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Voters denied a ballot question that aimed to restrict the Midland Avenue Streetscape Project by a 70-30 margin, according to unofficial results of Tuesday’s special election from the Basalt Town Clerk.  Of 1,144 ballots cast,...

Jana Bouchard — If we continue with the bad plan to put rain gardens and bollards in the center of Midland Avenue...

Colorado has a unique form of democracy — one that allows citizens of a town to question the decisions made by its elected officials...

Colorado has a unique form of democracy — one that allows citizens of a town to question the decisions made by its Council. That ability — known as initiative and referendum — allows a voter...

Sides differ on funding, parking of streetscape project

Basalt Town Council unanimously voted to oppose the ballot question on an upcoming special election that aims to retroactively limit the multi-million dollar infrastructure and beautification project of downtown Basalt’s main street.  The ballot question...

Kane leaves mayor’s post after 4 years, Knight takes the seat

Basalt voters elected Rick Stevens, Hannah Berman, Angèle Dupré-Butchart, and David Knight to represent them at Town Council in Tuesday’s election. Berman won the most votes with 460, followed by Dupré-Butchart with 435, then Stevens...

The Town of Basalt and the Roaring Fork School District celebrated a partnership that fulfills a 2020 promise to voters to invest significant funds into green initiatives in the town — with more money to...

Ribbon-cutting and groundbreaking for solar panels scheduled for Tuesday