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RE-1 turns “locavore” for beef

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Brandon Chicolne putts on the first hole of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce golf tournament at Aspen Glen on Sept. 15. Looking on is team member Quinn Garvik; other team members were Brian Alano and David Brown. The day included a first-ever ball drop, in which more than 700 golf balls (sold for $10 to $20 each through the summer) were loaded into the back of an ATV, then dumped on the Aspen Glen putting green. The ball that found the hole first won its owner $1,500. Charlene Revoir ended up with the prize. To see a video of the drop, go to the chamber’s Facebook page. Photo by Lynn Burton

ichelle Hammond has a passion for healthy food, but not just in her own home. As the food service director for the RE-1 Roaring Fork School District, Hammond is responsible for obtaining all of the ingredients served in the cafeterias of 12 public schools from Glenwood Springs to Basalt. She’s a big fan of the National Farm to School program in which school menus feature locally grown vegetables, and is proud to announce that 30 percent of the salad bar at Roaring Fork High School comes from their growing dome and garden. “It’s a huge passion of mine to give the kids the best, most nutritious food we can get,” Hammond said. Well, Hammond is one happy camper now that her entire beef allotment for the year consists of local grass-fed meat. It all started last May with a meeting organized by the Roaring Fork Food Policy Council for area beef producers and school food service directors. Jim Dyer, head of the regional agency for the National Farm to School Network, presented his organization’s objectives. Those include “increasing awareness of both schools and producers of existing opportunities for partnership.” Dyer has been involved with Farm to School for 12 years and has seen an “amazing increase in interest and start-up projects.”He enthusiastically promotes the benefits.“It gets healthy whole local food to all kids in the community regardless of socio-economic status,” he said. “It promotes small and medium-scale producer connections with schools regarding food and education about it. It holds promise as a dependable profitable market for some producers. It should help increase awareness of the importance of not only local, but sustainably produced and marketed food as well.” A follow-up meeting was held in August in which needs and budgets were discussed. Hammond had tried to introduce local beef into the school menu before, but found the cost too prohibitive. She was hoping one of the area ranchers at the meeting would find a way to keep the cost to BEEF page 5

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Thanks to Santa Dear Editor: Thank you to the City Market Santa— that surprised us as we moved through the check stand with our full cart and waited for the grand total. When the total rang up, Deb, the City Market front-end manager, smiled and told David and I that our groceries had been paid for by Ms. Santa and she did not want us to know who she was. WOW! Happy grocery shopping! What a wonderful Carbondale we live in. David has lived a full and rewarding life here and making a daily stop at City Market is one stop he always enjoys! He begins every morning when he picks up the morning papers—says hi to everyone and his full day starts with a smile! Thanks Ms. Santa; it was a wonderful present. Lois and David Hayes Carbondale

ing the field. Thank you to the Carbondale Soccer Club for lending balls and cones. Thank you to Kelly Wade and Kate Giampapa for teaching group yoga to the girls. Thank you to Amy Schmidt for making necklaces for every girl with the quote “I CAN” printed on it. Thank you to Gatorade for donating drinks for the weekend. Thank you Target for donating soccer balls for every girl to go home with. Thank you to the U.S. Ski Team for the support and give-aways. Thank you to my parents for encouraging me while growing up to fall in love with all types of sports. Thank you to Ali Wade and to my teammate Jen Hudak for donating their time and sharing their love of sport with all the girls. And the biggest thank you goes out to all the girls who attended camp and who made me remember what it’s like to be a kid. This valley offers so many activities for young people, especially young girls. Get out there and take advantage of this beautiful place we live in! Meg Olenick Carbondale

Thanks for camp success Dear Editor: I would like to reach out and thank the many great people who helped make my allgirls sports camp, “It’s All About HER,” a huge success. The camp took place this past weekend (Sept. 7–8) at The North Face field in Carbondale and we had about 35 young girls show up ready to roll. A little initial shyness at the start was quickly overcome when we played an “ice breaker” game and friendships started to blossom. From soccer, to kickball, to yoga, to relay races, to tie-dying — the girls showed great enthusiasm for all activities even if it was their first time. The weather was impeccable and the ditch that flowed next to the field provided endless entertainment for the girls and a nice place to cool off. A special thank you goes out to the Carbondale Recreation Department for donat-

On the Divide Dear Editor: For the past 23 years our family has lived close to Thompson Divide and we visit the area year round on an almost daily basis. While hiking, cross-country skiing, exploring and snow-shoeing we have regularly encountered outfitters, cattlemen, trail-riders, backpackers, naturalists, campers, hunters, artists, birders, photographers, out-door education groups, dog-walkers, hikers and even yoga practitioners all sharing and enjoying the area and treating it with respect. The economy of the Roaring Fork Valley benefits directly from all of these activities as many users purchase supplies, equipment, gas and other services as well as eat at local restaurants. It would be a terrible blunder and at the very least a short-sighted mistake to allow oil and gas extraction to despoil this

special area for short term gain (especially in light of current talk of plans to export the gas extracted to overseas markets). The extraction activities threaten to destroy the very qualities that make possible the various sustainable activities, which promise to benefit our valley for the foreseeable future. A more farsighted decision will include permanent retirement of the Thompson Divide gas leases to ensure the economic sustainability of the area. Please help protect this special area by contacting Sen. Michael Bennett to offer your support of his legislation to retire the Thompson Divide oil and gas leases. Ann Johnson Carbondale

Support 1A Dear Editor: The campaign to protect our ranchlands, rivers and recreation economy has officially begun! The Garfield County commissioners voted unanimously on Aug. 6 to place a sales tax measure on the November ballot that would fund a much-needed open land program for Garfield County. We want to thank the three commissioners for their thoughtful and detailed work on this important issue. After three years of meetings and more meetings, the local citizens group (the Garfield Legacy Project) and the commissioners forged a proposed program that is unique to Garfield County. The resulting ballot measure (1A), if passed in the Nov. 6 election, creates sales taxes resulting in approximately $2 million annually for the protection of local open lands. The program would provide support to our agricultural economy, safeguard our rivers and streams and enhance the recreation and trails we enjoy. Now is the time to take a forward approach to preserving our ranching heritage and open lands. Our growing tourism economy depends upon it. We are very excited to talk about the program and to provide factual resources and pertinent information on the ballot measure. If you are interested in joining the Garfield Legacy Project, go to our Web site at garfieldlegacy.org and find out more Mary Noone Garfield Legacy Project

