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Community members called for truly affordable housing, diversity in town leadership and on the slopes, and for Breckenridge to “do something bold” to make the town more welcoming for people of all races Wednesday, Jan. 27, at a community listening session.
The town organized the meeting to help create a blueprint for the new Social Equity Advisory Commission, which Breckenridge Town Council member Carol Saade said was created because the town is “committed to meaningful, intentional and lasting improvements” to “create more just and fair social policies in town.”
The session was lead by Nita Mosby Tyler, Ph.D., of The Equity Project, a consulting company that specializes in increasing diversity and inclusion. Tyler kicked off the virtual meeting by asking participants to weigh in on a poll that asked how people are coping with the weight of the pandemic combined with the racial justice issues that have been highlighted recently. Answers showed t
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Breckenridge Town Council appointed six community members to the Breckenridge Social Equity Advisory Commission at its work session Tuesday, Dec. 8.
The goal of the commission is to bring together individuals with varied backgrounds to offer a more diverse perspective for the town’s government. The commission’s first meeting will be held in January.
Jordan Burns, Alexandria Carns, Joyce De La Torre and Jason Smith will serve three-year terms on the commission while Isaura Cirillo and Tahja Grier will serve two-year terms. Assistant Town Manager Shannon Haynes wrote in her memo to council that the town received 41 applications for the commission and that the six individuals were selected to be recommended to council following interviews. Council approved the recommendations.