Basalt Fire will grow along with the midvalley now that voters approved a property tax increase that will fund a multimillion dollar expansion and renovation project at the fire station in El Jebel. “We work.
Everyone is looking for property tax relief in a year when Pitkin County and the state’s property valuations soared. State ballot measure Proposition HH aims to reduce the property tax burden for taxpayers.
Asking taxpayers for more money in two of the Colorado counties that saw the greatest increase in property valuations might seem like an exercise in futility. The Basalt and Rural Fire Protection District is asking.
It’s the Roaring Fork Valley’s unofficial metric for identifying locals: What people call the transit lot off Highway 82 between Aspen and Snowmass. Old timers call it by its unofficial name, the Intercept Lot. Calling.
As one of Colorado’s last free-flowing rivers, most community members agree the Crystal River’s future must be protected. At a community summit, a federal Wild and Scenic designation seemed to be the crowd favorite, though.