protections on public lands across four counties with the Hidden Gems wilderness proposal. The North Thompson Cattlemen’s Association, of which Fales is president, is not prepared to support wilderness designation on the lands where some of its members hold grazing rights, but has promised to work with local organizations to protect the area from gas and oil development. The Hidden Gems Campaign will drop 32,166 acres from its proposal in the Thompson Creek area to accommodate ranchers who are unwilling to support wilderness designation on their grazing allotments. That leaves 65,004 acres of proposed wilderness in the Pitkin County portion of the Hidden Gems Wilderness Proposal.
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Loved by many, Robertson was key to ‘connecting the dots’ in Carbondale Aug. 19, 1946 – Jan. 10, 2010 Ron Robertson, a Carbondale architect whose work included the Sopris Park gazebo, the building at 311 Main St. and the recent addition to the Church at Carbondale, died Jan. 10, 2010, in Denver. He was 63. His profession thrust him into the public eye and served as a link to the community, but it was Ron Robertson the person who connected so many in Carbondale. “His friends would talk about ‘Six Degrees of Ron Robertson,’” said longtime friend Joe Scofield, referencing a trivia game that links any actor to movie star Kevin Bacon within six steps. “You couldn’t mention someone without it always coming back to Ron. He left his mark; he connected a lot of different dots.” Robertson had friends to play music with, fly fishing pals, sports buddies and travel mates, friends who were car buffs, and friends he got to know through professional and volunteer organizations, such as the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities and Rotary Club of Carbondale. He maintained connections from high school, college and the Vietnam War, during which he served in the U.S. Navy Construction Battalion. “Ron didn’t erase very many lines. … He used to say when you erase a line you may not be able to get it back,”according to friend and co-worker John Chromy. He was known to treat his friends with that same respect. “It bothered him to ever have anyone mad at him. He was always one to mend the fence,” Scofield said.
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Ron Robertson The many friends he had make up the little town he loved, and Carbondale loved him right back. Robertson got to see that love firsthand when he was admitted to a Denverarea hospital in October 2009 with an ailment that devastated his intestinal system. The cards, letters and well wishes poured in. The hospital staff joked about installing a switchboard to handle all the phone calls and putting a bouncer at the door to control the numerous visitors. “My cat, Marble, refuses to read any of Lynn’s [Kirchner] e-mails so she is completely in the dark about where I am, but I’m pretty clear on where I am… I’m too far away from the people I love to be able to stay here much longer,”Robertson wrote in a letter published in the Dec. 24 issue of The Sopris Sun. Robertson’s perfect smile and sense of
humor put many at ease, and he loved to crack jokes to help break the ice.Ask his close friends and they’ll say the same: You never had to call before you dropped in to see him, nor did you need a reason; he welcomed your company every time. Music was an important part of his life. He wrote, played guitar, performed at Steve’s Guitars a few times, and practiced two to three times a week with Frank Norwood at Norwood’s home studio. Robertson preferred ballads and folk (he was highly fond of James Taylor, Pure Prairie League and Johnny Cash) but appreciated music of any genre as long as it was good. “He taught me a lot about music. The more I played myself and the more I played with Ron, the better I got,” said Norwood, who first met Robertson while serving on the Downtown Preservation Association together.“It was not about performance or perfection. It was about having a good time.” A true bon vivant, Robertson appreciated good design, from architectural structures down to the stove in his kitchen. It’s part of why friends think he loved Italy so much. He and Scofield had traveled often and they ventured to Italy in 2000. “He was wonderful to travel with. He made me see the world in a unique way,” Scofield said. “I’ll miss his perspective on things. I got to see things through his eyes. Once that happened, you could never look at something the same way.” Robertson was born Aug. 19, 1946, in Hutchinson, Kan., to Chet and Betty Robertson and attended high school in the San Fran-
cisco Bay area of California. He graduated from California Polytechnic State University with a degree in architecture. He moved to the Roaring Fork Valley in 1973 and was part owner of the Rocky Mountain Flamingo Café before working for architects Dean Moffatt and Harry Teague. He later started his own firm, R.C. Robertson Architects, and located it in his favorite place — Main Street Carbondale. As a longtime architect in the valley, he designed a number of custom homes and other buildings, including the gazebo, Crystal Glass Studio, the Cowen Center, a chalet at the Redstone Inn, and the three-story commercial/residential building at 311 Main St., as well as contributing to the design of the new addition at the Church at Carbondale and creating the “Welcome to Carbondale” sign at Highway 133 and Main Street. Robertson is survived by his mother and father, Betty and Chet Robertson of Oregon; daughter Shana of California; brothers Mike and Jon Robertson; sister Sue Robertson; and granddaughters Paige and Ashton. A service and potluck will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Church at Carbondale. Please bring a dish to share. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to CCAH, P.O. Box 175, Carbondale, CO 81623. The Downtown Preservation Association also has established a scholarship fund in Robertson’s name for a Roaring Fork High School student pursuing an architecture or business degree. Contributions can be made in care of Chris Chacos, 11022 North Indigo Drive, #105, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268.
