Tuesday September 29, 2009
The Hotel Jerome will be presented for auction at the end of January—according to the Pitkin County Treasurer’s office. The current management group—Vail based Rock Resorts, is mum about why the Delaware investors could not make the payments on the 36 million dollar loan.
Garfield County Sheriff Lou Valario will continue to move forward with a new security screening system for all volunteers at county agencies, including search and rescue—which was directed for several years by Dave Pruett. Pruett has resigned over the new policy, which includes background checks for financial goings on, a stress test based on a volunteer’s voice, and other areas of background including questions about sexual history.
A controlled burn in the backcountry near Montrose sent plumes of smoke in a northeasterly direction on Monday afternoon—-smoke settling into the area near Thompson Creek above the roaring fork valley. Nearly one dozen people called in to emergency responders, unsure if that fire was in our area.
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