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Zombies are notoriously tight-lipped about their former names, but clockwise from the upper left are: Ralph (aka Amy Hadden-Marsh), Sistah Jimi (aka Amy Kimberly), Kat Cobain (aka Kat Rich), Ima Lurkinfurya (aka Terri Ritchie) and in the center, Brain Eater (aka Debbie Bruell). There were numerous zombie sightings around Carbondale on Oct. 24, starting with “Thrill the World” at the library and wrapping up with a downtown zombie pub crawl. For more on “Thrill the World”, please turn to page 8. For more spirit sighting check out Día de los Muertos happenings on Oct. 30. See details on page 10. Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Carbondale Commentary The views and opinions expressed on the Commentary page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The Sopris Sun invites all members of the community to submit letters to the editor or guest columns. For more information, e-mail editor Lynn Burton at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.

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The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 400 words. Letters exceeding that length may be edited or returned for revisions. Include your name and residence (for publication) and a contact email and phone number. Submit letters via email to news@soprissun.com or via snail mail to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. The deadline to submit letters to the editor is noon on Monday.

Editor’s note: The Sopris Sun received a boat-load of letters to the editor in the past two or three weeks and this is our final edition before the Nov. 3 election. We don’t have enough room to print all the letters to the editor we received, so we chose one of each from the main campaigns. The Sopris Sun did not receive any letters opposing ballot questions 3B or 4B.

From Jen Rupert Dear Editor: By now, all registered voters should have received their 2015 Election ballot. As a RFSD school board candidate, I urge all to get out and vote. Your vote is your opportunity to make a choice for what you believe in. As the parent of a third-grader, I have a vested interest in the future of our schools. If we don’t actively push on improving our schools, they won’t improve. In my conversations throughout the valley, despite the great work of the existing board, many people still don’t feel that they have an advocate. I am running because I want to serve in that role. My strengths as a leader lean towards my ability to listen, engage and motivate. I believe these are skills needed on the board to ensure that our district vision and Strategic Plan moves forward and ensures excellence in education for all our children. I will proactively seek out the community’s viewpoint. Active engagement within our entire district is the next piece of the chain to propel our schools forward. I would use my skills in leadership, people management, communication and planning for the benefit of all people, all children and all of the schools within our community. I am not afraid to question the status quo. I don’t believe in unnecessary change but I do believe that it is important to always keep an eye towards the future, and be ready to adjust goals and strategies as needed. My years spent as a teacher, trainer, athlete, teammate, student, wife and mom have taught me the importance of hard work, perseverance, teamwork and compassion. I am a fourth-degree master instructor in Korean martial art Soo Bahk Do, a practice that emphasizes discipline, respect, community, justice, peace, courage, honesty and humility — all skills I’ll need in this job. Most important though is that I’m going to listen to you, I’m going to work for you and I will not let up. As we move into the week, please know that I am available to talk with anyone who would like to meet me and learn more about why I am running. You can contact me at jenniferrupert.weebly.com. Thank you to all who have taken their time to write, speak and campaign on my behalf. I could not have come this far without you. Please remember, completed ballots must be received by Nov. 3. Thank you for your

time and I hope you will join me in voting YES on 3B and voting yes to Jennifer Rupert for RFSD (RE-1) school board. Jen Rupert Old Snowmass

From Karl Hanlon Dear Editor: I am running for Roaring Fork School District Board, District A. I have committed not to spend any money – either my own or others’ – on my personal campaign so that people can focus on getting the district bond issue, 3B, passed. No ad can tell you who I am or what I have done as well as the people who have worked with me over the years both personally and professionally as a father, volunteer, attorney, non-profit board member and school board member. It would be easy to talk about what I would do if elected, but I believe it is more important to look at what I have done. I have made real progress on the issue of affordable and attainable housing for our teachers and staff, initially by making the hard decision to scale back the plans for a multi-million dollar development in Carbondale that was simply unattainable and then focusing the board and staff on smaller scale projects that we could accomplish. After that decision I started reaching out to our various communities and local governments to start the conversation about building or acquiring units in each municipality. That hard work has paid off and we will be considering a letter of intent with the Willits developer to acquire 14 units of affordable rental housing if 3B passes. As a product of a great public education system and a first generation college graduate, I believe passionately in the idea that we can and must deliver the best education to every student. That means retaining the best and the brightest teachers, administrators and staff. It means listening to what all of our communities want their schools to look and be like. It means being honest and transparent about our strengths and weaknesses. Most of all it means bringing an optimistic pragmatism to bear so that we stop talking and start doing. Each one of us is a passionate, involved parent. In today’s world you expect an elected official to bring more to the table than just passion, you expect them to have the experience, knowledge, insight and proven leadership to help move us into the future. Thank you for your support and please support 3B! Karl Hanlon RFSD board member/ candidate District A Carbondale

Yes on 4B Dear Editor: I was a volunteer for Carbondale Fire for 15 years. I worked side by side with Ron Leach and Rob Goodwin. They al-

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ways have the best interests of the community in mind. The fire department needs some extra money to start to get back to the level it was before the recession. They need to buy things like hose, bunker gear and radios. They need to replace the three positions that were cut. These are all necessary to keep the fire department going. I support the mill levy increase and encourage you to vote YES on 4B to support the Carbondale Fire Department. Fran Orosz Glenwood Springs

Look no further Dear Editor: Looking to support a candidate who has a vested interest in the Roaring Fork School District (RE-1) and a passion to improve education by supporting all children and all schools in the RFSD? Look no further! Vote for Jen Rupert. Jen wants to engage all members of our community, from students to great-grandparents, teachers to administrators, to help enhance and grow schools in the RFSD. Many community members know Jen as a teacher at Soo Bahk Do, as a coordinator for the ski and snowboard schools of Aspen, as a local business owner, and as the mom of her eight-year old son. These broad relationships will allow Jen to connect the community with the school board. What is truly amazing about Jen is that she is always looking for more ways to give back to our community. Being on the school board is the perfect fit for Jen; she is passionate about education, has the business knowledge to understand the district’s needs and has the ability to connect and engage people. Please remember, this is a mail-in ballot election. All ballots must be received by Nov. 3. Thank you and I hope you join me in voting for Jennifer Rupert for RFSD school board. Jamie Maybon Carbondale

Warnick for CMC Dear Editor: Please elect Jon Warnick as your next trustee of the Colorado Mountain College board. I have had the pleasure of working with Jon for the last 15 years. I initially worked with him when I was the CEO of the CMC Foundation and he was the chair of the board. I found Jon to be a man of intellect, interest and commitment to providing affordable high quality education that is accessible to all students. He does his homework, he comes prepared to meetings and asks thoughtful questions as both a lifelong learner and a business leader. He understands the issues facing all of the different types of students LETTERS page 15