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CMC serves community interests By Trina Ortega The Sopris Sun From one-day classes to semester-long options and ongoing series, Colorado Mountain College’s Lappala Center has a range of continuing education offerings to meet varying individual tastes and schedules. The spring course catalog is now available and registration is ongoing for continuing education classes at both the Lappala Center in Carbondale and the Glenwood Springs Campus. “New is definitely the theme,” said Beth Zukowski, who works in marketing for CMC. For spring 2010, CMC will have about 47 new courses among its 93 continuing education classes in Carbondale alone. That does not include English as a Second Language classes or the array of credit and transfer-level courses. According to Zukowski, there are a number of “old favorites,” as well that are always popular: Quickbooks; physical conditioning and fitness; Dave Clark’s nature classes; and art classes. New classes range from finance (Tips for Getting Out of Debt and Banking Today); to business skills (Grant Writing, Successful Resume Writing, and Being a Great Employee); to green building (Natural Plaster and Finishes and Introduction to Straw Bale Building); to alternative health (Therapeutic Yoga); and the lighter side (Harry Potter for Grown-Ups and Astrology). “In the most basic sense, CMC — as a community college — exists to meet the educational and training needs of our commu-
nities. Unlike most universities who do not have a ‘continuing education’ component, we have a great deal of latitude in the kinds of courses we can offer in continuing education,” Zukowski said. According to Zukowski, CMC’s collegewide community participation rate, including continuing education, is 13 percent, which is nearly five times the state benchmark of 2.7 percent.And CMC reports that there are 49.8 percent more students enrolled in credit and noncredit courses at Carbondale this year compared to Nov. 30 of last year. In a small community such as Carbondale, high participation rates take someone like Mary Clement, the continuing education director. She holds her ear to the ground to hear what people are interested in. “Hopefully we get closer and closer to matching what the community would like to see as we try more and more things,” Zukowski said. When choosing new courses, Clement and her Glenwood Springs counterpart Jonathan Satz also pay attention to trends. The college’s new banking seminar discusses the economic meltdown and recovery. CMC also offers classes based on more localized trends, such as organics, alternative health, inner wellbeing and green living. John Baker, Cedar Rose Guelberth and Mark Wolfe Webber are among the Carbondale instructors teaching a number of new “Natural Building” seminars in the Sustainable Living Series, which begins in February. “As more and more people, especially in
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Accomplished artists and beginners alike paint during one of CMC’s art classes. A range of offerings from one-day courses to weekly series are offered through CMC’s continuing education program. Photo courtesy of Colorado Mountain College this valley, are concerned about the materials they use in building or remodeling, and the environmental impact of these endeavors, I think it is appropriate that CMC respond by offering an educational overview of hot topics such as straw bale, environmentally-friendly or ‘green’ materials, and interior finishes,” Zukowski noted. Also offered is a new Alternative Health Series that begins Monday. The series covers
topics such as medicinal aromatherapy, winter wellness, therapeutic yoga, alternative/ complementary health, the power of sound, therapeutic stress management and meditation. The series is geared to the average individual who might only have one evening to take one of the classes but wants to start a personalized therapeutic yoga practice at home or find out how to unload stress through meditation or by using sound.
