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Ballots have been mailed to most Aspen residents who will elect their next mayor and fill two city council seats in the municipal election on Tuesday, March 2. There are eight candidates running for the two open council seats. Incumbent Mayor Torre is running for a second, two-year term and faces a single challenger, artist Lee Mulcahy.
The Aspen Times and Aspen Daily News recently held their signature “Squirm Night” virtually with both the Mayoral and City Council candidates on Grassroots TV. Each candidate gave a short opening statement and answered a few rapid-fire questions before diving into more in-depth topics ranging from affordable housing to climate change to COVID-19.
The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority board of directors on Wednesday passed a resolution authorizing that the agency acquire a deed-restricted condominium at the Airport Business Center, which subsequently kicks out a single mother with two children who has been found to be out of compliance with the rules.
The resolution also asks a judge to appoint a receiver, which would take current owner Sonya Bolerjack out of the equation so the housing authority can sell to a couple who last month won the lottery to purchase the 1,250-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath condo.
APCHA claims that Bolerjack has refused to sign the closing documents and continues to do so even though she told the board at its Feb. 3 meeting that she intended to cooperate in the sale of the property.
People enjoy the sunshine in downtown Aspen on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
City of Aspen officials are preparing for a second summer tourism season in a pandemic, and they expect it to be as busy if not busier than last year.
Aspen City Council is scheduled for a lengthy work session Tuesday that will cover the municipal government’s finances from 2020, its $6 million relief and recovery efforts and what future assistance will be necessary.
“This pandemic is not over,” Mayor Torre said. “We will continue working with our partners and look for more financial aid and play a guiding role in helping businesses.”
Arlo Duncan, 4, left, Jeremy Duncan, Willa Duncan, 2, and Lyssa Duncan play in the snow outside of their home in Basalt Vista behind Basalt High School on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. The family of four moved into their home in September. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Jeremy Duncan, left, stands with his son Arlo, 4, wife Lyssa, and daughter Willa, 2, outside of their home in Basalt Vista on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
The third phase of construction is underway in the Basalt Vista neighborhood behind Basalt High School on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Jeremy and Lyssa Duncan were determined to figure out a way to settle in the Roaring Fork Valley despite the usual and formidable housing obstacles.