Basalt Town News Today

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,...

Gerry Terwilliger — Attempts to mislead the citizens of Basalt have been ongoing since the Midland Avenue Streetscape...

Standard-gauge rails found buried under Midland Avenue

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series of Q&As with the candidates for the April 2 Town of Basalt municipal election. The Q&As will run in the order in which the council candidates...

After the latest makeover for the proposed Black Mountain Basalt development at the Jadwin parcel in Basalt, Town Council unanimously approved the sketch plan for the development with the understanding that there’s much more hair-splitting...

Black Mountain will provide 50% affordable housing

Last call at Stubbies is no time soon — at least three years away, if not five.  The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners approved a 3-year lease with two yearlong options to extend that lease...

Pitkin County began mailing ballots to registered voters on Oct. 16 for the Nov. 7 election.

Would include glamping pads, fishing cabins near Roaring Fork River

Basalt businessowners, residents, and visitors lived with the disruption of Midland Avenue Streetscape Project all summer, waiting for the eventual payoff and enjoying the revitalized Basalt River Park in the meantime. But two people recently...