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Prepare for takeoff We don’t have an airport in Carbondale but we do have the most awesome runway in the entire country as demonstrated last year by CCAH’s production of “Green is the New Black” fashion show. So, read carefully ladies and gentlemen, if you’d like to get on board for this year’s extravaganza. Your crew at Carbondale’s Crazy Airlines has announced that there will be an open workshop for those interested in creating runway designs on Jan. 31 at the Third Street Center. The second annual “Green is the New Black” takes place this year on March 20, the first day of spring. In fact, the 2010 vision for this year’s show is just that – “The Rites of Spring,” which “features fashion that sparks the imagination, created from recycled and sustainable materials,” according to Pilot Kimberly. (Here at The Sopris Sun, we’re secretly hoping that maybe there will even be some examples of “The Wrongs of Spring,” in this year’s show.) If you’re ready to let your imagination fly, fasten your seat belts and call the crew at CCAH as soon as possible (963-1680) so you and your creation can taxi down that runway this year.
Celebrating Ron Details have been set to celebrate Ron Robertson’s life. The potluck will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Church at Carbondale. Volunteers are still needed to help set up and clean up. If you’re interested in either, please arrive by 10:30 a.m. or plan to stay until 3:30 p.m.
Their spirits live on In addition to being well loved by the Carbondale community, the personal and creative contributions of Ron Robertson and Carol Rothrock were so notable that CCAH has decided to honor them both. The CCAH gallery at the new Third Street Center will be named after Ron, who was CCAH’s architect and hugely involved with the nonprofit.
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The classroom at the new center will be named after Carol in recognition of her contributions as an art educator.
Start your engines… … or in this case, plug in your chargers. The next Go Green drawing event will be from 1-4 p.m. Jan. 23 at Aloha Mountain Cycles, formerly Ute City Cycles, in La Fontana Plaza. If you don’t already know, Ute City Cycles was purchased by locals Darrin Broome and Nick DeGross, who changed the name. Stop in and wish them well. This drawing will be for the Carbondale Cargo Cruiser Bike, RFTA passes, Carbondale Cash and great door prizes. There will be free food and drinks from Peppinos and Dos Gringos. Be sure to continue to support Carbondale businesses and enter to win the Grand Prize to be given away Feb. 20.
The dawning Happy Birthday to Aquarians Karen Jameron, Jeremiah Bernat, and Dick Howard who celebrate their birthdays today, Jan. 21. Aquarians also celebrating birthdays this week are Tom Penzel, Awnee Montano, Ted Kauffman, Tom Adgate, Cindy Weaver, Phil Harris, Susanne Shrimp, Peggy Chain, Kristen Graham, Victoria Madden, Karen Olson, Wally Finely and a happy sweet-sixteen to Elizabeth Ritchie. There are a few straggling “goats” that we’d like to send birthday wishes to also, including Annika Johnson, Patricia Daniells, Cindy Meyer, Marlin Walker, Sandy TippettSmith, Logan Faczak, Tyler Madden, John Cessna, Lois Hayes, Audrey Ahumada and John Smollen.
Star students Carbondale’s Students of the Month were honored at the Jan. 12 Board of Trustees meeting – Mylo Ornowski, Sasha Eason and William Rose, Cameron Doherty, Misael Ramos and Evelina Sutro.
Community Briefs Seminar to address child sexual abuse Children’s Rocky Mountain School presents “Parenting Safe Children” – a seminar about empowering adults to keep children safe from sexual abuse – with licensed clinical social worker Feather Berkower. The seminar covers topics such as creating a communication-rich environment for your children; empowering children to set and maintain boundaries; body safety rules; characteristics of safe homes; age-appropriate sexual behavior; taking advantage of teachable moments; and tips for interviewing childcare providers. The seminar takes place from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Town Hall, 511 Colorado Ave., with registration and breakfast at 8:15 a.m. Cost is $50 per person. To register, call 963-4983 or 618-4516 or email thegirl@mykatalyst.com or tuggle4x4xfar@comcast.net.
Film explores effects of gas drilling The Thompson Divide Coalition will host a free showing of the film “Split Estate” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Carbondale Community School, 1505 Dolores Way. “Split Estate” is a documentary about the land use policies, mineral rights, environmental concerns, health effects, and community impacts of natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing in the western United States. “This ‘must see’ film gives a glimpse of what could take place on the leased federal lands in Thompson Creek, Four Mile Creek, and the Three Mile Creek watersheds, as well as portions of the Muddy Basin, Coal Basin, and the headwaters of East Divide Creek,” states a Thompson Divide Coalition press release. The coalition will provide an update on its 2010 campaign plans as part of the film event. For more information, visit savethompsondivide.org.