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Dear Editor: CORE and the Roaring Fork Food Policy Council would like to thank everyone throughout the Roaring Fork Valley who made our two Local Foods Challenge kickoff events last hugely successful. ACES staff graciously hosted our outdoor film screening and brought their ice-cream maker from Rock Bottom Ranch. Cathy Burkle of Emmadale Farm in Basalt brought a beautiful spread of farm-fresh tasters, and Allison and Mike Spayd brought eggs, honey and more from Spradley Farms in Missouri Heights. In addition, Borden Farms, Eagle Springs Organic and Louis Swiss Pastry donated food for the evening. Crystal River Meats hosted a lively and well-attended party in their yard on Fourth Street in Carbondale. Once again, they gave hundreds of burgers to First Friday attendees

and the entire staff was helpful and generous in hosting the Local Foods Challenge. We also extend a big thank you to all the growers who set up farm stands: Theresa Rumery of Osage Gardens, Illene Pevec of Farm to School, Hayley Olsen from Peach Valley CSA, Rose Le Van of Sustainable Settings, Bryan Reed from Eagle Springs Organic, and Stephanie Syson from Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute. All the Pretty Horses provided music, Primitive Palate offered free face-painting and the Carbondale Creamery debuted their delicious ice cream! We look forward to seeing everyone at the Sept. 20 Garden Tour and Harvest Potluck Celebration at the Third Street Center where prizes will be awarded for the Local Food Challenge, Slow Food will be serving bread from the community oven and CCAH will debut a harvest storytelling Pecha-Kucha. New participants can join the Challenge at any time at www.aspencore.org. Thank you to all for sharing your bounty and for building such strong community spirit and action! Amelia Potvin Community Office for Resource Efficiency Carbondale

It’s our trash Dear Editor: This is going to piss off a majority of you but I am having a hard time wrapping my head around this.The proposed center on Catherine Store road outside of Carbondale to deal with the trash and recycling this area creates is not a bad idea; it's a NECESSARY evil. This trash LETTERS page 12

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Marathon public hearing draws emotional crowd By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer One audience member laid an F-bomb on the Garfield County commissioners, following it seconds later with another obscenity. Some speakers told the commissioners a proposed solid waste transfer station on County Road 100 would ruin Carbondale’s image as an arts/music/tourist town. One speaker was in fact a Speaker (Ron Speaker). Several MRI employees and shareholders got up and said the transfer station is a great idea. And so it went for seven hours on Monday afternoon, during the Garfield County commissioners’ public hearing to consider a Mountain Rolloff’s Inc. application to operate a solid waste transfer station and recycling processing facility two miles east of Carbondale on the former Mid-Continent coal load-out property. In the end, the county commissioners continued the public hearing until Nov. 19 to obtain more information on the proposal and to allow the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment time to evaluate the proposal and the site. More than 150 people packed the county commissioners’ meeting room, standing with arms folded along three walls, others sitting on the floor, and with the room growing hotter as the hearing wore on.

Waste transfer station opponent Tom Kilby jots down notes before Monday’s Garfield County commissioner public hearing. Kilby was one of dozens of Carbondale area residents who spoke against the proposed facility on County Road 100. Photo by Lynn Burton Following a presentation from MRI General Manager Don Van Devander and attorney Larry Green, county commission chairman John Martin opened the hearing to the public. Dave Reindel, owner of Evergreen Events and also a licensed trash hauler, gave one of the more emotional arguments against MRI’s proposal. Reading at times from an e-mail he posted with the Carbondale Google group, Reindel told the county

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missioner Mike Samson.“Please obey decorum,” he told Reindel. Reindel then asked whether the commissioners were trying to “stifle” his First Amendment rights then apologized, saying “OK, OK, OK.” Sophie Schlumberger, who lives near the site, said she doesn’t want to lose a child to “speeding truck traffic” and is also concerned about water quality in an irrigation ditch her kids play in. “Our showers and drinking water will be affected” and “the value of our property will plummet … it will destroy our area as we know it.” Other speakers referred to Carbondale’s arts culture, tourist economy and growing number of green jobs. “This is a huge step in the opposite direction of where Carbondale is heading,” said Red Rock Diner owner Bob Olenick. Ron Lloyd, who said he lives on County Road 100, called the proposal a “disaster” and the site shouldn’t even be zoned Industrial (as it is now).“We’re not a coal mining town anymore,” he said. Several opponents pointed to the area surrounding the proposed site as more and more residential and recreational (with the Rio Grande bike trail, and rodeo grounds that are converted to an ice rink in the winter). Ron Speaker, who lives north of County Road 100, asked about the benefits versus the risks of putting a waste transfer station MRI page 7

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Sod was recently laid in phase one of the Carbondale Community Sportsplex at Carbondale Middle School and the formal dedication is slated soon. The project is made possible through the RE-1 School District, town of Carbondale, the Manaus Fund, the business and volunteer community, and service clubs, according to a press release. The Sportsplex is located on the site of the old tennis courts on the south side of CMS. If the town’s current GOCO state grant is approved, phase two includes a free-lay court capable of accommodating Futsol (like year-round indoor soccer) and volleyball, a renovated basketball court, batting cages, an outdoor classroom and teaching garden. The facility will be available to the public during non-school hours. Photo by Lynn Burton

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VCR ditches Ross; school looks to AEE By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Word around town a while back was that Ross Montessori School was going to build its new school on Village at Crystal River property on Highway 133. It turns out the school is hoping to build on a 13.9 acre parcel at Aspen Equestrian Estates on County Road 100 instead. “The school was looking at an intown site (VCR)…but the seller removed that option,” Ross Montessori School Board Member Alan Cole told The Sopris Sun. “…The Aspen Equestrian Estates (property)…is under contract.” The charter school, founded in 2005, is now located in leased modular buildings in an industrial park on Merrill Avenue, about a quarter-mile north of town hall. The new school would be located where the Aspen Equestrian Estates stables and riding arena are now located, and accessed off of County Road 100. “We are in the midst of performing due diligence on the site,” Cole continued. “We look forward to closing on the AEE property in early November.” Ross’ plans for a new school come after it received a $11.8 million grant from the Colorado Department of Education in June, provided the school can

raise $1 million for a match by Nov. 6, Cole said. “The board is extremely excited to have located a beautiful site for our new LEED-gold certified school,” Cole said. “To date the Shaping our Future campaign has raised $600,000 in pledges toward the match required by the grant.” Anyone interested in supporting the campaign for a new Montessori public charter school should visit www.shapingourfutureRMS.com or contact Development Director Andrea Waldmann at 963-7199. According to an e-mail sent to parents, the new school will be an “authentic” Montessori facility, with “outdoor classrooms and garden plots; open space for the children to play sports, experiment, and build outside; and a secure, private setting of serenity and natural beauty.” The current school occupies modulars that The North Face clothing company brought in when it was relocating its corporate headquarters from California to Carbondale in about 2001. The company later abandoned those plans and left Carbondale. Ross Montessori has an enrollment of 240 students, in grades K–8, who live from Basalt to Rifle.

