Aspen’s elected officials last week decided to not make the preservation of locally serving businesses a critical goal due to the complexity of the issue, but they lamented that the town has changed significantly and local residents are being priced out.
“What I mean are places for locals to still enjoy this community, and we’ve seen such a deterioration of it,” Mayor Torre said during last week’s council goal-setting retreat. “Currently, we have several locally priced affordable restaurants that are not in operation because of redevelopment, and it’s impacting us community wide.”
Recognizing that controlling the market is nearly impossible, council members agreed to continue working on the issue with willing partners, like the chamber of commerce and the business community.
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Aspen airport runway closed for week
After the last plane got out late Monday night, the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport is offically closed until May 24 as crews work on runway maintenance.
The county said Tuesday an American Airlines plane to Dallas departed Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE) after the 10:30 p.m. aircraft departure curfew due to a maintenance issue. The aircraft was issued an extension to fly out 41-minutes after curfew because Aspen’s only runway was about to close for a week of maintenance work. The airline was issued a curfew violation by the airport, officials said Tuesday.
The Aspen runway is closed for maintenance and painting and will reopen at 7 a.m. May 24. Aircraft operations will be limited to emergency medevac and mountain rescue operations, officials said. The terminal will remain open during business hours only.
Ted Guy stands in unit 101 at his eight-unit property located at 210 W. Main St. in Aspen on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
A second floor unit at 210 W. Main St. includes a private balcony, two bedrooms and a washer and dryer in Aspen on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Units are for sale in the affordable housing complex located at 210 W. Main St. in Aspen on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
A view of Aspen Mountain is offered on a private deck off of a first floor unit at 210 W. Main St. in Aspen on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)