Trails would be ‘hard to manage’ continued om page 1 ment ofďŹ cer to cover the 567,000 acres administered by the agency’s Glenwood Springs ďŹ eld ofďŹ ce, extending from Vail to Parachute and from Toponas to Aspen. During the DOW presentation, trustee Ed Cortez questioned who would enforce the regulations put in place in a management plan, and Wright conceded that’s not at all certain. “The division’s not in charge of that. It’s a good question,â€? he continued.“I don’t know how that’s going to happen. Right now, the BLM’s priority is oil and gas.â€? Davis Farrar, president of the Red Hill Council, said in an interview with The Sun that he was a little startled to learn of the DOW’s rather hard-line position. He said he thinks the DOW should bring the Red Hill Council, which includes mountain bike enthusiasts and other nonmotorized recreationists, into the discussion. “I kind of wish they’d had a dialogue with the Red Hill Council before they went to the trustees,â€? Farrar said. “That’s a little frustrating, in my mind. There’s a big recreation community that, frankly, is supportive of wildlife.â€? When the land swap was proposed, the council advocated expansion of Red Hill’s trail system into the Sutey Ranch.
Disturbance leads to lower reproduction rates Elk stay on the Sutey Ranch and other lower-elevation grazing areas all winter, and many don’t leave until after giving birth to their calves, which generally takes place May through July, Groves said. They move to higher elevations for the remainder of the summer and autumn. The reason for the concern, Groves said, is that although herds currently have fairly good numbers – as many as 100 elk use the ranch, along with numerous deer – numbers of young have declined. This portends a problem for the future of the herds. “We’re seeing some signiďŹ cant impact to our cow-calf ratios,â€? Groves said, “and the survivability of [elk] calves.â€? Cow-calf ratios locally are 35 to 38 calves per 100 cows, he
said. Healthy herds need to have 48 to 52 calves per 100 cows to maintain the population numbers. Wright said when an elk is stressed by disturbances, then its body weight is low and its condition is fragile. The two noted that the herds are being displaced from winter range by human recreation activities such as snowshoeing, cross country skiing and especially dog walking. “Red Hill is not winter range any more,�Wright said. Dogs off leashes are a serious problem there, he said. “We can’t afford to lose winter range after winter range because people want to cross country ski or snowshoe because it’s convenient.�
Red Hill Council wanted a leash law The Red Hill Council, a nonproďŹ t citizen-run group, was formed to help with the management of Red Hill, which is BLM recreation area. But Farrar said his group wasn’t satisďŹ ed with some of the ďŹ nal results. “Dogs off leash were a big issue on Red Hill,â€? Farrar said. He said the council voted for leashes to be required and expressed that to the BLM. But BLM ofďŹ cials said they don’t have the ability to enforce the regulation, so it never became part of the rules. Farrar added that in management discussions concerning the Crown, several years ago, various user groups were represented, but in the end mountain biking was limited and motor vehicle use was permitted so hunters can more easily haul out their game. Much of the DOW’s agenda, Farrar claimed, stems from the way the agency gets its funding, through the sale of hunting licenses. “There’s a real disconnect between what we promote and what the agencies promote,â€? Farrar said. He said the Red Hill Council supports a management plan for the Sutey Ranch that would include winter closures, nonmotorized use only, and a biological study to determine whether sensitive or threatened species of plants or animals are present, so that those species can be protected.
for the Sutey property, the Red Hill Council supports winter closures of trails similar to those in place on BlM’s Red Hill. wildlife managers say closures are not enough, especially since the rules are difďŹ cult to enforce. Photo by Trina Ortega
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Community Calendar THURSDAY Jan. 21 FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS • Mountain Family Health Centers conducts free public health screenings for cholesterol, blood pressure, heart disease risk and more from 2:30-7 p.m. at Rifle Public Library, 139 W. Third St. More info: Sharla Gallegos 6183159 or sharla@mountainfamily.org. DIVORCE CLASS • Alpine Legal Services sponsors a Do It Yourself Divorce Clinic at 5 p.m. at the Garfield County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs. Small donation requested but not required. More info: 945-8858. CLIMATE TALKS • An expert panel of climatologists, natural resource managers, and outdoor businesses will outline the likely impacts of climate change in Colorado and its consequences on Colorado’s outdoor recreation. The panel discussion is at 6:30 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Community Center. NATURALIST NIGHTS • The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies presents Jason Beason discussing owls of western Colorado at 7:30 p.m. at Hallam Lake, Aspen. Free. More info: 925-5756, aspennature.org. BECOME A BUDDY • The Buddy Program will host a recruitment meeting from 8:15-9:30 a.m. at Boogie's Diner in Aspen. RSVP: Rebecca Smalley, 920-2130.