Beef continued om page 1 the district minimal. It turns out, that’s exactly what happened. A deal had recently been struck between Whole Foods and Crystal River Meats, which is owned and operated by the Jacober family and run by brothers Tai, Rio, Forest and father Jock. It was Tai who made the deal with Whole Foods and was subsequently able to work out a way to provide the RE-1 school district with ground beef for tacos, enchiladas, spaghetti, lasagna and nachos. He remarked, “I feel strongly that our children need the most nutritious, healthy diets possible.” Tai arranged to buy back the surplus ground beef after the steer is butchered into various cuts of meat to be sold at Whole Foods. Crystal River Meats then sells the beef to the school district at a “very, very affordable rate,” according to Hammond. “It’s a huge accomplishment. I’m thrilled to be able to give local grass-fed beef to our students.” Thrilled because the nutritional value of Crystal River Meats’ 100 percent natural, USDA Certified grass fed and finished meat is far superior to the industrially raised feed-lot version, which often contain additional hormones, antibiotics, water, fat and soy products. Crystal River Meats buys it calves from local ranchers and raises them in local pastures until they are ready for butchering. According to CRM’s website, their animals “thrive in wide open pastures, grazing on locally harvested hay and are never offered processed feed or subjected to artificial hormones or antibiotics.” The local activism and community connections that resulted in local students hav-

ing healthier school lunches is occurring around the nation with Farm to School projects in all 50 states. Their website defines the program as one that “connects schools (K12) and local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing agriculture, health and nutrition education opportunities, and supporting local and regional farmers.” The Roaring Fork Food Policy Council believes that with the area’s thriving agricultural community and growing awareness of the benefits of healthy local food, the Farm to School program is a perfect fit for the Roaring Fork Valley. (Editor’s note: A locavore is a person interested in eating food that is locally produced. In 2007, the Oxford American Dictionary made “locavore” its Word of the Year.

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The second week in October all RE-1 elementary schools will be treated to a live theater performance by Food Play Productions, an Emmy award winning nutrition media company formed to “turn kids on to healthy eating and active lifestyles.” Upcoming events focused on locally grown food include the Roaring Fork Food Policy Council’s Fall Equinox Harvest Tour and Celebration on Sept. 20, which includes a bicycle tour of local gardens beginning at the Third Street Center at 5 p.m., followed by a potluck at 7 p.m. A local Food Meet Up and Food Swap takes place on Sept. 26. Details at www.roaringforkfoodswap.eventbrite.com/.

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Flower winners announced The 2012 Volunteer Flower Planting project winners have been announced and they are: Commercial Category: First place, Diana Mundinger (Eagle Crest Nursery); second place, Gretchen Hoffman (Down to Earth Landscaping); third place, Daniela Stanley (Floral Garden Nursery); honorable mention, Dawn Barton (West Elk Garden Design) and Denise Moss (Moss Designs). Citizen Category: First place, Marilyn Murphy/library staff); second place, Rita Marsh/friends; third place, Ron and Lisa Speaker/Jerry Albert and Daniela Stanley); honorable mention, Ramona Griffith, Laura Kuhl, Kim Brisco and Monica Muniz. Other town ower participants: Dawn Rains (Thompson Creek Gardens), Heather Henry Fitzgerald (Design Landscaping), Bailey Nelson (DHM), and Erin Rigney, Kim Anderson and Lori Haroutunian. The Carbondale Business Coalition and 7 Star Rebekah sponsors the annual competition, that pairs gardeners with downtown planters to make downtown a more colorful place.

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Update Landon Garvik, a sophomore at George Washington University, was recently voted co-captain of the school’s volleyball team. The George Washington Colonials opened their 2012 season at Purdue’s annual Mortar Board Premier on Aug. 24. Garvik was an all-state volleyball player at Roaring Fork High School and graduated in 2011.

Don’t forget A group of Carbondale elders gathered at the Thompson House Museum on Saturday for the annual Carbondale Union High School reunion and to participate in the Mt. Sopris Historical Society’s “Your Story is Our History� project. Back row left to right are Margaret McCann, Wally deBeque and Emma Natal. Front row left to right are Clifford Cerise, Guido Bagett, Ruth “Ditty� Perry. Photo by Walter Gallacher Collage at Willits Town Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 29-30. Carter is calling it his “2nd Epic Studio Art Sale� and a portion of the proceeds go to the Wyly

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MRI continued om page 3 in the neighborhood. He said it would be bad for Carbondale’s economy and the beneďŹ ts would â€œďŹ‚owâ€? unequally to MRI. Tom Kilby, one of the proposal’s earliest opponents, framed part of his argument as a quality of life issue. “The community’s quality of life outweighs the proďŹ ts of a few,â€? he said. Property values will decrease if the proposal is approved, which would be a “sweeping blowâ€? to property tax col-

MRI shareholder Tom Joiner takes in the discussion at Monday’s GarďŹ eld County commissioner meeting. The public hearing on MRI’s application for a permit to operate a solid waste transfer station on County Road 100 lasted for about seven hours. Photo by Lynn Burton

lections. He referred to two bald eagles and bears that live on the hillside above the site and said, “It’s an environmental justice issueâ€? then concluded with a point about a possible ďŹ re at the site. “This puts Carbondale in jeopardy,â€? he said. “The proďŹ ts of a few might not be worth it.â€? Robert Hutton, who owns a home in the County Road 100 area, said Carbondale is known for its arts and music. A waste transfer station would “severely alterâ€? Carbondale’s image and businesses will be hurt. He also predicted that Glenwood and Basalt would hang a “Garbagedaleâ€? moniker on Carbondale to promote their own towns to tourists. He also suggested the county rezone the property, the MidContinent load-out facility be dismantled and the property be redeveloped.

is an opportunity for Carbondale to practice what it’s been preaching for 10 years.â€? A Silt resident who identiďŹ ed himself as an MRI employee said the company has been a “great partnerâ€? with Carbondale Mountain Fair by helping to divert trash from the landďŹ ll. A recycling operation on County Road 100 increases options for diverting trash from landďŹ lls and will also reduce Carbondale’s carbon footprint. Another MRI employee said he works for a “fabulousâ€? company and all the talk against the proposal John Foulkrod had hurt his feelings. He said he’d been out Trustee of work for two years before being hired by MRI, which kept him and his wife in the Roaring Fork Valley. Bryan Whiting, who lives in West Bank and has taught high school for 31 years, pointed to the economic beneďŹ ts the transfer facility will produce. MRI ofďŹ cials have said the station will create 10-15 new jobs. Whiting said the money those employees earn will be recirculated through the economy. As for impacts from the transfer station, they can be “managed and mitigated.â€? Harry Mayer, a Missouri Heights resident on the El Jebel side who moved to the

“This is an opportunity for Carbondale to practice what it’s been preaching for 10 years.�

Folks in favor Carbondale trustee John Foulkrod, who is a part-owner with 21 others in MRI, has recused himself from discussions at the town level but spoke for the proposal on Monday. Referring to the town’s interest in sustainability and recycling, he said “This

valley in 1978, said he is a major stockholder in MRI and “feels comfortableâ€? looking at opponents in the face. He said “Feel free to call me any time at homeâ€? to discuss the proposal. Harold Leonard, who has worked for MRI for two years, pointed out the trash brought to the site will be kept indoors and the company will ensure it’s a “greatâ€? facility. “They (the owners) don’t want to foul their own community. ‌ It’s going to be good for the environment in the long run.â€?

