Legalslegals [email protected] • Phone: (970)349.0500 Ext
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Crested1 | January Butte 10,News 2020 JanuaryCrested 10, Butte2020 News| 33 20 YEARS AGO today BY NEL BURKETT The following stories appeared ing the county on the available opment Organization, a non- in this publication 20 years ago this programs. The mutual self-help profit agency for Delta, Montrose, week. All stories edited for space. program is similar to Habitat San Miguel, Ouray, Hinsdale and for Humanity in that families Gunnison counties. Affordable housing options grow assist in the building of their Templeton is also offering By Melissa Ruch own homes. It is funded through bi-annual homebuyer’s work- Three new types of afford- Rural Development. The Gun- shops, while continuing the rental able housing are on their way to nison County Housing Authority assistance program. Gunnison County. As the county will serve as the sponsor in the housing authority wraps up Pov- home-building process, hiring the Union Park throws a curve ball erty Gulch, the affordable housing general contractor and purchasing By Will Sands project in Crested Butte, housing the materials. The families will Plans to divert local water to coordinator Shary Templeton is assist in the construction and earn feed growing Front Range needs making new self help programs sweat equity. took an unusual turn recently. available to local residents. Coun- “This is a wonderful way to Last week, the Union Park Water ty residents who qualify may be cut costs in a high-dollar area,” Authority filed a motion to block The Evans family heads out for a Sunday morning drive. able to assist in the building of said Templeton. “We can control a local agreement that has been photo by Tiffany Wardman their own home, receive loans the price, because we’re not out more than 40 years in the making. and down payment assistance or for a profit.” Since 1982, there has been make home improvements with Another new offering from a push by Arapaho County to the help of the county. the housing authority is the rehab pipe 60,000 acre-feet (nearly 2 conclusion. When the Aspinall Gunnison board got word of “We need all of these pro- program, called the Home Repair billion gallons) of local water Unit (Blue Mesa, Crystal and Arapahoe County’s motion. Dur- grams,” said Templeton, “because and Improvement Assistance over the Continental Divide and Morrow Point reservoirs) was ing public comments, rancher Ken they all address different needs Program. The program allows into the Front Range’s suburbs. created in 1957, the Bureau of Spann first raised the issue, say- in the community. You need middle and lower class home- However, the ambitious project, Reclamation made a big promise ing, “I think you as a board ought senior projects, rental assistance, owners to apply for low interest which would tap into numerous to Gunnison County residents. In to be pretty upset that Arapahoe and home ownership in Crested loans to make improvements on local creeks and rivers, has been exchange for creating three reser- County is taking that step at the Butte for instance. It is very much their homes. deadlocked in court since its in- voirs and covering the Gunnison Supreme Court.” needed.” “We really want to see more ception. Water Court judge Robert River, the bureau agreed to give Dick Bratton, Upper Gun- The Gunnison County Hous- rehab in the county,” said county Brown has twice ruled that there up 60,000 acre-feet of water a year. nison attorney, advised the board ing Authority was developed manager John DeVore. “Just driv- is not sufficient water locally to The water would be available to take discussion of the motion in 1982 to build the Mountain ing around, you can see the prob- serve the Front Range’s needs. But for future Gunnison County use into executive session. Following View Apartments in Gunnison, lem with sub-standard housing.” courtesy of an Arapahoe County under a subordination agreement. the session, Bratton explained, a senior living project. However, Templeton added, “Also the appeal, Union Park should be be- To date, a document outlining the “They’re [Arapahoe County] ask- the agency fell into dormancy housing stock is deteriorating. We fore the Colorado Supreme Court 1957 agreement has not been put ing the Supreme Court to ques- after the project was completed. need to preserve what we have, after February 28. on the books, and there was hope tion the United States’ ability to In 1997, the county commissioners put money into it.” A separate effort has been in that it would be created in the enter such a contract. But the U.S. reactivated the housing authority. The rehab program is part of the works for more than 40 years near future. has that ability by right.” Templeton is now educat- the West Central Housing Devel- and is also currently awaiting its Last Thursday, these issues Keeping his comments to the collided, when the Union Park point, Bratton called the motion Water Authority filed a motion