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Report: Silt Mesa water well is not affected by drilling
The Strudley family’s water well on Silt Mesa has not been contaminated by nearby oil and gas drilling activities, according to a recent report by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.Dave Neslin, director of the C Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Silt man settles with Antero over pipeline dispute
SILT, Colorado – An attorney for local landowner Bob Regulski confirmed Tuesday that Regulski’s tangled legal battle with a gas drilling company, Antero Resources, has been settled.And Antero now owns the property involv Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Officials consider Silt Mesa water system
SILT MESA, Colorado – Officials of the Silt Water Conservancy District are trying to determine if there is interest in setting up a domestic water delivery system for residents of the Silt Mesa area.The district sent a letter Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
Mayor wants to develop shopping center on wetland in Silt
Silt officials are proposing to develop a town-owned commercial center on a parcel of wetland as a way to create jobs, increase tax revenue and bring a much-needed grocery story to town.Silt Mayor Dave Moore’s conceptual plan, Copyright 2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. All rights reserved.... Read more →
State Of Roadless Debate
Blogger David Frey goes into detail and in-depth of the latest attempts by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter to impose his will on the controversial roadless areas of the state. Read More →
No Pot For Silt, New Castle
The towns of Silt and New Castle have decided to blow the whistle on rampant expansion of medical marijuana… at least for now. Read More →
Collapse of Federal Funding Oversight
It was in 1970 that an Aspen city council first asked the State of Colorado to hold off on the expansion of Highway 82 to four lanes so that they could study mass transit as an alternative to highway construction. Forty years later there will still be a traffic jam at the entrance to town – despite... Read more →
Discussing Mass Transit Part V – What is RFTA Proposing?
The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) plan for the Highway 82 corridor has a large number of parts and pieces, but we need to look at the big picture before moving on to the fine detail. RFTA wants to embark on a major transit expansion plan over the seventeen year period from 2009 to 2025. Total capital costs... Read more →
Transportation Funding*
Public investment in highway efficiency should always be the first priority for transportation funding, so long as there are still significant gains to be made. For example, there is no question that improved traffic flow at the Entrance to Aspen, and possibly other locations along the Highway 82 corridor,... Read more →