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Town putting final touches on cat ordinance Trustee defends cats’ rights By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer Carbondale’s elected leaders once again spent a lot of time talking about cats on Tuesday night, though the talk focused on municipal fiscal issues as much as it did on whether cats are guilty of killing too many songbirds in this region. In the end, the Board of Trustees decided to direct town staff to draw up a proposed ordinance governing the lives and activities of cats and cat owners, but with options built in to the draft ordinance regarding such issues as whether to require that cats be spayed or neutered, whether they be vaccinated against rabies and feline leukemia, and whether the new law should include mandatory licensing and installation of electronic identification chips under the skin of all owned cats in town. In addition, some of the trustees were skeptical about an estimate from Police Chief Gene Schilling that implementing the new ordinance could cost as much as $20,000 annually. “I think $20,000 is too much,” said Trustee Frosty Merriott, who has been a proponent of an ordinance intended to keep cats under tighter control than they have been historically. The underlying issues of the proposed ordinance have been discussed at length since July, when Mary Harris, president of the Roaring Fork chapter of the National Audubon Society, appealed to the trustees for help in what she said was rampant predation of the local bird population by out-of-control cats. Harris, claiming that birds were killing billions of birds nationally and that the problem was reaching a critical stage locally, convinced the trustees to call for an ordinance with strict controls on the movement and activities of cats. But Harris’ statistics and motives were called into question by others, most prominently local real estate broker Cindy Sadlowski, who for 15 years has run a program called the Street Cat Coalition that has worked to trap, spay and neuter feral cats and then release them as a way of keeping down the cat population. The resulting uproar led to the trustees’ creation of a special committee charged with coming up with a law that both sides could live with. That proposed ordinance was before the trustees this week. “I see it as kind of like the issues of seat belts, tobacco use and climate change,” said Merriott at the trustee meeting, explaining that it is a matter of education of the public as much as one of creating laws. “So, we’re trying to address it,” concluded Merriott, who was one of two trustees who served as liaison to the cat committee.

Others on the board, however, had strong views in opposition to the ordinance being proposed. Trustee Pam Zentmyer, for instance, declared her reluctance to require rabies and feline leukemia vaccinations for cats, maintaining that the vaccinations themselves can cause fatal reactions in the recipients, particularly in older cats. And, she said, there has not been an outbreak of either disease in Garfield County in the past three years, so the requirement would be meaningless as well as potentially harmful. Citing the proposed ordinance’s reference to cats that have bitten or scratched someone as “aggressive” animals in need of inoculation, she said, “Every cat on the planet has bitten or scratched someone. It’s part of their … mystique,” a remark that provoked laughter among the trustees and those in the audience. “I would say that’s their right as an animal,” (if provoked) Zentmyer continued. “It’s what they do.” Zentmyer also objected to the ordinance calling for the town to spend up to $20,000 to implement the ordinance, and for the police department to be the agency in charge of enforcing the law. “It’s an irrational expectation of our budget and of the police staff,” she said. Trustee Katrina Byars also spoke up, but against the focus of the proposed ordinance, saying, “I don’t think that the problem is nuisance cats, or scratching cats.” The problem under discussion, she said, is the disappearance of birds, which she said is a function of habitat disappearance, particularly in riparian areas, which she said is the place where birds nest and hatch their eggs. Rather than spend $20,000 on the cat ordinance, she said, the money would be better used to rehabilitate and restore bird habitat, pointing to the Delaney Nature Park as an example where she argued that roaming and noisy dogs have driven away large numbers of birds. Zentmyer agreed, remarking, “There’s probably been more loss (of birds) there than from the predators.” In the end the trustees called for staff to determine whether it is legal for the town to require vaccinations, and look at the licensing requirement, before drawing up a proposed ordinance for the trustees’ consideration. In other action the trustees: • Approved a liquor license renewal and change in management for the Black Nugget Saloon; • Promoted Ken Harrington from an alternate position to full member on the Planning and Zoning Commission, and appointed Lauren Suhrbier to the open alternate’s position on the commission; • Approved a special use permit for a three-room bed &

Roaring Fork’s Hector Flores (#15) puts a stiff arm on a Coal Ridge defender on his team’s way to a 27-0 home-field win last Friday night. Flores racked up one touchdown, as did Max Slack, Hayden Bernot and Finn Featherstone. Roaring Fork takes a 4-4 record into the season finale against Moffat County in Craig on Friday night. Photo by Sue Rollyson

breakfast business at 378 Euclid Ave., under the management of owner Kay Hagman and her partner, Larry Gottlieb, along with a variance permitting the couple to build an accessory dwelling unit where they will live. • Approved a new business in town, the Laughing Dog Group, which will make marijuana infused products for retail and medical marijuana outlets.

Obituary Ruchille Lee Mead 1936-2015 Ruchille Lee Mead, known to all of us as Ro, left us at 4 a.m. on Oct. 24, 2015 after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She died in her home surrounded by a tidal wave of love from family and friends both near and far. Born in Denver on Dec. 3, 1936, to Sylvia Kanarek Rosenbloom and Samuel Johah Rosenbloom, she stayed in her home town for 36 years, married young up-and-coming attorney Robert Meer, joined the country club and pretended to be a suburban housewife long enough to have three children and learn to play bridge like a shark. Her liberal roots started showing when she began actively working for the Democratic Party and taking pottery classes from tall, handsome Henry Mead, who ignited her lifelong passion for clay and won her heart in the bargain. With kids and kilns in tow, they arrived in the Roaring Fork Valley in 1973 and built their hand-made house up Cattle Creek where they married and set up shop. Ro's unique ceramic style emerged in the form of colorful slab built bowls and platters and her natural affinity for people surfaced when she began teaching classes for Colorado Mountain College. During the 1990’s she teamed up with close friend Candy Resnick and together, they created tile murals and three-dimensional installations all over the country. The early 2000's saw Ro reinventing herself yet again, when she taught art at Yampah Mountain High School in Glenwood Springs, and subsequently took on the task of rebuilding the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities. Her efforts established CCAH as the beating heart of our community and put Carbondale on the map. As if all this was not enough, she managed to find time for other pursuits on the side. She was an avid outdoor enthusiast, balls-to-the wall skier, a gourmet cook with a very green thumb, and she managed to can one hell of a lot of tomatoes. Outspoken and bold, honest and generous, our Rosybelle (a.k.a. The Duchess of Bridgewater) was one amazing woman and her door was always open. She is survived by her daughter, Lauren Meer; son, Jonathan Meer; and five grandchildren: Emily, Holly, Taylor, Ryan and Jordy. She was preceded in death by her son Douglas and her beloved partner Steve Ward. No stranger to sorrow, she grieved mightily but emerged from each loss stronger than ever. Now it is our turn mourn but also to celebrate her and follow her example of embracing each other and our lives with no holds barred. BTW: She is reincarnating as an art bus called Rosybelle (of course) and will be traveling up and down the valley teaching art to our children. If you want to send a donation to help fund this project, make your check to CCAH. You can mail it to P.O. Box 175 Carbondale, CO 81623 or drop it off at the Launchpad. Please include a notation that it is for the bus.