peculiar. “It’s highly unusual to asking the Colorado Supreme file for this type of relief,” he said. Court to prevent the subordi- “In 40 years of practice, I’ve never nation agreement from being been involved in a case where this executed. kind of relief was requested.” “Essentially, we’re trying to Following Monday’s execu- get the Supreme Court to stay tive session, the Upper Gunnison execution of the contract until board instructed Bratton to file the appeal is decided,” said John a response to the motion. If the Henderson, attorney for the Un- Union Park Water Authority’s at- ion Park Water Authority. tempts are successful, the subordi- Henderson explained the ra- nation agreement could be tied up tionale behind the motion, saying, well into next summer. However, “The agreement’s environmental it remains uncertain whether the analysis is accompanied by the Colorado Supreme Court will findings that the court made on even consider the Union Park Union Park.” As a result, the Un- Water Authority’s latest move. ion Park Water Authority would like to see these findings formal- Nel Burkett is the curator at the ized by the appeal before they are Crested Butte Mountain Heritage “Out with the new and in with the old,” say these free heelin’, stick wieldin’ local legends. codified. Museum and enjoys putting the photo by Edward Stern Last Monday, the Upper present in the context of history. LegalsLegals [email protected] • phone: (970)349.0500 ext. 112 • fax: (970)349.9876 • www.crestedbuttenews.com —GUNNISON WATERSHED SCHOOL DISTRICT RE1J— JANUARY 13, 2020 ~ 5:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING LAKE SCHOOL GUNNISON, CO 5:30 I. Call to Order b. December 13, 2019—Special Meeting/Mill Levy Share JJH – Student Travel II. Roll Call approval VIII. Comments from the Public III. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Finance* *Visitors who wish to address the Board, please complete IV. Modifications/Approval of Agenda—ACTION ITEM Approve for payment, as presented by the Business Man- the public participation form V. Commendations and recognition of visitors ager, warrants as indicated: IX. Items introduced by Board Members *Visitors who wish to address the Board, please complete a. General Account # 37777-37896 a. CASB debrief the public participation form b. Payroll Direct Deposit # 41587-41957 X. Board Committee Reports A. Mathew Coronado and the GHS Honor Choir 3. Personnel* XI. Forthcoming Agendas/Meeting Dates and Times VI. Administrative Action Summaries a. Sasha Sittner-Office Manager-Lake A. Monday, January 27, 2020—Special Meeting/Amended A. Athletics update b. Janet Amelio-Bus driver-District Budget@5:30 Gunnison B. Branding update c. Jeffrey Michalek-Bus driver-District B. Monday, February 3, 2020—Regular Meeting@5:30 Gun- C. Superintendent update- Dr. Nichols d. Taylor Martin-SPED, Achievement Center-GCS nison VII. Action Items e. Resignation of Annie Romero-Office Manager-Lake C. Monday, February 24, 2020—Work Session@5:30 A. Consent Grouping 4. Correspondence Crested Butte Note: Items under the consent grouping are considered rou- B. New Business D. Monday, March 9, 2020—Regular Meeting@5:30 tine and will be enacted under one motion. There will not be separate 1. First reading of policy: Crested Butte discussion of these items prior to the time the board votes unless a BEC - Executive Sessions E. Monday, March 23, 2020—Work Session@5:30 Gun- Board Member requests an item be clarified or even removed from the DB - Annual Budget nison grouping for separate consideration. ADD - Safe Schools XIII. Adjournment The Superintendent recommends approval of the following: GBEB - Staff Conduct (and Responsibilities) 1. Board of Education Minutes C. Old Business Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of January 10, 2020. a. December 2, 2019—Regular Meeting 1. Updated regulations #011020 342 | | January January 10, 10, 2020 2020 Crested Butte News Legals —LEGAL NOTICE— —NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT MT. CRESTED BUTTE MAINTENANCE FACILITY – EIAF 8663— NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE MT. CRESTED BUTTE WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT WATER Notice is hereby given that final fied above or any subcontractor Burgess, Project Engineer, SGM TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION PROJECT settlement will be made on January thereof in or about the performance Inc. at 103 West Tomichi Ave. Suite JANUARY 14, 2019 ~ 5:00P.M. 27, 2020 on the Mt. Crested Butte of work contracted to be done or A, Gunnison, CO 81230 or jerryb@ MT. CRESTED BUTTE WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT OFFICE, Maintenance Facility. that has supplied rental machinery, SGM-inc.com on or before 5:00 100 GOTHIC ROAD Any persons, co-partnership, as- tools, or equipment to the extent p.m. of the final settlement date MT. CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO 81225 sociation of person, company or used in prosecution of work whose above.