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Hot, dry conditions produce another active wildfire outlook for Colorado


 
A man watches and takes photos of the Grizzly Creek Fire as it blows up in No Name Canyon on the afternoon of Aug. 11, 2020. The fire initially started on Interstate 70 on Aug. 10.
Chelsea Self / Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Colorado homeowners who live where forests abut civilization like most of the Roaring Fork Valley are being urged by state and local public safety officials to buckle up for another potentially active fire season.
Warm temperatures, low humidity and high winds have already ramped up the fire danger.
“After last week, we’re in fire season now,” said Roaring Fork Fire Rescue Chief Scott Thompson. ....

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Commissioners approve Highway 82 construction detour for summer 2022


Commuters utilize the Hwy 82 roundabout as they drive into Aspen from down valley on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Pitkin County commissioners Tuesday approved the state transportation department’s summer 2022 plan to repave Highway 82 and reconstruct the roundabout, including a detour through Woody Creek.
Board members also gave the thumbs-up to contributing $100,000 toward the reconstruction of the roundabout and authorized the use of a strip of county-owned open space between the roundabout and the kiss-and-ride bus stop during construction.
“Doing a detour is really an essential part of this to make (the project) run as smoothly as possible,” Commissioner Steve Child said. “People are going to use it anyway.” ....

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Solar farm near Aspen set to start construction in spring


A former industrial site off McLain Flats Road near the Rio Grande Trail between Woody Creek and Aspen will be home to a new solar farm, which will cover 35 acres and should start being built by fall 2021. (Aspen Times file photo)
Pitkin County commissioners on Wednesday enthusiastically re-endorsed a solar farm they approved last year that hasn’t yet been built.
A new solar energy company has taken the reins of the project and plans to finish construction at the former industrial site off McLain Flats Road between Woody Creek and Aspen by the fall, an official said.
“We’re quite excited about this project and what it represents,” said Nathan Hewitt, a senior manager with Oakland, Calif.-based Primergy Solar, which took over from Renewable Energy Systems as the builder and operator of the farm. ....

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