The town of Carbondale Board of Trustees approved a motion on Tuesday to rescind the town’s local mask order in light of the recent guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and State of…
Charges are being dropped in the resisting arrest case against Carbondale resident Michael Francisco in a joint agreement with the town’s prosecuting attorney announced Tuesday.
A condition of the deal, though, was that Francisco and Carbondale Police Chief Kirk Wilson participate in a facilitated “sharing of perspectives” regarding the circumstances that led to his arrest on Dec. 24, 2020.
That occurred on Friday, “during which there were powerful speaking and listening opportunities that resulted in collaborative wisdom to better inform future situations,” a town press release issued Tuesday stated.
“This incident and the way it was handled by the Carbondale Police Department will be reviewed by a third-party professional in the near future,” Town Manager Jay Harrington said in the release. “After completion of that review, the town also intends to procure a separate independent review of the police department’s policies and culture.”
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Carbondale Mountain Fair plans to spread its wings a bit for the 50th anniversary installment of the annual community festival this summer.
With the likelihood that some level of COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings will still be in place come Mountain Fair weekend, July 23-25, though, organizers are taking some aspects of the fair to the streets and elsewhere around town.
Unlike many summer festivals that have already been canceled for a second straight year, including Glenwood Springs’ Strawberry Days, the Mountain Fair intends to proceed.
However, it won’t all take place in one place as in normal years, said Amy Kimberly, executive director for Carbondale Arts, which puts on the annual festival.