The Bureau of Land Management is now seeking public input on route inventory for their Little Snake Field Office, Travel Management Area 1. TMA 1 includes parts of Hiwatha, Vermillion Basin, Sandwash and the Little Bears Ears areas near Craig. The comments will be accepted Continue reading
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released their draft 2015 Strategic Plan, and it is now available for public review. The draft plan was developed using input provided by stakeholders, public, staff, and the Parks and Wildlife Commission. The goals, objectives, and strategies are intended to guide the creation and execution of CPW’s Continue reading
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The state’s Air Quality Control Commission is in Craig today for their summer retreat. This is the group’s first visit to Craig, and it includes tours of Trapper Mine and Tri-State. The highlight is tonight’s open forum. The ColoWyo situation is expected to be a hot topic of discussion at the forum. The Office of Surface Mining has finished Continue reading
A third meeting has now been set up to discuss the ColoWyo situation. The Steamboat Institute has scheduled a meeting for June 17th to talk about the future of the mine. Continue reading
The upcoming public meeting to be held by the Office of Surface Mining in Craig has been moved from the Center of Craig, to the Grandstands building at the Moffat County Fairgrounds. The meeting is being held to gather public input on the environmental impacts of ColoWyo’s South Taylor Continue reading
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Governor John Hickenlooper is the latest to send his thoughts to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell regarding the recent decision against the Office of Surface Mining that is threatening to shut down ColoWyo Coal Mine. A federal judge ruled the mine’s latest expansion project did not gather enough public input on the environmental impacts of the project, which took place eight Continue reading
The Steamboat School District will hold another Facility Master Plan Community Meeting next week. The District says the deadline for finalizing the plan is looming and they need the public to participate. The plan involves a new school, and the district says public input will be key to deciding among the options being presented by Continue reading
Senator Cory Gardner has drafted a letter to the Secretary of the Interior regarding the decision issued against ColoWyo mine by a federal judge. The letter states the devastation the ruling would have on the economies of Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties. The mine is located in both counties, and is the primary provider of coal to Tri-State’s Craig Station. The judge Continue reading
The Craig team that went to Kentucky to learn ideas on diversifying the local economy will soon bring those ideas to the public. The team, which included local community leaders and government representatives, was one of just a few Continue reading
During his remarks at the 2015 winter conference of the Colorado County Clerks Association, Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced his intent to implement a uniform voting system in Colorado before the 2016 primary election. Williams recently formed the Pilot Election Review Committee (PERC) to accomplish this Continue reading
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will seek public input on a strategic plan to set goals and guide the agency’s operations for the next three to five years. The agency said Monday it will hold public meetings, but the schedule hasn’t been announced. Parks and Wildlife manages state wildlife, more than 340 parks and wildlife areas Continue reading
The Craig City Council is considering allowing chickens to be raised within city limits. The issue has been raised a number of times over the years. The Planning and Zoning Commission’s latest recommendation went against the notion, however, some felt Continue reading
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