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Streeters busy; parkers shut restrooms Sopris Sun Staff Report

Carbondale’s street crew had a busy week from Oct. 19-23, according to a memo from Town Finance Director Renae Gustine (on behalf of Town Manager Jay Harrington) to the Board of Trustees, town employees and others. According to the memo, the crew: • Replaced a drainage culvert at the Gus Darien Riding and Rodeo Arena along County Road 100 east of town; • Removed portions of heaved concrete sidewalks along Village Road and Wheel Circle; • Performed utility locates for the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority’s ongoing expansion of the BRT Park and Ride lot along Highway 133; • Used the town road grader to smooth the road up to Hillcrest Cemetery on White Hill east of town; • Did repairs to the asphalt trail along County Road 108 toward Colorado Rocky Mountain School west of town; • Continued working to install LED Christmas holiday lights along Main Street. The town’s parks department workers, aside from their routine maintenance on trash containers and dog waste stations, began closing down and winterizing public restrooms at local parks and athletic fields, as well as finishing up on the installation of engineered wood chips at Colorado Meadows park and delivering wood chips to Miners Park for installation at the playground there. Gould Construction is “wrapping up” its

work on the Thompson Park housing project, according to the memo, although subcontractors are still working on a new bathroom at the site. At the adjacent Ross Montessori School construction site, workers were scheduled to switch access routes into the site to the new Lewie’s Lane right-of-way. Town officials had the final walk-through inspection of the Industry Way water line project, including the new water line, fire hydrants and a storm water drainage system, and reported the project to be complete. Carbondale police officer Luke Blake, after attending a class on the “carotid restraint” method of subduing suspects, reported that it was “an excellent class.” Another local cop, Steve Kuhl, received a letter of commendation from the Carbondale Fire District for his part at an ambulance call on Oct. 19. According to the memo, Kuhl acted quickly to keep open the airway of a one-weekold infant who was having difficulty breathing, enabling the ambulance to head for Valley View Hospital after only about a minute at the scene of the incident. Police are keeping up their focused patrol at the Highway 133 roundabout, at the intersection with Main Street, and other “trouble spots” where cars, pedestrians and bicyclists seem to have difficulty negotiating through traffic. Calibration of various instruments were performed at the town’s water and waste-

water plants last week, according to the memo, following “technical difficulties “with the Nettle Creek chlorine analyzer. Instruments for the water system are now certified for another year, the memo stated, although further calibrations had to be rescheduled due to a “family emergency” on the part of the technician in charge. The memo reported that Nettle Creek remains the town’s primary source of water while maintenance“runs”are conducted on the town’s Crystal Well and Roaring Fork water plant. Recreation programming for last week included Motion Mondays and Wild & Whacky Wednesdays Pre-school events, Early Release Wednesday Open Gym and Youth Only Facilitated Climbing, Youth Climbing Class, Mommy & Me Climbing Class, Fall Volleyball League for Adults, and the after school Youth Volleyball and Dodgeball Derivatives classes, according to the memo. Specialty classes for the week included Summit Conditioning, and Tae Kwon Do. Registration is now being taken for Men’s Basketball League, Broomball League, Base Building for Cyclists, the Dinky Dunker Basketball program for first and second graders and the Youth Basketball League for third through sixth grades. The Fall/Winter recreation brochure is available at the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center, and all fall programs are open for registration presently at the website, www.carbondalerec.com.

Cop Shop From Oct. 16-22, Carbondale police officers handled 259 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

FRIDAY, Oct. 16: At 7:17 p.m. Carbondale police stopped a vehicle for making a right turn on a red light without stopping. After investigating, the officers found the driver did not have a current drivers license, arrested him and took him to Garfield County Jail. SATURDAY, Oct. 17: At 12:36 p.m. police received a report about an apparent attempted break-in involving a smashed-in glass door. The matter is under investigation. SATURDAY, Oct. 17: At 7:12 p.m. police got a report about two “suspicious persons” at the RFTA park-and-ride lot along Highway 133. An investigation revealed that both men were wanted on warrants, but that only one of the pair was “within extradition range.” That man was arrested on the warrant and taken to Garfield County Jail. TUESDAY, Oct. 20: At 4:22 p.m. police took a report of a stolen wallet, and credit cards from the wallet, that reportedly had been used in local businesses. Police are advising area businesses to be on the lookout for a white male with a light beard and a mustache, carrying a backpack. THURSDAY, Oct. 22: At 10:01 p.m. a man was kicked out of a bar for being visibly intoxicated. Police then told the man to stay out of any bar or liquor store. When the man was seen going into a liquor store about 10 minutes later, he was arrested for trespassing and summoned into court.

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To truly know yourself, take a real interest in the world.”

…Rudolf Steiner, founder of Waldorf Education

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VOTE YES ON 3B WITH

Sue Patchell made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and has followed up with performances around the world. Her accompanist for the Carbondale performance is conductor/pianist Franz Vote. Courtesy photo