The wrap This reporter had to leave the meeting at 4:30 p.m. and it continued until 7 p.m. As of 4:30 p.m., 16 members of the public had spoken on the proposal. Ten were in opposition to the proposal, ďŹ ve were in favor and one was neutral. MRI has made at least one major concession since it ďŹ led its 320-page application with GarďŹ eld County. At Monday’s meeting, general manager Van Devander announced MRI is willing to partner with the county to upgrade County Road 100 at the Catherine Store bridge. This would allow the three to ďŹ ve semi-trailer trucks that will enter and exit the station every day to use County Road 100 exclusively, rather than Snowmass Drive, which runs in front of two schools and a church. School ofďŹ cials had expressed safety concerns over truck trafďŹ c using Snowmass Drive, which connects County Road 100 with Highway 133.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Sept. 20 KDNK • Community-access radio station KDNK and Boulder’s KGNU present “Connecting the Dots,” a conversation about water issues from the Western Slope to the Front Range from 6 to 7 p.m. PECHA KUCHA • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities holds its first Pecha Kucha (a new way of storytelling) at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m. CCAH also holds its annual meeting at 5:30 p.m. Info: 963-1680 or carbondalearts.com. lIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents folk singer Jeffrey Foucault at 8:30 p.m. Info: stevesguitars.net. TRIVIA NIgHT • Carbondale Beer Works’ monthly Trivia Night benefits the Aspen Hope Center. The donation to play is $5. It goes from 7 to 10 p.m. RFHS SPORTS • The boy’s soccer team faces Coal Ridge High School at home at 4 p.m ROTARY • Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita every Thursday at noon.

FRIDAY Sept. 21 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“The Intouchables” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21-27. lIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the Dinkel Building presents live music every Friday. lIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Starletts and the Third Street Players from 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover. Info: 928-8813. 5POINT FIlM • The 5Point film festival

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the Community Calendar online at soprissun.com. View and submit events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

shows free movies (mostly new) behind restaurant Six89 (on Main Street) from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Bring warm clothes and a lawn chair. Six89 will offer pulled pork or dal bhat for $12. New Belgium brews will be available. RFHS SPORTS • Ram footballers travel to Ridgeview Academy for a 7 p.m. game.

SATURDAY Sept. 22 COMEDY • Local comedians compete for cash at Laugh in Lions (park) at 4 p.m. in downtown Basalt. The audience gets to vote. There’ll also be a beer garden, food and music from Poser. It’s free. Info: 927-4031. SATURDAY MARKET • Crystal River Meats and Osage Gardens hold a Saturday Market at 55 N. Fourth Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday. Info: 876-0668. RFHS SPORTS • The Ram volleyballers play Gunnison at home at 3 p.m. (JV at 2 p.m.) while the boy’s soccer team takes on Moffat County at 11 a.m. (JV at 1 p.m.)

MONDAY Sept. 24 JAZZ JAM • A jazz jam ranging from middle school students to adults is held at the Ramada Inn in Glenwood Springs on Monday nights. g’WOOD MARKET • Glenwood’s Downtown Market at Ninth and Grand takes place from 4 p.m. to dusk. There are vendors and live music. Info: glenwoodmarket.com.

TUESDAY Sept. 25 MOVIE DAY • The Gordon Cooper Library holds Movie Day at 4 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month. It’s for kids in grades

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K-5. Info: 963-2889. RFHS SPORTS • Ram volleyballers travel to Eagle Valley for a 6 p.m. match. ART OPENINg • A patrons party for the 50th annual Glenwood Springs Fall Art Festival takes place at the Ramada Inn at 8 p.m. The festival itself takes place Sept. 26

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bOOK SAlE • Friends of the Gordon Cooper Library’s fall book takes place through Sept. 24. Volunteers are needed. Info: 963-2889. STORYTIME • The Gordon Cooper Library presents Storytime with Sue at 6 p.m. every Monday. Info: 963-2889. JAM SESSION • Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street hosts an old-time jam session with Dana Wilson from 7 to 9 p.m. every Monday. All abilities are welcome.

through Sept. 30. For details, see the advertisement in this week’s Sun, or e-mail mollman@rof.net.

WEDNESDAY Sept. 26 ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at the Carbondale firehouse at 7 a.m. on Wednesdays. Info: 927-0641.

TAI CHI • Senior Matters in the Third Street Center offers tai chi with instructor John Norton at 9 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. The cost is $40 per month or $7 per drop in. Info: 274-1010. ClAY CENTER • The Carbondale Clay Center on East Main Street continues “Moonlight Mystakes of Summerscape-ism’s” through Oct. 2. Info: 963-2529 or info@carbondaleclay.org.

Hold the Presses blEND HOSTS OPEN MIC NIgHT • The Blend Coffee Company on Highway 133 south of Carbondale Car Care hosts an open mic from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 20. Poets and musicians are encouraged to perform. There’ll be beer and wine specials. VVH OFFERS HEART SAVER ClASSES • Valley View Hospital has a few more openings for its Heart Saver+First Aid class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 29. To register, call 945-2324, ext. 105. PUblIC HEARINg ON COMP PlAN • The Carbondale P&Z holds a public hearing on the town’s draft Comprehensive Plan at 7 p.m. on Sept. 27. gREEN CODE RSVP DEADlINE IS SEPT. 27 • The deadline to RSVP for Carbondale’s next International Green Construction Code workshop is Sept. 27. The workshop will be held at town hall from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 3. For details, e-mail tisrael@carbondaleco.net or call 510-1210. ARTISTS’ RECEPTION SlATED FOR TSC • A reception for South African artists Johan Kritzinger and Loela Barry will be held at the Third Street Center from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 21.

Community Briefs RFHS holds computer recycling drive Roaring Fork High School is holding a computer recycling drive on Friday, Sept. 21st from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in back of the school. They are accepting all computers, CPUs, monitors and peripherals (no hand-held devices). A $5 donation is being requested and proceeds will support RFHS programs.

Community potluck at the TSC

Clay Center fall classes begin Fall classes at the Carbondale Clay Center are under way. Kids classes include: Fall Harvest on Tuesday afternoons from Sept. 25-Oct. 30 and The Art of Giving on Tuesday afternoons from Nov. 6-Dec.11. Adult classes started Sept. 19. For details, call 963-2529.

Knitting class creates 1940s cardigan Deborah Evans at Collage Creative Collection teaches a knitting class that will make a 1940s cardigan. The class starts on Sept. 26 and continues through October. For details, call 963-9488.

