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Colorado justices wary of expanding rezoning by ballot initiative
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The Colorado Supreme Court appeared wary on Wednesday of allowing rezonings of planned-unit developments to occur through a vote at the ballot box, rather than a municipality’s detailed review process that accounts for specific factors. In contrast to traditional, or “Euclidean,” zoning that separates land uses by type, planned-unit developments are based on negotiated agreements on…
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Colorado’s ski bums on strike vs. ‘Big Ski’ | CALDARA
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Hopefully, by the time you read this, the strike up at Telluride Ski Resort is over, ski patrollers are again joyfully sliding down mountains and getting paid for it, and tourists are once again being overcharged for… well, everything. But there are some lessons buried in this story of ski bums going all Norma Rae…
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Appeals court rules developer may bring ballot initiative to rezone Telluride neighborhood
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Wednesday clarified that a developer may bring a ballot initiative in Telluride to rezone part of a planned-unit development for affordable housing despite other lot owners’ objections. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals stressed that the question of whether the zoning change infringes on the rights of homeowners in…
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Mountain kayaks, cardboard races, pond splashes: Spring around Colorado ski resorts
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It’s only fitting the powder-packed ski season that was 2022-’23 goes out with a bang. Or, more specifically, a splash. Pond-skimming is but one tradition of closing festivities across ski country in the spring. Here’s a look at other happenings: Arapahoe Basin: A nod to the parking lot that takes on a summery scene, the…
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Local officials throw support behind Democrat Phil Weiser’s attorney general bid
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Touting his commitment to issues important to rural Colorado, five current and former county commissioners and the mayor of Telluride on Wednesday endorsed Democratic attorney general candidate Phil Weiser, his campaign said. “Phil Weiser is a nationwide leader on broadband and worked under President Obama on a successful bipartisan initiative to encourage wireless broadband and…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 3017: Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 3017 in the House. H.R. 3017 represented an effort to reauthorize the funding and authorizations for the expiring law that paid for redevelopment of brownfield sites. The original Brownfields Revitalization Act was signed into law by President…
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Help wanted: Telluride job seekers hold the cards in a tight labor market
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If you’re a bit of a flake on the job, then the place for you is Telluride. Go west, young man, and take your mountain bike with you. The excellent Justin Criado lays it all out in the latest Telluride Daily Planet. Unemployment in San Miguel County is among the lowest in the state, 2.1…