RFCC presents noted opera singer Nov. 6 Sopris Sun Staff Report

Franz Vote

The Roaring Fork Cultural Council presA resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico, ents noted opera singer Sue Patchell at Vote has been called one of the finest Thunder River Theatre on Nov. 6. She will conductors of his generation. He began be accompanied by pianist Franz Vote. The his professional career in 1980 at The performance starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 Eastman School of Music and the Aspen at thunderrivertheatre.com (click Music Festival. From 1982on RFCC). 1989 he worked at German Patchell will begin the evening opera houses in Gelsenkirchen, by speaking about the state of Aachen, Munich and Berlin. opera in the United States. The From 1989-1991 he was assisprogram will include several arias, tant to Daniel Barenboim and which she will introduce with inJames Levine at the Bayreuth formation about the composers Wagner Festival. Levine invited and specific operas. Vote to join the Metropolitan Franz Vote Patchell has been interpreting Opera conducting staff in 1990. the dramatic heroines of Wagner and Strauss He subsequently led performances of on the stages of major opera houses for many “Elektra,” “Madama Butterfly,” and years, according to a press release. other productions. After her spectacular debut at the MetroThe Los Angeles native has collabopolitan Opera in New York as Isolde, with rated with many of the world’s most James Levine conducting, she has become a prominent operatic artists, including Luregular guest there, singing Senta “The Flying ciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, HildeDutchman,” Kaiserin in “Frau ohne Schat- gard Behrens, Stephanie Blythe, Jane ten,” and Kassandra in “Les Troyens. Eaglen, Renée Fleming, Galina GorThe press has praised her “warm voice, chakova, Ben Heppner, Jerry Hadley, elegant appearance, and the perfect clarity James King, Susanne Mentzer, Richard of her voice” and also noted her “extraordi- Leach, Samuel Ramey and Deborah Voigt. nary passion and dedication in the portrayal Vote achieved international prominence of her roles.” as music director of Wagner’s “Der Ring Isolde is one of her most-sung roles, which des Nibelungen” with soprano Jane Eaglen she performed at the Théâtre Royal de la at Seattle Opera in 2001. Called the “muMonnaie Brussels, at the Danish Royal sical Wotan of the production ... a real masOpera Copenhagen, at the Gran Teatre del ter of Wagnerian style ... a conductor who Liceu in Barcelona, and in 2004 with Varley brings out the best in his players,’’ the New Gergiev at the Rotterdam-Festival. As York Times noted that his performance was Chrysosthemis she roused enthusiasm at the “beautiful, conceptually unified and musiVienna State Opera, at the Festival in Tel Aviv cally strong ... Mr. Vote brought vigor and and in various Gala concerts. Other high- textural clarity to the score.” lights of her career to date include the role of Vote is music director and conductor of Eva in Paris, Budapest and Germany. the New Mexico Bach Society.

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Send your scuttlebutt to news@SoprisSun.com. stalled on every level of the home and outside sleeping areas. Families should also develop an escape plan with two ways out and make sure everyone knows what to do and where to meet outside if the fire or carbon monoxide alarm sounds.

Spring forward/fall back Let’s have a show of hands from folks who have felt a bit sleepy for the past six months. If you’re in with the drowsy crowd, here’s some hope. Set your clock back one hour at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1 in regards to Daylight Saving Time. If you’ll recall, you sprang forward one hour last spring.

Gimme shelter At last weekend’s Black Eggs Hunt at Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel, about 75 kids (seen here) showed up. Organizers hid 3,000 eggs and the hunt lasted about two minutes. In other Crown Mountain action over the weekend, the Halloween Hustle race results are as follows: five and under, Noah Khinley (first), Keaton Olson (second) and Monty Portillo (third); six-seven, Mik Levy, Jace Olson and Jessy Portillo; 10 and older, Sarah Levy, Kaitlin Booth and Lexi Rhodes. Courtesy photo

The Garfield County Federal Mineral District has awarded the town of Carbondale $15,000 to build a shelter over the community oven at the Third Street Center, and $10,000 for heating upgrades at the TSC, according to a press release.

Bumper snicker of the week Seen at the Delaney dog park on Friday: Midwives help people out.

This just in River Valley Ranch is conducting a search for a top-notch Executive Director. Interested applicants should go to www.rvrma.org for complete information and instructions for submitting an application.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Lisa Ruoff and Chase Fenton (Oct. 29); Kaleigh Wisroth and Tess Freenan (Oct. 31); Justin Marshall and Jay Riley (Nov. 1); Marge Palmer and Dave Weimer (Nov. 2), AJ Waski and Zack Jones (Nov. 3); David Cappa and Jeff Achey (Nov. 4).

Chamber election results Read this; save lives Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District says it wants to remind folks that one simple step can help save your life and the lives of others. Changing smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm batteries when Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, testing those alarms and reminding others to do the same are some of the simplest, most effective ways to reduce tragic deaths and injuries. Fire Chief Ron Leach also recommends that

smoke detectors in homes be replaced every 10 years “and have both ionization and photo electric capabilities to alert people to all types of home fires.” Carbon monoxide alarms should be replaced every five to seven years. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms should be tested once a month to make sure they are working properly. A smoke detector should be installed on every level of a home and inside each sleeping area. A carbon monoxide alarm should also be in-

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The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce held its 2016 board election last week and the winners are: Bob Albright (The Sopris Sun), Errko Alm (Alpine Bank), Donni Cochran (Aflac), Kelly Flenniken (Xcel Energy), Kristin Garwood (Post Independent), Mike Hinkley (Mountain Waste & Recycling), Kelcey Nichols (Wood Nichols LLC), Kiko Pena (Sopris Liquor & Wine) and Tony Spires (ANB bank). For more on the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, visit Carbondale.com.

Friends created an alter for the late Ro Mead, which will be among others on display as part of the Dia de los Muertos celebration at the Third Street Center on Oct. 30. For more information, please turn to page 10. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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Rams close out season; head to playoffs Roaring Fork dropped a four game match at Aspen on Oct. 24 but are still headed for the 3A Western Slope League tournament at Central High School in Grand Junction on Friday. “I have a GREAT group of girls!” head coach Jennifer Doherty told The Sopris Sun. The Rams are seeded third in the B Pool, which means they face the Aspen Skiers at 4 p.m. and Grand Valley at 8:30 p.m. Tournament play continues on Saturday. The players are: • Top row (left to right): Katie Weimer #24 (Jr.) and Danielle Minor #21 (Sr.); and Grace Brown #13 (Sr.); • Middle row: Grace Brown, Lily Ramos #4 (Jr.), and Madilyn Kuhl #18 (Sr.); and Danielle Minor; • Bottom row: Lily Ramos, Jasmin Lopez #11 (Jr.) and Madilyn Kuhl.

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Zombies are “thrilled”

Zombies of all ages gathered on the south lawn of the Carbondale Branch Library on Oct. 24 to perform Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” dance in conjunction with hundreds of “Thrill the World” events around the world. According to the “Thrill the World” website, the event is more than just simultaneously dancing to the six-minute song. It is a celebration of a performance genius and celebrating all people around the world as a community, regardless of political, economic or racial background. After the library performance, the zombies followed with a flash mob at the Carbondale Food Coop on Main Street. To view the Carbondale zombies in action, go to at youtu.be/7KPrVmgBYk8.