Pitkin County is getting a volume discount on roadwork this summer by piggybacking with CDOT on asphalt and construction

If you woke up on Monday morning and wondered if it snowed on Sopris overnight — it did. And here’s a picture to prove it. The Sopris Sun editorial gang is deliberating on whether the dusting qualifies as the official first snow on Sopris, but it probably doesn’t. Sopris was barely visible through a smoky haze on Tuesday afternoon but it looked as if all of Monday’s snow had melted off and the 12,953-foot mountain was back to being about as dry as it gets. Note: As Valley Journal cofounder/editor Pat Noel used to say, the first snow on Sopris must be a “mantel of white.” Photo by Kathleen Sullivan

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details, call Charlotte at 963-2379 or Mary at 963-3626.

The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities fall line-up of classes and workshops is available online at Carbondalearts.com.

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Christmas boutique has some openings There are a few openings for the 36th annual Carbondale Christmas Boutique at the firehouse on Nov. 17. For

PITKIN COUNTY ROAD PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR THIS SUMMER: Road crews will be shouldering Castle Creek Road this week. The entire length of Castle Creek Road is now newly paved. Paving of Jack Gredig Road from Highway 82 to the Pitkin County Landfill continues. It will be paved with a two inch overlay.

Please Note: Construction schedules always change. Stay tuned. We’ll do our best to keep you informed. Listen to KSPN and watch CGTV Channel 11 for the latest road updates. Questions? 920-5390

Damaged areas of West Sopris Creek Road are being patched this week and rough areas under road drains will be repaired. Redstone Boulevard is receiving a fog seal over its new chip seal layer. Speed dips and bumps will be painted this week. Willoughby Way paving is underway.

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The Roaring Fork Food Policy Council, CORE and the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities hold a community potluck at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m. on Sept. 20. The evening starts at 5 p.m. with bicycle-powered neighborhood garden tour (leaving from the Third Street Center). CCAH holds its annual members’ meeting at 5:30 p.m. During dinner at 7 p.m. there’ll be audio-visual pechakucha stories. Through it all, the community bread oven will be up and baking. Later in the evening, CORE and RFFPC will award prizes in the Local Foods Challenge, plus some random door prizes. Prizes include a $100 voucher from Milagro Beef. Bring your own utensils, bowl/plate and dish to share. For details, call 963-1090.

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers hosts a work day at the No Name Trail east of Glenwood Springs on Sept. 22. The day runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and includes dinner. For details, go to www.rfov.org, e-mail rfov@sopris.net or call 927-8241.

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VISIT BASALT & EL JEBEL At the confluence of Frying Pan and Roaring Fork Rivers THURSDAY Sept. 20

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AFTER HOURS • Basalt Chamber’s premier networking event occurs the 3rd Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and it’s FREE for members and prospective members! RSVP by calling 9274031 or email info@basaltchamber.com. 5:30-7:00pm SAlSA NIgHT • The Riverside Grill continues its Salsa Night from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.

lAUgH IN lIONS • The Basalt Chamber of Commerce presents the comedy fest Laugh in Lions (park) from 4 to 8 p.m. Admission is free and the audience gets to vote for their favorites.

FlY TYINg • Frying Pan Anglers offers y tying classes Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $10. For details, call 927-3441.

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SUNDAY MARKET • The Basalt Sunday Market features locally grown produce, local artists, cooking demonstrations and more. It’s from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

bINgO • The Basalt Lions Club holds bingo nights from 7 to 9 p.m. each Wednesday at the Eagle County Building next to Crown Mountain Park. More than $400 in cash prizes is given out each night.

FRIDAY Sept. 21 bETTY WEISS, IN PERSPECTIVE • The Wyly Community Art Center presents Betty Weiss: in Perspective through Oct. 5. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For details, call 927-4123 or e-e-mail art@wylyarts.org.

MONDAY Sept. 24 KIDS SOCCER • The Crown Mountain Recreation District offers soccer classes for kids 4-6 years old Mondays and Wednesdays from

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Grant deadline is 5:00 p.m., September 21, 2012.

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Legal Notices RESOLUTION NO. 2012-75

A RESOLUTION DESCRIBING A PROPOSAL FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A 0.25% COUNTYWIDE SALES TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSERVING RURAL RANCH AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS, NATURAL AREAS, AND OPEN LANDS; PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ENTITLED THE “OPEN LANDS FUND” FOR THE DEPOSIT OF SUCH SALES TAX REVENUE THEREIN; CALLING AN ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 6, 2012 FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF SUCH PROPOSAL; SETTING THE BALLOT TITLE AND BALLOT QUESTION FOR THE ELECTION; AND AUTHORITY TO SPEND ALL OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALES TAX. WHEREAS, Garfield County is a right-to-farm county and it is the policy of the Board of County Commissioners that ranching, farming, and all manner of agricultural activities and operations throughout Garfield County are integral elements of and necessary for the continued vitality of the Countyʼs history, economy, landscape, lifestyle and culture; and

WHEREAS, Garfield Countyʼs comprehensive plan, as adopted by the Planning Commission, is advisory to the goals and policies of Garfield County and articulates a vision where open spaces, recreational trails and parks are available throughout the county and access to public lands and river corridors have been preserved and enhanced; and WHEREAS, Garfield County is authorized by Article 2, Title 29, Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended, to impose a countywide sales tax on the sale of tangible personal property at retail and the furnishing of services in the County upon approval of a majority of the registered electors of the County; and

WHEREAS, said Article provides for the submission of such sales tax proposal to the registered electors of the County at an election called by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners, and, pursuant to C.R.S., §29-2-104(3), the sales tax proposal be submitted at the next regular general election if there is one within the next succeeding one hundred twenty days after the adoption of such resolution; and

WHEREAS, the Garfield Legacy Project supports the creation of an open lands program in Garfield County and has requested that a sales tax measure be placed on the November 6, 2012, ballot to fund a county open lands program; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County has determined that a question regarding the imposition of a one quarter of one percent (0.25%) sales tax for the period beginning January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2022, for the purposes enunciated herein, should be submitted to the eligible electors of the County as requested by the Garfield Legacy Project; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has considered the proposed ballot question to be considered at the November 6, 2012 election; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S., §1-5-203(3), the Board of County Commissioners must certify ballot contents to the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder for said November 6, 2012 election; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado, as follows: I. General Provisions.

A. Purpose. The purpose of this Resolution is, upon the approval of a majority of registered electors voting on such proposal, to impose a sales tax of one quarter of one percent (0.25%) upon the sale at retail of tangible personal property and the furnishing of certain services in the County in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of Title 29, C.R.S., which provisions are incorporated herein by this reference, and such sales tax shall be dedicated to the conservation of rural ranch and agricultural lands, natural areas, and open lands. The sales and use tax shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2013 and cease at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2022.

B. Statutory Definitions Incorporated. Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms used in this Resolution shall have the meaning set forth in C.R.S., §39-26-102, which definitions are incorporated herein by this reference. If not defined therein, terms shall have their ordinary and common meaning.

