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Ohio Ave. construction to start this summer New bike lane, sidewalk, lighting planned for corridor Bella Biondini Times Editor
Scoring big smiles
Jacob Spetzler
After more than five years on the drawing board, construction on the Ohio Avenue Multimodal Project in Gunnison is scheduled to begin as soon as June. Gunnison City Council approved a construction bid for phase one of the project — which covers four blocks from North Colorado Street to North Wisconsin Street — during a regular meeting on April 25. City staff select-
The Gunnison U10 soccer team had its team pictures taken on Thursday, April 27, and took the final, silly picture very seriously. (Left to right) Gus Funke, Decker Mickelson, Ben Anthony, Cortand Parker, Drayden Seward and Uriah Lokie jumped on each other into a dog pile.
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COMMUNITY: Creative expression with hops and grains at High Alpine, B1
Ohio Ave. A7
County gears up to adopt 2021 building codes Abby Harrison ing codes to reflect its stated planning officials, but grappled Long-term Times Staff Writer climate goals. But as commis- with the financial burden of benefits sioners consider new codes, the stricter codes versus the longGunnison County is pre- building market continues to be term benefits of energy-efficient weighed against par ing to adopt the 2021 strained by energy and mate- housing stock. I n t e r n a t i o n a l E n e r g y rials costs. At a work session Last May, the Colorado short-term Conservation Code (IECC), on April 25, Gunnison County Legislature passed House Bill a move that will update the Commissioners heard code affordability Building codes A6 county’s current 2015 build- recommendations from county
City considers rec and roads tax SPORTS: Cowboy girls golf continues to improve, B7
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Proposal is one alternative to bringing a sales tax increase back to voters
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To attempt to solve two problems at once, the City of Gunnison has devised a new
idea that would — pending voter approval — remove the looming parks and recreation tax sunset and allow a portion of the funds to be redistributed to its tight road maintenance budget. In 2007, Gunnison voters passed ballot issue 1A, which paid for the Gunnison Rec Center, the enclosed Jorgensen Ice Rink on the southeast side of town and the construction of a non-motorized trail sysRec and roads A6
Jacob Spetzler
The city’s parks and rec tax paid for Gunnison Rec Center pool and the ice rink.
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