FRIDAY Jan. 22 KINDER OPEN HOUSE • Parents and their young children are invited to the Waldorf Preschool-Kindergarten Open House from 2-3:30 p.m. More info: 963-1960 or waldorfcarbondale.com. MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Nine” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22-28; “Invictus” (PG-13) at 4:45 p.m. Jan. 23; and “Pirate Radio” (R) at 5 p.m. Jan. 24.
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from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Library, 413 Ninth St., Glenwood Springs. More info: Sharla Gallegos 6183159 or sharla@mountainfamily.org. STIMULUS RAFFLE • The Go Green-Get Green economic rejuvenation campaign hosts a raffle from 1-4 p.m. at Aloha Mountain Cyclery, 580 Highway 133. Prizes include a cargo cruiser bicycle, cash and other items. More info: 963-1890 or Carbondale.com.
TUESDAY Jan. 26 AUTHOR READING • Meredith Ogilby, co-author of “Voices of the American West,” will host an author reading and photo exhibit at 6 p.m. at the Gordon Cooper Branch Library. Free. Book sales benefit Wilderness Workshop. More info: 963-2889. STEVE’S GUITARS • Steve’s Guitars at 19 N. Fourth Street presents singer/songwriter Richard Shindell at 8 p.m. More info: 963-3304 or stevesguitars.net. TRUSTEES MEET • The Carbondale Board of Town Trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall and is scheduled to discuss the CES subdivision and site plan.
HALL OF FAME • The 2010 Aspen Hall of Fame Banquet will be at 7 p.m. at the Hotel Jerome. More info: 923-3131. ROCKABILLY HITS • Hillbilly Hellcats play live at Rhythm and Brews (formerly the Roxie) at 10 p.m. at 701 Cooper Ave., Glenwood Springs.
SUNDAY Jan. 24 LIVE MUSIC • “Heart of the Rockies” (Twirp Anderson, Cash Cashman, John Sommers and Randy Utterback) will perform from 3-6 p.m. at the Silvertree Hotel, Snowmass Village. More info: 923-3520.
MONDAY Jan. 25 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CLASS • This Colorado Mountain College seminar is intended to empower you to heal naturally by learning alternative/complementary health modalities. Class meets from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Lappala Center. Register in advance: 963-2172.
BOBBY MASON LIVE • Bobby Mason performs from 6-9 p.m. every Friday at Konnyaku, 568 Highway 133 (in La Fontana Plaza across from Ajax Bike Shop). HIP HOP MUSIC • F.O.E performs at Rhythm and Brews (formerly the Roxie) at 10 p.m. at 701 Cooper Ave., Glenwood Springs. Doors open at 9 p.m. $10 cover or $5 with three non-perishable food items for Food Drive 4 Life.
WEDNESDAY Jan. 27 ROTARY SPEAKER • The Rotary Club of Carbondale hosts Susan Ackerman, pre-
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ANDERSON RANCH OPEN • Anderson Ranch Arts Center is offering one- and two-day weekend workshops February through April, in painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, woodworking and photography. More info: www.andersonranch.org or 923-3181. JUNIOR NORDIC SKI CLASS • Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club offers junior cross-country ski programs this winter at Spring Gulch for grades K-12. For more info and to register: teamavsc.org/Nordic or John Callahan, (970) 205-5140.