II. Imposition of Sales Tax. Upon majority voter approval, there is hereby imposed a countywide onequarter of one percent (0.25%) sales tax on all sales of tangible personal property at retail or the furnishing of services in Garfield County, as provided in C.R.S., §29-2-105(1)(d), effective throughout the incorporated and unincorporated portions of Garfield County, subject to the following terms and conditions: A. Transactions Subject to the Sales Tax.

1. The tangible personal property and services taxable hereunder shall be the same as the tangible personal property and services taxable pursuant to C.R.S., §39-26-104, subject to the same exemptions as those specified in C.R.S., §§39-26-701 to -726, including, specifically, and not by way of limitation the exemption for sales of food, as the term "food" is defined in C.R.S., §39-26-102(4.5), as exempted from the Colorado state sales tax pursuant to C.R.S., §3926-707; the exemption for purchases of

machinery and machine tools specified in C.R.S., §39-26-709; the exemption for sales and purchases of electricity, coal, wood, gas, fuel oil or coke sold for residential use as specified in C.R.S., §39-26-715; and the exemption for sales of components used in the production of energy, including but not limited to alternating current electricity, from a renewable energy source as specified in C.R.S., §39-26-724.

2. Such sales tax shall not apply to the sale of construction and building materials, as the term is used in C.R.S., §29-2-109, if such materials are picked up by the purchaser and if the purchaser of such materials presents to the retailer a building permit or other documentation acceptable to the County evidencing that a local use tax has been paid or is required to be paid. 3. All sales of personal property on which a specific ownership tax has been paid or is payable shall be exempt from the sales tax imposed by Garfield County when such sales meet both of the following conditions: (1) the purchaser is a non-resident of or has his principal place of business outside of Garfield County, and (2) such personal property is registered or required to be registered outside the limits of Garfield County under the laws of the State of Colorado.

4. Such sales tax will not be imposed upon the sa1e of tangible personal property at retail or the furnishing of services if the transaction was previously subjected to a sales or use tax lawfully imposed on the purchaser or user by another statutory or home rule county equal to or in excess of that sought to be imposed hereunder by Garfield County. A credit shall be granted against the sales tax imposed hereunder by Garfield County with respect to such transaction equal in amount to the lawfully imposed local sales or use tax previously paid by the purchaser or user to the previous statutory or home rule county. The amount of the credit shall not exceed the sales tax imposed hereunder by Garfield County. 5. Such sales tax will not apply to the sale of food purchased with food stamps. For purposes of this section, "food" shall have the meaning as provided in 7 U.S.C. Section 2012(g) as such section exists on October 1, 1987, or is thereafter amended.

6. Such sales tax will not apply to the sale of food purchased with funds provided by the special supplemental food program for women, infants and children, 42 U.S.C. §1786. For purposes of this section, "food" shall have the same meaning as provided in 42 U.S.C. §1786 as such section exists on October 1, 1987, or is thereafter amended.

B. Determination of Place at Which Sales are Consummated. For the purposes of this Resolution, all retail sales shall be considered consummated at the place of business of the retailer unless the tangible personal property sold is delivered by the retailer or his agent to a destination outside the limits of Garfield County or to a common carrier for delivery to a destination outside the limits of Garfield County. The gross receipts from such sales shall include delivery charges when such charges are subject to the Colorado state sales and use tax imposed by Article 26 of Title 39, C.R.S., regardless of the place to which delivery is made. In the event a retailer has no permanent place of business in Garfield County, or has more than one place of business, the place or places at which the retail sales are consummated for the purpose of a sales tax imposed by this Resolution shall be determined by the provisions of Article 26 of Title 39, C.R.S., and by rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Revenue. The amount subject to the sales tax imposed hereunder shall not include any Colorado state sales or use tax imposed by Article 26 of Title 39, C.R.S.

C. Collection, Administration, and Enforcement. The sales tax imposed hereunder shall be collected, administered and enforced by the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Revenue ("Executive Director") in the same manner as the collection, administration and enforcement of the Colorado state sales tax. The provisions of Article 26 of Title 39, C.R.S., and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Executive Director shall govern the collection, administration, and enforcement of the sales tax imposed hereunder. Distribution of all sales tax collected by the Executive Director, pursuant to this Resolution, shall be to Garfield County. D. Vendor Fee. At the time of making a monthly return of the sales taxes required by this Resolution, every retailer shall be entitled to withhold a vendor's fee in the amount, as authorized by state law, of the sales tax remitted to cover the retailer's expenses in the collection and remittance of said taxes. If any retailer is delinquent in remitting said taxes, other than in unusual circumstances shown to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of the Department of Revenue of the State of Colorado, the retailer shall not retain any amounts to cover his expenses in collecting and remitting said taxes. If any retailer, during any reporting period, shall collect as a tax an amount in excess of one and one quarter of one percent of the total taxable sales, the retailer shall remit to the Executive Director the full amount

of the tax herein imposed and also the full amount of said excess.

III. Effective Date-Expiration Date. Upon adoption by the electorate at the election on November 6, 2012, the sales tax provided herein shall become effective and in force at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2013, and shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2022, and upon said expiration, all monies remaining in any of the funds created hereunder may continue to be expended for the purposes set forth herein until completely exhausted. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its adoption, and the beginning date upon which the imposition of the sales tax referred to herein shall be January 1, 2013, if approved as set forth below. IV. Necessity for Election. The sales tax imposed hereunder shall not become effective until and unless a majority of the registered electors voting thereon, pursuant to C.R.S., §29-2-103(1) and §29-2-104(6), approve the ballot question.

A. Ballot Title/Question. The Ballot Title/Question on the Countywide Sales Tax Resolution that shall be referred to the registered electors of Garfield County at the general election to be held on Tuesday, the 6th day of November, 2012, shall be as follows: BALLOT TITLE

Ranchlands, rivers and Recreation economy Sales TAX Measure Ballot Issue

SHALL GARFIELD COUNTY TAXES BE INCREASED TWO MILLION DOLLARS AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS RAISED ANNUALLY, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2013 AND AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRING AFTER TEN YEARS, FROM A ONE QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT SALES TAX LEVY, WHICH WILL NOT BE COLLECTED ON SALES OF FOOD OR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, TO BE USED SOLELY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF LANDS FROM WILLING LAND OWNERS THAT PRESERVE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY, WILDLIFE HABITAT, WORKING RANCHES AND OPEN LANDS, AND PROTECT NATURAL AREAS IMPORTANT FOR OUR RECREATION AND TOURISM ECONOMY, WITH ALL EXPENDITURES SUBJECT TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF A CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AN ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT, AND A CAP ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF FIVE PERCENT? B. Cost of Election. The entire cost of the election shall be paid from the general fund of Garfield County.

C. Notice by Publication. The Garfield County Clerk and Recorder shall publish the text of this Resolution four separate times, a week apart, in the official newspaper of Garfield County and each incorporated municipality within Garfield County.

