Middle Colorado Watershed Council (MCWC) is launching its 2024 Speaker Series. The first event will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Feb. 22 at Colorado Drifters, a coffee shop in New Castle. The event is called.
Paradise Island is one step closer to becoming a public attraction for the city of Rifle.
Rifle City Council on April 21 voted unanimously to purchase the island, located in the middle of the Colorado River north of the Rifle Rest Area, for $400,000.
The purchase includes two parcels that encompass the majority of the land. The majority of which are owned by one party in Aspen and one out of state Paradise Island LLC and Kasia M. Bickel, respectively.
“The sellers really just want to liquidate,” City attorney Jim Neu said. “They want to get rid of the property.”
Once the land is fully acquired by the city, it will be maintained as space for wildlife, recreation and future development, which includes resource extraction and river ecological education purposes. Future space for housing and businesses is also being proposed.