Posted on: September 15, 2023
What does the Pitkin County Telecommunications department do?Telecommunications, also known as Translator, plans, builds and maintains the tower and fiber infrastructure in the county. This system provides over-the-air TV, FM Radio, Public Safety Radio, a...
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Pitkin County Blog
Posted on: September 14, 2023
The upper Crystal River Valley arguably cradles the most unusual collection of open space properties within Pitkin County. The nearly 375 acres of open space in and around the small community of Redstone boast historical treasures, spectacular scenery, ol...
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Pitkin County Blog
Posted on: September 14, 2023
Fiber installation improves reliability for the public and “anchor institutions”
PITKIN COUNTY, COLO. (Sept. 15, 2023) - A multi-jurisdictional large-scale fiber project underway from Basalt to Aspen will improve internet reliability and speed at anchor in...
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Pitkin County Blog
Posted on: September 14, 2023
Platform provides intelligent, real-time data to first responders to support a faster and smarter emergency response
PITKIN COUNTY, (August 15, 2023) – The Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center achieved a significant breakthrough in em...
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Pitkin County Blog
Posted on: September 14, 2023
Back in May, many of our friends and neighbors relying on food assistance (SNAP benefits) tied to the COVID-19 Federal Health Emergency lost much of that assistance when the Public Health Emergency expired. Some Pitkin County residents, many of them older...
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Pitkin County Blog
Posted on: September 5, 2023
The wild inhabitants of Pitkin County’s open spaces aren’t always obvious, so when something new shows up on a wildlife camera, it’s cause for excitement, even if the animal has always been there. So it was with the first-eve...
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Pitkin County Blog
Posted on: May 12, 2023
On May 11th, 2023 the National Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration came to an end. Over the last year the impact due to Covid-19 has substantially declined, prompting this critical shift in our response to the Covid-19 pandemic. While Covid-19 is no...
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Pitkin County Blog
Posted on: May 9, 2023
Image caption: Hwy 133 was closed at the entrance to Redstone in 2019 due to mudslides.
A Q&A with Valerie MacDonald, Pitkin County Emergency Manager
In mid-April, the snowpack in the Roaring Fork Watershed was the highest it's been at that tim...
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Pitkin County Blog
Posted on: May 9, 2023
As the Pitkin County Assessor, I am mandated by Colorado law to reappraise property every odd year. Mass appraisal is a process that allows for the valuation of all types of properties to produce uniform, fair and equitable values. 2023 is a reappraisal y...
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Pitkin County Blog
Posted on: May 5, 2023
By Pitkin County Open Space and Trails
The hikers and mountain bikers who hit the trails of Sky Mountain Park on opening day (May 16) will join an impressive array of mammals and birds on the landscape – a testament to successful management of th...
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Pitkin County Blog
Posted on: March 13, 2023
“The Sheriff’s Office is not mine, it belongs to the people who live in Pitkin County. My door is always open!”
Tell us about yourself. What drew you to law enforcement?
I’m originally from New York and moved to Colorado in 1994. I entered the law enforceme...
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Pitkin County Blog
Posted on: March 9, 2023
By Francie Jacober, chair of Pitkin County CommissionersFor this debut issue of Pitkin County Press, I first want to recognize the people who work to ensure this Valley continues to provide us with a sense of place, a commitment to natural beauty, and ade...
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