Former city employee with more than four decades of service remembered fondly
One thing is clear when speaking about Kathryn Koch: thereâs often trepidation in doing so. Among her myriad accomplishments during a rich life, Koch boasted a more-than 40-year tenure with the city of Aspen, in roles including secretary for the Aspen Police Department and City Clerk.
Thatâs not because thereâs a dearth of what to say; quite the opposite.
When asked about his reflections and memories of Koch, who died Friday, Assistant Police Chief Bill Linn hesitated at first â he didnât want to risk taking away from what he felt should be her post-mortem spotlight.Â
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Embattled Burlingame Ranch resident Lee Mulcahy this week suffered another blow in his years-long battle with the Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority as the agency now owns the home he is living in, and an eviction is pending.
A court-appointed receiver acting on behalf of a defiant Mulcahy closed on the property at 53 Forge Road and sold it to APCHA for $990,558.20 on Wednesday.
Mulcahy and his 85-year-old mother, Sandy, have repeatedly stated that they will not leave the deed-restricted home they built, and violence will ensue if forced.
“I will defend liberty and freedom with my life,” he said Thursday, while adding there is ongoing litigation, his case is on appeal and he is filing an emergency motion to the U.S. Supreme Court to stay an eventual eviction.
The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority will move its office out of downtown Aspen this spring to the Truscott complex at the golf course.
APCHA currently leases office space on Hyman Avenue for about $90,000 a year and the lease expires in May, according to Assistant City Manager Diane Foster.
The city owns the old Red Roof Inn/Truscott building, of which half of APCHA’s staff currently resides in the former motel reception area.
The new space that APCHA will occupy is the balance of the old restaurant space that is empty and is occasionally used for larger meetings.
Foster said rent there will be either equal to or less than the current cost, and it will be a reduction over the allocation APCHA would have had to pay if it moved into the new City Hall, which it is not.