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FRI. – SAT. Jan. 22-23 ‘SPLIT ESTATE’ SHOWING • The Thompson Divide Coalition presents a free showing of “Split Estate” at 7 p.m. at the Carbondale Community School, 1505 Dolores Way. The film is about the land use policies, mineral rights, environmental concerns, health effects, and community impacts of natural gas drilling. LIVE MUSIC • “Heart of the Rockies,” featuring Twirp Anderson, Cash Cashman and John Sommers, performs from 3-6 p.m. at the Silvertree Hotel, Snowmass Village. More info: 923-3520
SATURDAY Jan. 23 CHILD SEX ABUSE TALK • The Children’s Rocky Mountain School is hosting a seminar with Feather Berkower on preventing child sexual abuse. Registration and breakfast begin at 8:15 a.m.; seminar is from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 511 Colorado Ave. Cost is $50 per person. Advance registration: 963-4983. FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS • Mountain Family Health Centers conducts free public health screenings for cholesterol, blood pressure, heart disease risk and more 8 • THE SOPRIS SUN • JANUARY 21, 2010
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FIRST GRADE INFO • The Waldorf school is hosting an evening designed for parents and their soon-to-be first-grade child interested in Waldorf. Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. More info: call 963-1960 or waldorfcarbondale.org.
HARRY POTTER FOR ADULTS • Instructor Kristin Adams-Bondy will lead a discussion on the hero’s journey, mythological archetypes and social and political implications. Meets 6-9 p.m. on Jan. 27 and Feb. 3 at the Colorado Mountain College Lappala Center in Carbondale. Register: 963-2172. PIZZA TUNES • Rich Huttenhower and Eric Gross will present acoustic guitar and monster keyboard playing at 7 p.m. at White House Pizza at 801 Main Court. Free. More info: 704-9400.
X-MAS TREE RECYCLING • Carbondale residents may recycle clean and once-live Christmas trees in the designated area at the parking lot due east of Town Hall. More info: 963-1307. CASTLE TOURS • Guided tours of the historic Redstone Castle are ongoing throughout the winter, at 1:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets: Tiffany of Redstone and the Redstone General Store. $15 for adults; $10 for seniors/youth; free under 5. More info: 963-9656 or redstonecastle.us.
Caring for even the smallest garden makes us understand, respect our ‘Mother’ Reading the Sopris Sun article, “Many mini parks for one big one — Who loses when developers divide up open space?” altered my plans for the day. Very thankful for the pulpit “Getting Grounded” gives me should I want it, I sat down to share my thoughts on town parks. Five years of life in ’Bondale has come to feel like what my child’s heart calls Home. I’ve lived a lot of places — a tiny lakeshore village in the desert; a military outpost an hour from the Pacific; a factory town in corn country. The best places were the vibrant college towns like Grand Forks and Iowa City. The worst was our teenage years in Death Capital D.C., a cessation of “life” that sent me desperately scrabbling back to my roots in the west. I had $2,000 saved and dreams of climbing in Colorado; I ran. Seventeen years later, I’m Home. Our town holds many of the characteristics of my favorite places — streams and rivers and mountains; a small, knowable population. We have a culture of arts and education, music; a heart and soul here that engenders community.We’re a town of doers and givers, sharing as much as we can through the means we have availby Geneviève Joëlle able, through the metaphors with which we craft our lives. Villamizar For me, that’s gardening. Moving around so much, there was but one constant — nature, the landscape. That was my home, not the house we rented, not the town that changed nor the achingly ephemeral friendships. Because Colorado is where I’ve lived the longest, her unique landscape is my muse, both my tool and my medium. As a gardener I learned I could create or find my home, my sense of place, no matter where I lived or for how long I would stay. If it wasn’t my garden, but that of the rancher, farmer or landowner with whom I lived, it was still familiar and I knew the“rules.”I belonged, instantly. Short-term commitments made group sports pointless for us. I envied the other children; they belonged to something. They acquired leadership skills, team spirit and camaraderie. As a spectator, though, a monoculture of grass failed to inspire or teach me anything. I always headed for the horizon, seeking a thicket, a creek or a meadow with bugs and flowers. The dense communities of intertwining species, flora and fauna, were a constant unfolding of miraculous events, beautiful things to collect or draw or paint. The changing seasons kept me engaged and continually interested in what would happen next. To this day I can’t hike; I can only walk, always looking for that one new thing. One day I’ll be “Mama,” and we may put her in soccer, or he might do hockey. But for sure I want our child to have a very solid connection with her true mother, the earth, that
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which sustains and feeds her, body and soul. We enjoy group sports, yes, but we can all survive without soccer; we’ll learn many of those skills in other arenas of our lives. With no hands-on comprehension of how this planet sustains us — and a loving respect for that — where’s the foundation for our need to protect it? A small correction to last week’s article: For that garden diagonal from the Rec. Center, Peter and I didn’t spend hundreds. We spent thousands on the garden. One town trustee asked me: “But why?” Because we could. Because that’s how I give. Because our town needs those tiny places of refuge. They are just as important as ball fields. Yes, a garden is easier to design than maintain. We’re not Denver; we can’t afford Washington Park. But a tiny garden is a piece of cake to tend. Every time I’m there for a whole five minutes weeding, people thank me for it. We created that garden as inspiration to other generous gardeners and businesses to step up and improve our community. With Public Works Manager Larry Ballenger’s nod of approval, I’m trying to develop a Business Sponsored Public Gardens Program. He’s given me a long list of places we can convert sod or weeds to gardens. I need organizational/promotional volunteers to help me because I’ve never tackled anything like this before, but I was told: if you just take that first step… No one loses. It’s about balance.
