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Amidst swirling dust and relentless noise, downtown Estes Park finds itself at the heart of a transformative but divisive endeavor: the Estes Park Loop project. Designed to enhance access to Rocky Mountain National Park and alleviate traffic congestion, the project has, paradoxically, deepened community divisions. Mark Igel, a local taffy shop owner and recently elected […]

In case you were wondering, May Day was first celebrated in the United States on May 1st, 1886. This is when hundreds of thousands of workers across the country went on strike, demanding better working conditions and shorter working hours. I wanted to share that first, because this next piece sounds the same, but is […]

Sparks flew at the first town board meeting of the newly elected board, with a vote on new board assignments made by Mayor Gary Hall dividing new board members against incumbent board members. The elected and re-elected Trustees were sworn in by Municipal Judge David Thrower, with the board beginning discussion and voting on three […]

The Estes Park Board of Trustees held their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 9, where they discussed action items and resolutions. Two of the most engaging items on the agenda were at the beginning of the meeting, specifically in the Estes Valley Crisis Advocates providing a funding report for their operation and the town considering […]

Gary Hall has been elected Mayor of Estes Park and the four Trustee candidates have been decided, according to results announced by Town Clerk Jackie Williamson to candidates Tuesday night. Williamson made the announcement in a phone call to Trustee Cindy Younglund on Tuesday night. Confirmed candidates for the Board of Trustees include Cindy Younglund, […]

Polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday night for the Estes Park 2024 municipal election, where voters are deciding who will fill town board for the next four years. Will Mayor Koenig deciding not to run for re-election, Trustee Barbara MacAlpine and Gary Hall both threw their hats in the ring to fill the position. In […]

Estes Park voters on Tuesday approved a second 10-year extension to the town’s 1% sales tax by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, but narrowly rejected a citizen-initiated rezoning ordinance.

Mark Igel for Town Council Mark Igel turned around the Original Taffy Shop and he will bring new ideas and programs to the Town Council. Vote Mark Igel for Estes Park Town Council. Bill Melton, Estes Park Cindy Younglund for Trustee We are voting for Cindy Youngland and are asking for you to vote for her […]

The forum for trustee candidates will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 6 -8 p.m. in the Board Room of the Estes Park Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Avenue. All candidates for Trustee positions, Bill Brown, Bruce Darby, Nathan Harger, Mark Igel, Frank Lancaster, Frank Theis and Cindy Younglund, will participate. The forum for mayoral candidates […]

With it being more than a week since candidates could fiel to withdraw from the election, the Trail-Gazette is doing another round-up on what we know about who is running for election. Two candidates are running for Mayor, and seven are running for Trustee, after John Guffey and Nick Thomas dropped out. Here’s a rundown […]