A group trying to improve the state of the Roaring Fork Valley s workforce using a regional cooperative approach has decided to focus on housing as the starting point for its efforts.
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Jenna Malandro, Gina Guarneri, and Kylie Williard enjoy a lunch on the patio at Meat and Cheese in Aspen on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The three are from New York and are partnering with the St. Regis for their hair salon pop-up, Suite Reyad. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
At the rate Pitkin County has been receiving vaccines from the state, it could take another two months just to vaccinate county residents 70 years old and older, an official said Tuesday.
“We’re a little concerned,” Pitkin County Manager Jon Peacock told county commissioners Tuesday during their regular weekly work session. “We have really significant supply and demand problems with vaccines.”
Pitkin County’s move back to Orange level restrictions Tuesday prompted relief and happiness from local officials, though some sounded notes of caution as well.