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Hard-working Rams have heart By Kayla Henley Sopris Sun Correspondent The Roaring Fork High School boys’ basketball varsity team has tipped off the 200910 season with a 3-6 record and 3-2 conference record. This year, the RFHS boys’ team has been confronted with the same situation as the Lady Rams – the underclassmen are playing at the 11th- and 12th-grade level due to a shortage of juniors and seniors. Yet, the freshmen and sophomores on both teams have hit the deck hard, putting in a tremendous amount of time and effort in order to play on varsity. Larry Williams, the head coach of the boys’ basketball team, commented on the players’ intensity and willingness to work. “They (freshmen and sophomores) are doing pretty well, though the freshmen haven’t played a whole lot,” he said. “We have a lot of talented, young kids that are getting a lot of experience early on,” noted RFHS Principal Cliff Colia. Colia also remarked upon the positive ambience that settles over the school when the games are in session. “When our basketball players are playing with heart, the students get really involved, as well as the community and parents, so we have a high level of school spirit, and it’s a positive school atmosphere.” Though the RFHS Rams were not graced with a winning season last year, they competed in the state tournament for five con-
secutive years prior to the ’08-09 season, and they’re hoping for another victory streak to finish off the season. Last year, there was a larger class of seniors who graduated, consequently leaving this year’s varsity team with three seniors, three juniors, three sophomores and a few freshmen that suit for varsity. “It’s a nice mix of kids and the younger ones are getting some experience too,” an optimistic Williams said. “They’re really hard-working kids, and they try as hard as they can every practice and every game,” said Assistant Coach Larry Black. Colia also has a strong appreciation for his students who exert a great deal of heart and energy sprinting up and down the court during the games. “They have been really fun to watch this year because they don’t seem to be patient, they hustle and they play well together, and win, lose or draw, they’re enjoyable to watch.”
Latest Results The Rams went up against the Aspen Skiers Friday night but couldn’t quite pull in the win. The final score was 49-35. The next game is 7 p.m. Friday vs. Gunnison High School at RFHS. The Lady Rams lost a tough game to the Skiers on Friday, with a final score of 52-36. They tip off against Gunnison at 5:30 p.m. Friday at RFHS.
Clay Gross #3 of Roaring fork is closely guarded by Aspen’s #23 Andrew Papenfus. Photo by Jim Ryan
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering an application to rezone four parcels totaling approximately 24 acres, more or less, to Planned Unit Development and an assessment of the projectĘźs community impacts (Community Impact Assessment) under Sections 18.35.020.I and 18.55.090 of the Municipal Code. Formerly known as the Crystal River Marketplace site,
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A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH, RANGE 88 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, TOWN OF CARBONDALE, GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO, SAID PARCEL OF LAND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING ATA POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 133, WHENCE THE STREET CENTER MONUMENT LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF EIGHTH STREET AND MAIN STREET IN TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO, BEARS S 46 '34'02" E 2276.78 FEET; THENCE S 00'05'00" 1335.10 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MAIN STREET EXTENDED WESTERLY IN SAID TOWN OF CARBONDALE; THENCE N 00'35'02" W 400.24 FEET; THENCE N 00'33'01" E 1093.24 FEET; THENCE 53'41'02" E 439.36 FEET; THENCE N 88'46'49" E 149.65 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 133, THENCE FOLLOWING THE WESTERLY RIGHTOF-WAY OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 133, 431.45 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 5695.90 FEET, THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS S 07'16'21" E 431.35 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED
HEREIN ARE RELATIVE TO A BEARING OF N 89'57'00" W IN THE CENTERLINE OF MAIN STREET, CARBONDALE, COLORADO. TOGETHER WITH: PARCEL NO. 2