D. Election Officer. The Garfield County Clerk and Recorder, as election officer, shall undertake all measures necessary to comply with the election provisions set forth in Colorado Constitution, Article X, Section 20(3), including, but not limited to, the mailing of required election notices and ballot issue summaries. E. Conduct of Election. The conduct of the election shall conform so far as is practicable to the general election laws of the State of Colorado.

V. Creation of the Garfield County Open Lands Fund. A separate special revenue fund, to be known as the "Garfield County Open Lands Fund" (the "Open Lands Fund"), shall be created and 100% of the revenue derived from the sales tax imposed on the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Garfield County shall be deposited thereto to be used solely for the purposes stated herein and as further described more fully below. A. For purposes of Colo. Const., Art. X, Section 20, the receipt and expenditure of revenues of the sales tax shall be accounted for, budgeted and appropriated separately from other revenues and expenditures of Garfield County and outside of the fiscal year spending of the County as calculated under Art. X, Section 20, and nothing in Art. X, Section 20, shall limit the receipt and expenditure in each fiscal year of the full amount of such revenues of the sales tax, nor shall receipt and expenditure of such revenues affect or limit the receipt or expenditure of any and all other revenues of Garfield County for any fiscal year. B. The Open Lands Fund shall remain inviolate, and all moneys deposited in the Open Lands Fund shall remain in trust for the purposes set forth herein, and no part thereof shall be used or appropriated for any other purpose, nor made subject to any other tax, charge, fee or restriction.

C. Interest generated from the revenues of the sales tax imposed herein shall be used for the purposes stated herein. Income generated from the use or lease of preserved lands, natural areas, wildlife habitats, and parks acquired by Garfield County or an incorporated municipality located within Garfield County with the sales tax imposed herein shall be used for the purposes stated herein. D. Any property donated to and accepted by Garfield County for the specific purpose of benefitting the Open Lands Fund, including but not

limited to contributions, grants, gifts, bequests, donations, and federal, state, or local grants, shall be deposited in the Open Lands Fund and shall be used for the purposes stated herein.

ii. Fee simple acquisition, though no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the funds in any year, including any funds banked from previous years, may be awarded for fee acquisitions; and

VI. Open Lands Advisory Committee. If said sales tax is approved by county voters, the Board of County Commissioners shall appoint an Open Lands Advisory Committee within ninety (90) days following approval of the ballot question in accordance with the procedures set forth below.

b. Private landowners may submit grant applications requesting funding for less than fee interests in real property, and must partner with a sponsoring nonprofit land conservation organization under 26 U.S.C. §170(h)(3).

E. If the monies within the Open Lands Fund, including monies toward administrative expenses, are not expended by December 31st of each year, the County shall bank such funds for future use.

A. The Open Lands Advisory Committee shall make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the disbursement of monies from the Open Lands Fund, in accordance with the guidelines set forth in this Resolution.

B. The Open Lands Advisory Committee shall consist of nine members, three of whom shall be residents of unincorporated Garfield County (one from each commissioner district) and one person who shall be nominated by the governing body of his/her respective municipality in the County. The composition of the Open Lands Advisory Committee ideally should have equitable representation from the agricultural, conservation, recreation, business, economic development and energy communities. C. Members of the Open Lands Advisory Committee shall serve for such terms and subject to such performance expectations to be determined in the by-laws. D. Members of the Open Lands Advisory Committee shall not be compensated for their services, but will be reimbursed for related mileage accrued at the IRS rate.

E. The Open Lands Advisory Committee shall act in accordance with law, including the Colorado Code of Ethics as it is applicable to public bodies. Accordingly, no member shall vote or participate in the application process regarding an acquisition or expenditure in which he or she has a direct financial or ownership interest in the subject property or an adjacent property, or where his or her participation may have a direct economic benefit on a business or other undertaking in which such member has a financial interest. F. The Open Lands Advisory Committee shall convene a minimum of twice a year for the purpose of reviewing applications, making recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners concerning expenditures from the Open Lands Fund and for performing its other functions under this Resolution. All meetings shall be held in accordance with the Colorado Open Meetings Act. G. Promptly after its appointment and within six monthsʼ time, the Open Lands Advisory Committee shall recommend by-laws to the Board of County Commissioners, for its adoption, and recommend criteria to prioritize the selection of the grant applications. Criteria for prioritization shall include but is not limited to: quality of the resource, property size large enough to protect conservation values, contiguity to existing or likely to be protected properties, vulnerability to development, percentage of value donated by landowner, leveraging of other funds, and amount requested in grant application.

VII. Deposit and Expenditure of Open Lands Fund Revenue.

A. The County shall establish an Open Lands special revenue fund (“Open Lands Fund”) within which all revenues and expenditures from the Open Lands Sales Tax shall be accounted for.

B. Up to but not exceeding five percent (5%) of the annual Open Lands Fund revenues may be used for county administrative expenses, which includes but is not limited to county support staff expenses, education and training, audits, consultants, studies, site reviews, etc. C. After payment of administrative expenses, monies remaining in the Open Lands Fund shall be used as recommended by the Open Lands Board and directed by the Board of County Commissioners, substantially in accordance with the following guidelines:

1. Competitive grant applications for the purposes specified in Section VII(D), and in accordance with the guidelines set forth in this Resolution, shall be submitted to the Open Lands Advisory Committee.

a. Garfield County and incorporated municipalities located within Garfield County may submit grant applications requesting funding for the following: i. Less than fee interests in real property; however, for conservation easements, the governmental entity must either (i) be represented by a sponsoring nonprofit land conservation organization under 26 U.S.C. §170(h)(3) or (ii) be accredited to hold conservation easements by the Land Trust Alliance Commission;

iii. Operation, maintenance and restoration of lands conserved with monies from the Open Lands Fund. This means that lands conserved in whole or in part prior to the effective date of the sales tax are not eligible for funding for operation, maintenance, or restoration expenses.

2. The Open Lands Advisory Committee shall review the grant applications and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the approval, conditional approval, or denial of each application.

3. The Board of County Commissioners then shall approve, conditionally approve or deny the grant application based on the criteria recommended by the Open Lands Advisory Committee and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners.

4. If the allocated funds for the County administrative costs and grants are not expended by December 31st of each year, the County shall bank such funds according to the aforementioned uses. The Open Lands Advisory Committee shall make recommendations on the use of the unexpended funds to the Board of County Commissioners. The Board of County Commissioners then will accept or reject the Open Lands Advisory Committee's recommendations and/or designate the monies to be expended in a manner consistent with this Resolution, which may include banking the monies for future use. 5. On an annual basis, the County will hire an independent auditor to audit the County's expenditures of the Open Lands Fund.