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Community Briefs Near New news The Near New Store, across the street from Miser’s Mercantile and the Village Smithy (depending on which way you’re looking), will be closed for fall cleaning on Nov. 3, so please save your donations for later – according to the ďŹ ne ladies who run the store.

Library wants your input The GarďŹ eld County library district is conducting a customer satisfaction survey on how it’s doing it’s job. The six question cover: the selection of library materials (including adult non-ďŹ ction), length of wait for materials, satisfaction with staff, library events, facilities and communication with the public. To participate, visit gcpld.org or ďŹ ll out a survey at any GarďŹ eld County library. The survey is available in English and Spanish and takes only a couple of minutes to complete.

On a related note The Carbondale Branch Library hosts its ďŹ rst-ever “Books and Brewsâ€? get together at the Roaring Fork Beer Company to discuss “The Dog Starsâ€? by Peter Heller at 7 p.m. on Nov. 17. There’ll be happy hour prices on all beer. Admission is free. For details, call 963-2889.

Babysitter training The Crown Mountain Park and Recreation District offers the Red Cross babysitters training course at Basalt Middle School on Nov. 6 (schools are closed that day). It’s

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for kids 11-15 years old, and teaches safe and responsible babysitting. For details, call Rebecca “Beckles� Wagner at 963-6032 or go to crownmtn.org.

Voting update If you’re still waiting to receive your election ballots in the mail, you’ve waiting too long. But wait! All is not lost!! As of Oct. 27, residents may appear in person at a Voter Service and Polling Center in GarďŹ eld County to receive a ballot. For details, go to govotecolorado.com, and then get out there and vote.

P&Z posts UDC The Carbondale P&Z has posted the draft Installment 3 of the draft UniďŹ ed Development Code (UDC) at carbondaleudc.com. The section covers the land-use code, development standards and subdivisions. For details, see the UDC article in this week’s paper.

Last chance to comment The last chance to comment on RFTA’s Access Control Plan for the Rio Grande right-of-way is Oct. 31. For details, go to www.rfta.com.

Aspen survey results released Results from Aspen’s Citizen Survey are in and city residents continue to say they enjoy a high quality of life and feel safe in the city, according to a press release. At 62 percent, respondents ranked their overall quality of life as “excellent,� while 33 percent said

Here’s something you don’t see when the ditch through Sopris Park is running bank- tobank at full speed during the summer – a mallard duck, leisurely paddling around. Actually, there were four ducks cruising up and down the ditch last Sunday, only a few feet from men loading their bikes on their cars and other activity. Photo by Lynn Burton it’s “good.â€? The majority of residents surveyed reported a high level of satisfaction with the services provided by the city. The highest ratings were given to the services provided by utility billing staff, ďŹ nance window staff and the Aspen Police Department. The survey was mailed to a random sampling of 1,750 registered voters. With more than 370 residents responding and an error rate of plus or minus 5 percent, the survey results are a valid representation of community views, according to the press release.

Fire district 911 calls Here are the Carbondale Fire District’s 911 calls for Oct. 18-24: • Medical emergencies (14), • Trauma emergencies (4), • Smoke checks (2), • Fire alarms (2), • Motor vehicle accident (1), • Carbon monoxide alarm (1), • Odor check response (1), • Request for standby (1).

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Oct. 29 SLIGHTLY SPOOKY • As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, Spellbinders presents “Slightly Spooky Stories at the Basalt Regional Library starting at 4:15 p.m. Ghouls and goblins from ages 5 to 105 are encouraged to attend. BOOK RELEASE PARTY • The Basalt Regional Library holds a book release party from 5 to 7:30 p.m. for Jerome Osentowski and his new book “The Forest Garden: How to Design and Manage an Indoor Permaculture Oasis.â€? The book includes information on a new “climate batteryâ€? that is designed for near-net-zero heating and cooling, according to a press release. LIFT-UP • Registration for LIFT-UP’s holiday food baskets continues from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Info: 963-1778. VETERANS • The Western Slope Veterans Coalition serves coffee and donuts to veterans and their families from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Thursday at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library. Info: rmhumanservices.org. INDY RUN & HIKE • Independence Run & Hike hosts a run around town starting at the store in La Fontana at 6 p.m. On Saturday at 8 a.m., runners meet at the store and run various distances in the Carbondale area, with different routes each week. Info: 704-0909. UDC • The Carbondale P&Z holds a public meeting on the UDC (development standards, subdivision and inďŹ ll) at 6 p.m. at town hall. Info: carbondaleudc.com.

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the Community Calendar online at soprissun.com. View events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.

FRI.-SAT. Oct. 30-31 GHOST WALK • The Frontier Historical Society in Glenwood Springs concludes its Ghost Walk series through Linwood Cemetary (northeast of City Market) at 7, 7:45, 8:30 and 9:15 p.m. Tickets are $18 for non-members and $10 for members. Info: 945-4448 or history@rof.net.

FRIDAY Oct. 30 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Burntâ€? (R) at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30-Nov. 5. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents live music every Friday night. Info: 963-3304. DIA DE LOS MUERTOS • CCAH hosts a Dia de los Muertos celebration starting at the Third Street Center 5:30 p.m. and concluding at 7:30 p.m. the Launchpad. The evening starts with a calling of the spirits in English and Spanish, an introduction to the celebration, dancing by ASFB’s Ballet Folklorico and altar viewings. The procession starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center and ends at the Launchpad with a bilingual puppet show, a poem and Que Viva led by Richard Lyon. Hot chocolate and tamale tastings follow. Everyone is invited to join in. Info: 963-1680. The event is organized by the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, Valley Settlement Project and Thunder River Theatre. HALLOWEEN(ISH) • Halloween cos-

tumes are encouraged at SoL Theatre’s second annual “Any Dream Will Doâ€? fundraiser at the Third Street Center. The evening starts at 6 p.m. with food, merriment, music from Obadiah McDougall Jones and a silent auction. The action continues at 7:30 p.m. with a performance of “Any Dream Will Do,â€? featuring students and cast members from each of the theatre company’s productions to date. Tickets are $65 for adults, $35 for students 18 and under. Info: soltheatrecompany.com. HALLOWEEN • The Crystal River Elementary School PTO puts on its annual Halloween Happening from 4 to 7 p.m. at Bridges High School (next to the Carbondale Library on Sopris Avenue). A spooky, fun time will be had by all with children’s games, a haunted house, face-painting, costume parade and more.  Entrance is free; activity tickets are available at the door. Food sales include Peppino’s Pizza, tamales, hot-dogs and baked goods. Info: 970-274-1294 and Angela Hanley at crespto@rfschools.com. RFHS SPORTS • The Roaring Fork football squad closes out the regular season at Moffot County. Kickoff is 7 p.m. MENTAL HEALTH • Aspen Valley Hospital presents psychiatrist Dr. Alan Nelson from noon to 1 p.m. He’ll talk about emotional maturity, emphasizing that this is a life-long process, and everyone is still growing. Dr. Nelson’s information is based on the works of Dr. William Menninger and touches on the topics of reality, change, life’s stressors, giving vs. receiving, relationships, creative and constructive outlets, and the ca-

pacity to love. On Nov. 5, Nelson will discuss the qualities that enable one to bounce back from a particularly difďŹ cult time. “He will help you prepare to be stronger, wiser, and more resilient,â€? said an AVH spokeswoman. Info: 544-1296.

