The Basalt Town Council will gain two new members on April 12 because the election Tuesday for three council seats is uncontested. Incumbent Ryan Slack will return to the board and be joined by newcomers Dieter Schindler and Angela Anderson.
The U.S. Forest Service on Thursday issued national guidelines on e-bike use in areas such as the White River National Forest in the Roaring Fork Valley. E-bikes must stay on motorized routes. Expansion onto non-motorized can be considered but handled in a public review.
Members of the Elected Officials Transportation Committee took gradual, tentative steps Thursday toward looking more closely at two large projects centered on the Brush Creek park and ride lot.