Feedback critical to Aspen’s child care crisis
The city of Aspen Kids First department is asking the community for feedback on child care capacity in Aspen and Pitkin County.
For years, the demand for child care has been greater than the number of available spots, especially for infants.
The public is invited to go to the Aspen Community Voice website and respond to a survey about child care needs and desires, and offer input on how to best solve the disparity between need and availability.
Kids First is asking past, present and future parents and caregivers to weigh in, as well as anyone with an interest on the topic, especially because early childhood education is critical to the health and overall economic recovery of our community, according to a city news release.
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Public input needed for summer vitality COVID-19 plans
The city of Aspen is seeking public input on how to activate the downtown core to create vitality this summer. Public input will help inform recommendations brought to Aspen City Council on March 22.
This effort is similar to the community engagement last spring, which contributed to the activation of downtown sidewalks and parking spaces for safe, extended downtown vitality.
These efforts included temporary modifications to processes as the city sought to mitigate the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, invigorate economic recovery, and create more diversity downtown for businesses, residents and visitors, according to a news release from the city.