SATURDAY Oct. 31 LIVE MUSIC • The Accidentals are a female indi-folk trio and they take the livingroom style stage at Steve’s Guitars starting at 8:30 p.m. Among other accolaids, the Accidentals were named a top seven break-out band at South by Southwest in Austin. Tickets are $15. HALLOWEEN PHOTOS • Bring your costumed kids to the Carbondale Branch Library for photos at 3 p.m. They can pick from several green screen backdrops. There will also be pre-trick or treat snacks. Info: 963-2889 or gcpld.org. FAMILY FESTIVAL • Faith Lutheran Church (on Highway 133) holds its Fall Family Festival from 1 to 4 p.m. There’ll be games, candy, a bounce house and prizes. Admission is free with the donation of canned food for Lift-Up. CAFÉ FILM • The Beat on Main Street presents a ďŹ lm at 8 p.m. FLU SHOTS • GarďŹ eld County offers u shots from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Carbondale Branch Library. Vaccinations range from $15 (children) to $35 (high does for those over 65). Info: 945-6614 and garďŹ eld-county.com. CALENDAR page 11

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Community Calendar SUNDAY Nov. 1 KID’S CLOTHING SWAP • Tracy Holcombe is hosting a kid’s clothing swap in the Carbondale Branch Library community room from 3 to 4:30 p.m. There is no admission charge. It’s for kids from newborn to 10 years old. Bring any clothes and toys that are in good shape.

TUESDAY Nov. 3 ELECTION DAY • Today is the deadline to turn in your ballots and/or vote in local and state elections. For polling place information, go to govotecolorado.com or call 384-3700. “MESSIAH” REHEARSALS • The Aspen Choral Society continues rehearsals for its 2015 performances of Handel’s “Messiah” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Grace Church in Basalt. The ACS presents “Messiah” on Dec. 10-13. Info: 309-9836. CARBONDALE LIBRARY • The Carbondale Branch Library offers elementary-school-

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aged kids a different program each week starting at 4 p.m. The first Tuesday of the month is Story Art with the Aspen Art Museum; second Tuesday is Book Buddies; third Tuesday is Legos at the Library; fourth Tuesday is The Good, the Bad, and the Gross; and the fifth Tuesday is Librarian’s Choice. Info: 963-2889 or gcpld.org.

WEDNESDAY Nov. 4 ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at the Carbondale fire station on Meadowood Drive at 6:45 a.m. Info: rotarycarbondale.org. TOY TRAINS • The Glenwood Springs Railroad Museum (in the Amtrak station) hosts an illustrated program about the history of toy trains and their connection to Christmas at 7 p.m. It’s free and open to the public. LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts an open mic night at Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs from 8 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday.

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DANCE • Dance Initiative presents “Vacuum: A Multi-Media Performance at the Launchpad at 6 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday. The performance features the work of artist-in-residence Alya Howe. The work will feature a film with community members; dance by local dancers Emily Fifer, Meagan Londy Shapiro, Kirsten Frantzich and Deborah Colley; and is highlighted by an Argentinian tango duet featuring former Joffrey Ballet company member Cynthia Gottlob and her dance partner, Sean Ericson. Howe currently teaches yoga in Carbondale and is the co-founder of The Salon, Writ Large, and the Poetry Brothel at Justice Snow’s in Aspen. Tickets are $10 at the door. Info: danceinitiative.org; reservations at 963-8681. THEATRE • Aspen Community Theatre presents “Beauty and the Beast” at the Aspen

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MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy. CARBONDALE LIBRARY • The Carbondale Branch Library offers bilingual help with computers on a first-come/first served basis from 4 to 6 p.m. on Mondays. Info: 963-2289 or gcpld.org. Reservations are appreciated. Please be prepared with all appropriate passwords and other account information. CLAY CENTER • The Carbondale Clay Center presents new work by Bradley Walters and Paul McMullan through Oct. 30.

CCAH • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities continues the show “CrossCurrents” at the Launchpad. The show features Lynette O’Kane, Meris Barreto and Wendy Prellwitz, and continues through Nov. 7. The Launchpad is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Info: carbondalearts.com. HEALTHY HEART • Healthy Heart Meals meetups are held at the Third Street Center every Monday at 7 p.m. Dr. Greg Feinsinger speaks on the first Monday of the month; the last Monday of the month features a pot-luck gathering at 6:30 p.m.

Community Theatre. Curtain time is 7 p.m. The play continues Nov. 11-14 at 7 p.m., and Nov. 8 and Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at the Wheeler Box Office (9205770) and aspenshowtix.com.

SATURDAY Nov. 7 VETERANS DAY PROJECT • The Carbondale Branch Library partners with GrassRoots TV to present several interviews as part of its Roaring Fork Veterans History Project. Light refreshments will be served. Info: 9632889 and gcpld.org.

THURS.-SUN. Nov. 12-15 BASKETBALL CAMP • Joe Markham is offering a basketball shooting camp for boys in grades 6-8 at Carbondale Middle School at 3:30 p.m. The cost is $5; snacks are included. Info: 963-1109.

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FILM FESTIVAL • The Thompson Divide Coalition hosts the Wild & Scenic film festival at the Crystal Theatre. The festival will feature conservation and adventure films that illustrate the Earth’s beauty, the challenges facing the planet and the work communities around the world are doing to protect the areas they cherish. Tickets went on sale Oct. 26 at salsalabs.com. Last year’s festival quickly sold out so another day has been added this year. Partners in the festival include CLIF Bar, Sierra Nevada, Patagonia and others.

