Garfield County

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

Garfield County commissioners stepped in last year to directly manage the library board of trustee appointments - a decision that has stirred controversy. The change came on the heels of a subset of community members who object to library materials they consider pornographic, including certain Japanese Manga books. Other community members are concerned that the library board will be stacked with conservative-leaning members, resulting in unwelcome changes in policy. The commissioners appointed two new library board members in January for the Rifle and Carbondale positions. They listened to candidates for the Glenwood Springs seat in late February.

Immigration has been a hot button issue for the past few years, especially in the light of November's election. And, the number of people entering the country is increasing. Colorado, particularly Denver has been struggling to house newcomers and when those resources run out they're forced to relocate. Here's KDNK's Lily Jones speaking to Carbondale's Ben Bohmfalk about last year's migrant housing crisis.

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KDNK's Lily Jones interviews candidate Steven Arauza about his priorities and what he has to offer constituents in Garfield County Commissioner District 3

A brief descriptor of fire restrictions in Garfield County and surrounding areas.

The Garfield County Commissioners had a meeting earlier this week, KDNK’s Hattison Rensberry has more.

Garfield County Commissioners and Adrian Rippy-Sheehy, president of the Garco library board of trustees, interviewed nine candidates for a library board vacancy on Tuesday in front of an audience of close to 80 concerned citizens.

A group of Garfield County residents recently launched a Facebook page called Protect Our GARCO Libraries. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh sat down with Carole O’Brien, spokesperson for the group, to find out more.

An update on recent press releases from Garfield County and the commissioners.