The Ridgway Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend Town Council adopt new changes to its planning and zoning regulations, after a months-long revision process and development moratorium. Last August, the town halted most new development applications until the adoption of changes to Chapter 7 of the municipal code, in an effort to clarify and streamline processes.
Eye-care professionals in Colorado and across the United States are offering tips for limiting exposure to blue light from screens. Eric Galatas reports. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Eighty-one blue pinwheels donn the lawn at Montrose County Justice Center lawn and the Dolphin House Child Advocacy Center in Montrose reports the Montrose Daily Press. The Ridgway Planning Commission voted last week to reject an application for a new subdivision east of Highway 550, reports the Ouray Plaindealer.
The Ridgway Planning Commission voted Tuesday to reject an application for a new subdivision east of Highway 550, after nearly a year of continuations, debate and revisions, including a last-minute offer to donate $500,000 to the town for affordable housing. Commissioners cited inadequate access to the proposed Four Winds neighborhood in their denial, which has been a sticking point since the town first received the sketch plan application last April.