Rural Development

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

The controversial Harvest Roaring Fork Development packed the halls of Colorado Mountain College during a recent Garfield Planning Commission meeting. KDNK’s Lily Jones has more on how many people were there, and how the meeting went.

A proposed development on the Cattle Creek confluence could be the Roaring Fork Valley's next suburb. The Garfield County Planning Commission will hear from community members on the 25th.

The Cattle Creek Confluence Coalition hosted a meeting to inform opponents of a large proposed development in the Roaring Fork Valley about the scope and impacts of Harvest Roaring Fork. Marilyn Gleason attended the January 6 meeting and brings this.

The City of Rifle held a community meeting this week to discuss the city’s recently adopted Housing Needs Assessment Study.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

The proposed Spring Valley Ranch Planned Unit Development in its current form is off the table. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh has this update.

Affordable housing is one of the scarcest resources in the Roaring Fork Valley. Real estate prices have skyrocketed in the past decade, and even the smaller communities like New Castle are feeling the effects. Officials are turning to real estate developers to provide affordable housing, but even they aren’t immune to the economy's shifting sands.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

A Garfield County Planning Commission hearing of an amendment to the approved Spring Valley Ranch Planned Unit Development is looming. The hearing was cancelled in September 2024 after the developer requested more time to review water concerns. Now, a new hearing has been set for April 9 and a new voice has joined local opposition