Foundation’s 20th annual Taste of Basalt takes place from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Roaring Fork Club. There’ll be food from area restaurants, sample wine from around the world and spirits from Woody Creek Distillers, DJ music, silent auction items and a raffle. Tickets are $100 each at tasteofbasalt.com. Proceeds benefit Basalt schools.

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Ingram named 2016 Colorado Teacher of the Year Sopris Sun Staff Report The Colorado Department of Education has named Basalt High School teacher Leticia Guzman Ingram as its 2016 Colorado Teacher of the Year, according to a press release. Ingram is the school’s English language development coordinator, and a history and math teacher. Interim education commissioner Elliot Asp said Ingram was selected for the honor based upon her experience, passion and ex-

pertise with English learners and their families. He said she demonstrates excellence in all levels: she has an outstanding rapport with her students, colleagues, parents and administrators, while also contributing to world communities when she works with Teachers Across Borders. “She constantly strives to perfect her craft and her impact on the community is immeasurable,” Asp said. “She creates a classroom where students from different backgrounds feel safe to practice together

and learn together.” As Colorado Teacher of the Year, Ingram will get many professional development opportunities through the National Teacher of the Year program, get to attend a ceremony at the White House and go to Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala. for a week. Adams State University, the Colorado Education Association, SMART Technologies and Colorado Free Masons provided sponsorship for the award. Diana Sirko, superintendent of Roaring Fork School District RE-1, said Ingram

stands out among teachers. “She is a tireless advocate for her students and works hard to help their families engage with the school and recognize the important role they play in supporting their child’s success,” Sirko said. Ingram has taught at Basalt High School for the last four years and at Basalt Elementary School prior to that. She continues to volunteer internationally during summers, working with Teachers Across Borders to support teacher development in high poverty areas around the world.

Roaring Fork Valley groups consider prescribed burns Sopris Sun Staff Report A group of six local organizations are exploring the possibility of conducting a prescribed fire in the upper Hunter Creek Valley in the spring of 2016, according to a press release. The project originated with the Hunter-Smuggler Cooperative Plan, which was finalized in early 2014 and seeks to improve wildlife habitat, forest resiliency

and recreation in the Hunter Creek Valley and surrounding landscape. The goal of the prescribed burn is to improve wildlife habitat, restore the historical fire regime and decrease the risk from a catastrophic wildfire. The collaborative group includes, The Aspen Fire Department, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES), Wilderness Workshop, Pitkin County, the

city of Aspen and the White River National Forest. “It’s rare to see a diverse group like this all pulling toward the same goal,” said Will Roush Conservation director at the Wilderness Workshop. “We’re excited that so many partner organizations are working together to restore fire to the landscape and reduce the risk posed by catastrophic wildfire.”

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On Wednesday mornings, after a Tuesday night Council meeting, visit in an informal setting with Basalt Mayor Jacque Whitsitt for coffee and a chat at Saxy’s Coffee Shop, 104 Midland Avenue. This is a great opportunity to share your thoughts, make comments and catch up on what’s happening in Basalt. All issues and topics welcome.

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New lighting technology prompts ordinance review By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer Town staffers are hard at work revising and updating Carbondale’s exterior lighting ordinance, with plans to unveil the draft of a proposed new law at a meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission at on Nov. 12. The changes come at the direction of the town’s Board of Trustees, who have expressed concern that the current lighting ordinance is out of date and difďŹ cult to enforce, at least partly because new lighting technology has changed the way lights on one building or facility can affect the neighbors of that facility or infringe on enjoyment of the starďŹ lled night skies above town. In particular, said Trustee Katrina Byars, town ofďŹ cials have concerns about a sign along Highway 133, in front of the former Roaring Fork Physicians building that now houses a church and preschool, which some believe is overly bright at night. Referring to the LED lighting technology, Trustee Frosty Merriott declared, “I think they’re really obnoxious, quite frankly, and distractions to drivers. We need to get that ďŹ gured out. We don’t need ďŹ ve or 10 or 20 of these in Carbondale. And we don’t have anything that really addresses that kind of lighting right now.â€? The revision process is being overseen by town planner John Leybourne, who sent a

copy of the draft revisions to The Sopris Sun on Tuesday with the proviso: “At this point it is not public, as there are going to be changes before it goes to the P&Z (the planning and zoning commission).â€? In general, the revisions are intended to keep town ordinances in step with “new technologies in lighting (that) have resulted in higher-efďŹ cacy light sources (lumens per watt),â€? according to the draft. And while the ordinance, as it stands now, means to encourage the use of newer, higherefďŹ ciency lighting technology in town, it also is intended to “recognize that control of glare, light trespass and (light) pollution, and reduction of energy consumption are criticalâ€? to citizens’ enjoyment of the night sky as well as to the town’s commitment to environmental activism and energy conservation. In its current form, the ordinance would set up lighting “zones,â€? with restrictions meant to prevent exterior lighting from adversely affecting the natural environment, neighbors and other inadvertent results that might cause unwanted disturbances. One section of the draft ordinance deals with the phenomenon of motion-detectors that turn on outside lights, often as a security measure, that can in some circumstances cause annoyance to neighbors or project an unwanted amount of light into the night sky. LIGHTING page 14

P&Z presents UDC’s ďŹ nal chapter By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer Carbondale's Planning & Zoning Commission on Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. will start going over the ďŹ nal segment of the ongoing creation of the UniďŹ ed Development Code (UDC), a consolidation and updating of the town's development review regulations. The meeting is designed to introduce Module 3 of the UDC to the public. Module 3 is the latest and ďŹ nal section of the UDC, which has been in the works for about two years, and is what John Leybourne, one of the town's planners, acknowledged is “the 'meat' of the UDC as it pertains to setbacks, building heights and such.â€? The draft Module 3 is available for public review, as are other modules and documents involved in the UDC effort, by visiting the town's website (www.carbondalegov.org) and then clicking on

the UDC button in the lower left corner of the site's home page. As described in the cover letter for Module 2, this section covers the potentially controversial topic of “development standards,â€? which includes “how the land itself is protected or modiďŹ ed, where development takes place on (a) site, how the buildings are designed, how the (land) use is operated, etc.â€? For example, the UDC proposes to set new standards for “sensitive area protection,â€? with rules intended to ensure that “development should be environmentally sensitive and protect natural site features to the extent possible.â€? Module 3 also recasts the existing open-space standards, which the cover letter calls “unclearâ€? because “the open space standards in the existing Carbondale code are confusing and scatteredâ€? in different parts of the town's regulations. UDC page 14