D. Additional Guidelines for Use of Funds:

1. All acquisitions of land, whether in fee title or less than fee interests in real property, shall be carried out with good faith negotiations with willing sellers and must be voluntary transactions with willing landowners, and no entity receiving monies from the Open Lands Fund shall use such monies to make any acquisition through eminent domain or the threat of eminent domain. 2. Revenues deposited in the Open Lands Fund may be used in the following manner:

a. To acquire lands that conserve agricultural and ranch lands; water, wildlife and working lands; natural areas; wildlife habitat; native plant habitat; water quality and quantity; land along rivers and streams; views; and wetlands, and lands that provide recreational opportunities, such as; trails, parks, and access to public lands for hunting, fishing and recreating;

b. To acquire less than fee interests in real property for the purposes provided herein; such as permanent easements (including conservation, access and agricultural), future interests, covenants, development rights, subsurface rights and contractual rights, either on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis; c. To acquire fee title interest in real property for the purposes provided herein;

d. To acquire water rights and water storage rights for use in connection with the purposes provided herein;

e. To acquire lands for outdoor recreation purposes, including but not limited to hiking, motorized use, snowshoeing, photography, nature studies, bicycling, horseback riding, hunting and fishing; f. To acquire rights-of-way and access easements for trails and for access to open lands, public lands, trails and/or waterways, and to build and improve such trails and accessways; g. To allow expenditure of funds for joint projects, consistent with the purposes set forth in this Resolution, between the County and municipalities, or other governmental entities in the County; h. To improve, restore and/or protect open lands and trails;

i. To pay for all related costs of acquisition, such as but not limited to the costs of appraisal, surveying, legal and other services such as easement documentation and environmental reports, as well as the costs of monitoring of easements, and construction, as set forth in subsections (a) to (h) above; j. To implement and effectuate the purposes of the Open Lands Program.

3. No land or interests acquired by Garfield County or a municipality with the revenues of the Open Lands Fund may be sold, leased, traded, or otherwise conveyed, nor may an exclusive license or permit on such land or interests be given, without notice by the governing

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Legal Notices om page 15 body of the entity having received any portion of the Open Lands Fund, after conducting a public hearing.

4. If the Board of County Commissioners sells land or interests in land that was purchased with funds from the Open Lands Fund, the proceeds shall be deposited in the Open Lands Fund. 5. If any incorporated municipality sells land or interests in land as specified above, the proceeds shall be deposited in a fund to be used for purposes consistent with this Resolution.

6. To preserve and promote the open character of properties which have become subject to a conservation easement purchased in whole or part with expenditures from the Open Lands Fund, such properties must remain substantially undeveloped as ranch, agricultural or open space lands. However, it is recognized that some limited residential development rights may be retained by the landowner pursuant to the conservation easement.

VIII. Repeal and Amendment

A. If the sales tax is approved by a majority of the registered electors of Garfield County at the election to be held on November 6, 2012, this ResolutionĘźs provisions relating to the amount of tax imposed, specifically the one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) sales tax specified in Section II, the provisions relating to the deposit and expenditure of revenue as set forth in Sections V and VII, and the provisions of Sections VI, shall not be repealed or amended except by a vote of the registered electors of the County. B. Except as provided in subsection A. hereof, or as otherwise provided in Article 2 of Title 29, C.R.S., the provisions of this Resolution may be repealed or amended, subsequent to its adoption of the sales tax by a majority of the voters of Garfield County, by a majority vote of the Board of County Commissioners, and such repeal or amendment need not be submitted to the registered electors of the County for their approval.

IX. Miscellaneous

A. Severability. If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this Resolution, or the ballot question submitted to the registered electors at the election provided in Section IV above, shall be adjudged to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or enforceability of such sec-

tion, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, clauses, or provisions of this Resolution or said ballot question. It is the intention of the Board of County Commissioners that the various parts of this Resolution and said ballot question are severable.

DATED this 14th day of August, 2012.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GARFIELD COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO By: /s/Jean M. Alberico Clerk to the Board ATTEST:

/s/John Martin Chairperson

Published in The Sopris Sun on September 20, 2012. NOTICE

PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF COLORADO

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HAS REQUESTED THE LICENSING OFFICIALS OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE TO GRANT A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY LICENSE TO SELL MEDICINAL MARIJUANA PRODUCTS AT GREEN MIRACLE MEDICINALS 985 HIGHWAY 133 CARBONDALE, CO 81623 HEARING ON APPLICATION TO BE HELD AT: CARBONDALE TOWN HALL 511 COLORADO AVENUE CARBONDALE, COLORADO DATE AND TIME: OCTOBER 23 AT 6:00 P.M. DATE OF APPLICATION: JULY 15, 2012 BY ORDER OF: STACEY BERNOT, MAYOR APPLICANT: MEGAN SANDERS

Information may be obtained from, and Petitions or RemonstranceĘźs may be filed with the Town Clerk Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO 81623. Published in The Sopris Sun on September 20, 2012.

Letters continued om page 2 is OUR trash and recycling, produced by the citizens of this town (Carbondale) and neighboring towns. If we don’t create the ability to deal with our trash locally, where should we? Is it OK that our trash be sent somewhere else to deal with? This stinks to high heaven of NIMBYism. There is no “away.â€? Want to REALLY stop a place where trash and recycling has to go? Stop making it. REDUCE, REUSE then recycle. Stop making trash. Really. It’s simple. I don’t want a trash and recycle center close to me either, but I’m willing to own what waste I create. We need to see just how much of a hassle it is to deal with trash and then, maybe then we’ll see the light and stop creating the mess in the ďŹ rst place. Mark Burrows Carbondale

Protect Carbondale (Editor’s note: This letter was also sent to the GarďŹ eld County commissioners). Dear Editor: I moved to Aspen in 1960 and over the years watched as Pitkin County struggled with growth and change. Our commissioners worked hard to keep the city of Aspen and Pitkin County a beautiful and charming mountain place. They felt it was important to keep the entrance along Highway 82 free of billboards, commercial gas stations, etc. For the most part, this continued into Eagle and GarďŹ eld Counties. I moved to Carbondale about six years ago to be close to my son and his family and watched as friends of theirs and mine moved downvalley into GarďŹ eld County. I am sure you feel like I do, that maintaining and preserving the beauty of a much used entrance into

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(Editor’s note: This letter was sent to the GarďŹ eld County commissioners). Dear Editor: I am writing to you as a permanent resident of Blue Creek Ranch, which is accessed from Catherine Store road (County Road 100). We have followed the recent discussions on the proposed use of the Mid-Continent site for trash transfer. I agree with all of the stated reasons to reject this proposed use of the site as very inappropriate and negatively impacting the surrounding areas. In addition, I would like to raise two additional reasons why the proposal should be rejected. We purchased our residence in early 2011 and there was no disclosure of this proposed use even though the application/discussions were in existence. The second reason is that it is incumbent on county commissioners to initiate rezoning activities as changes occur over time to prevent this very situation. We have been in the Roaring Fork Valley as second home owners since 1991 and it is obvious that the properties on County Road 100 have been becoming more residential while maintaining their agricultural inuence. This property should have been rezoned to commercial from industrial many years ago thereby preventing this debate. Robert C. Davis Carbondale

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