A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE NE1/4 SE1/4 OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH, RANGE 88 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CARBONDALE, COLORADO, SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS;
BEGINNING AT THE STREET MONUMENT LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF EIGHTH STREET AND MAIN STREET IN THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO; THENCE N 76'49'42" W 1571.89 FEET TO A POINT BEING IN THE CENTER OF A 20.00 FOOT ROAD EASEMENT; THENCE N 53'06'59" E ALONG SAID CENTERLINE, 15.47 FEET, THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S 50'57'07" E 41.35 FEET; THENCE S 27'02'41" W 8.81 FEET; THENCE S 01'04'57" W 104.19 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF COUNTY ROAD NO. 106; THENCE N. 89'26'00" W ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY 142.07 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY N 00'50'-0" W 236.01 FEET; THENCE N 89'42'26" E 84.45 FEET; THENCE S 00'36'00" E 48.87 FEET; THENCE S 76'43'34" E 79.89 FEET TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF SAID 20.00 FOOT ROAD EASEMENT; THENCE S 53'06'55" W ALONG SAID CENTERLINE 54.22 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALSO KNOWN AS:
PARCEL 1, RESUBDIVISION OF VELASQUEZ PROPERTY, ACCORDING TO THE MAP RECORDED MARCH 28, 1988 AS RECEPTION NO. 390757. TOGETHER WITH:
PARCEL NO. 3 A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN SECTION 33,
TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH, RANGE 88 WEST ON THE 6TH P.M., TOWN OF CARBONDALE, GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF EIGHTH STREET AND MAIN STREET IN SAID TOWN OF CARBONDALE; THENCE N. 76 DEGREES 49'42"W. 1571.89 FEET; THENCE N. 53 DEGREES 06'55"E. 15.47 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE N. 53 DEGREES 06'55"E. 54.22 FEET; THENCE N. 86 DEGREES 05'41"E. 50.64 FEET; THENCE S. 00 DEGREES 47'17"W. 62.73 FEET; THENCE N. 86 DEGREES 33'02"W 20.81 FEET; THENCE S. 00 DEGREES 25'47"W. 110.38 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF GARFIELD COUNTY ROAD NO. 106; THENCE N. 89 DEGREES 26'00"W. 45.40 FEET ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE; THENCE N. 01 DEGREES 04'57"E. 104.19 FEET; THENCE N. 27 DEGREES 02'41"E. 8.81 FEET; THENCE N. 50 DEGREES 57'-07"W. 41.35 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALSO KNOWN AS PARCEL B OF THE SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION PLAT, RECORDED OCTOBER 28, 1985 AS RECEPTION NO. 366044, BEGIN A PORTION OF PARCEL A OF AMENDED RE-SUBDIVISION OF SOUTHLAND CORP. PROPERTY. STATE OF COLORADO, COUNTY OF GARFIELD TOGETHER WITH: PARCEL NO. 4
A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED ON LOTS 8 AND 9, SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH, RANGE 88 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WESTERLY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY NO. 133, FEDERAL AID PROJ-
ECT NO. S 016 (1), WHENCE THE STREET CENTER MONUMENT LOCATED AT THE CENTERS OF EIGHT STREET AND MAIN STREET IN THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO, BEARS S 60'30'30" E 1707.14 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 89'19'30" WEST 157.00 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 8; THENCE NORTH 0'50' WEST 726.65 FEETALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 8 TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID STATE HIGHWAY NO. 133; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF 5695.9 FEET A DISTANCE OF 745.0 FEET, THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS SOUTH 13'01' EAST 743.84 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. COUNTY OF GARFIELD, STATE OF COLORADO
If approved, the property will be rezoned to a Planned Unit Development to allow a mixed-use development project with approximately 300 residential units and approximately 150,000 square feet of commercial uses. The applicant is the Peregrine Group Development, LLC for Crystal River Marketplace LLC, 1580 Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado. Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado, at 6:30 p.m. on February 9, 2010.
Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado, and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The application may also be viewed at www.carbondalegov.org: The Village at Crystal River. Doug Dotson, Zoning Administrator
Published January 21, 2010 in The Sopris Sun.
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