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“It generally is unclear (about) the purposes that open space is intended to serve,” the cover letter continues, “whether such spaces must be dedicated (to public ownership), how much is required, what areas may count as open space, and how such spaces are to be maintained.” Other subjects include “transportation and connectivity,” design standards for commercial and residential structures, off-street parking requirements, and lighting and signs. In the “general standards for all residential development,” the document proposes controls on such matters as the allowable maximum size of an attached garage door and the space behind it (depends on the size of the lot, the size of the house and the size of the facade of the house). In diagrams, graphs and narrative text, the UDC outlines a range of different parameters that would guide development in Carbondale if the document ultimately is adopted, such as setbacks, building design (including the minimum allowable dimensions of bedrooms and courtyards in multi-family projects), and building heights. Concerning the historic commercial core (HCC) along Main Street, the UDC states flatly, “The HCC height limits in the existing ordinance are confusing and unnecessarily complex.” With variable height limits dependent on, for example, a building's orientation to Main Street, and “incentive” options under certain circumstances that allow a greater building height, the current codes are not effective, according to the UDC. Instead, the UDC proposes a 27-foot height limit for all buildings within 20 feet of Main Street, and a 35-foot limit for buildings 35 feet or more from Main Street, partly to allow sunlight to hit the street in the winter months to prevent snow buildup. Adjustments would be allowed under the UDC, but the document sets a 42-foot height limit, period, on any building within the HCC zone. Some aspects of the Module 3 present a daunting volume of proposed rules and regulations, as have the previous modules. The Module 3 chapter on Development Standards, for example, runs to 114 pages, and the chapter on Definitions is 43 pages long. But the Module 3 chapter on Subdivision is only seven pages long because the Clarion Associates’ consultants concluded that most of what is in the existing subdivision regulations can be retained with only minor changes. According to head planner Janet Buck, the UDC is scheduled for final adoption by the Board of Trustees in March of 2016.

Trustees like RFTA’s new ACP language By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Reporter The much-debated, at times heavily criticized Access Control Plan (ACP) for the Rio Grande Trail right of way, stretching from near Aspen to Glenwood Springs, is back before the various local governments up and down the Roaring Fork Valley, and Carbondale officials have said the latest version of the ACP is a considerable improvement over the initial version. “It created a little more flexibility,” said Carbondale Town Manager Jay Harrington in a recent interview, referring to the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority’s apparent planning direction in the ACP. “I think the term we’d use is, ‘they’ve softened the language’” with regard to wishes by municipalities, counties and private property owners who want to cross the right-of-way in one form or another, Harrington said. The 34-mile corridor known as the Rio Grande Trail has been owned by RFTA and its predecessor entities since the 1990s. The right-of-way has been the subject of numerous planning documents by RFTA over the years, all with an eye toward preserving the right-of-way for continued use as a pedestrian and bicycling trail, or for the possible resumption of rail service. The agency is working to preserve the Rio Grande right-ofway under rather strict guidelines and regulations promulgated by the federal Surface Transportation Board. The STB has set up a “rail banking” method for preserving abandoned rights-of-way for possible future rail service, and the stringent requirements of rail banking and restrictions in the number and types of crossings are what are driving the current dialogue about the ACP.

The letter Harrington last week provided a letter sent by Carbondale on Sept. 25 to RFTA assistant director Angela Henderson, shortly before RFTA released the latest revised ACP on Sept. 30. The letter, from Carbondale Public Works Director Larry Ballenger, outlined some of the town’s continuing concerns about the ACP. In that letter, Ballenger noted that the wording of the ACP concerning crossings of the old right-of-way could be a problem. The relevant section, according to Ballenger’s letter, declared that federal guidelines aim to “reduce the total number of at-grade crossings by 50% by eliminating or consolidation of at-grade crossings to preserve RFTA’s corridor . . . .” That arrangement, Ballenger wrote, “would severely limit and restrict growth and development in communities along

the corridor as well as property owners along the corridor.” Another section of the ACP stated that RFTA hoped to stick with a policy of only permitting private crossings and utility crossings under revocable licensing that could be terminated with only a 30-day notice from RFTA. “It would be difficult, if not impossible, for a public or private utility to operate on a 30-day encroachment license,” Ballenger wrote in part. One point of concern Harrington told The Sopris Sun, is the juncture where North 2nd Street crosses the Rio Grande Trail. A street that parallels the trail, leads into land owned by the Nieslanik family, which is the potential site of a residential elder-care center that would use the North 2nd Street crossing of the Rio Grande Trail, as its primary access route. The town is investigating the potential costs of upgrading that street and that crossing, and is concerned about how the crossing might be affected by any new guidelines or requirements in the ACP. “I think, long-term, we’re going to need to do improvements at that crossing,” said Harrington in a recent interview.

Possible conflict Another possible point of conflict, Harrington said, is the town’s interest in extending Industry Way from Highway 133, across the Rio Grande Trail and through to 8th Street. No right-of-way exists at present for a crossing of Industry Way at the Rio Grande Trail, Harrington explained, and a restrictive attitude on the part of RFTA and the ACP could be problematic, he said. But, he added, “They (RFTA) have been pretty good (about) going line by line to make changes” in the ACP that are acceptable to Carbondale. At its meeting on Tuesday night, the Board of Trustees concluded that while negotiations between RFTA and the town seem to be progressing acceptably, the rail-banking restrictions may not be the best way for those negotiations to continue. Rather, the trustees agreed, the town’s talks with RFTA should seek another avenue of approach to crossings than the restrictive rail banking program, although there was no certainty among the trustees about whether another avenue exists or what it might be. The trustees directed town staff to include those concepts in another letter from the town, to be delivered to RFTA in time to make the Oct. 30 deadline for public comment. Mayor Stacey Bernot predicted that the ACP will continue to undergo revisions for some time, and that there will be more opportunities for negotiations and formal comment by Carbondale and other governments up and down the Roaring Fork Valley.

Lighting om page 13 The draft ordinance also offers an “on-site review” by town staff to determine if the lighting outside a particular home, business, school or other facility is in compliance with the town’s lighting law. Evidence of the difficulty the planning staff faces, as they try to evaluate and rewrite the 22-page existing ordinance, is at the bottom of the final page. Following four pages worth of definitions, explaining some of the more obscure terminology contained in the draft document is a line of text in blue that states, “The definitions were pretty weak, so I started over.” The P&Z public hearing on the draft ordinance is scheduled to be held at Town Hall, 511 Colorado Ave., Carbondale, CO at 7 p.m. on Nov. 12. Copies of the proposed ordinance are to be on file and open to public review in the Planning Department office at Town Hall.

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