Town council spent the bulk of a three-hour regular meeting Jan. 4 reviewing a Deerbrook Townhomes sketch plan but development wasn’t the only item on the agenda at the first meeting of 2021.
After a COVID-19 update from Pitkin County Board of Health Chair (and former Snowmass mayor) Markey Butler, council also appointed a municipal judge and approved a hydroelectric power facility Jan. 4.
H. Lawson Wills reappointed as town’s municipal judge
H. Lawson Wills will continue to serve the Snowmass Village community as a municipal judge through the end of 2022; Town Council unanimously voted for his reappointment at a Jan. 4 meeting.
A 94-year-old Pitkin County man has died after contracting the coronavirus, county and hospital officials confirmed Friday.
The man, who has not been identified, died as a result of severe acute hypoxic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 pneumonia with several other secondary diagnoses, according to a report from county epidemiologist Josh Vance.
The man died Dec. 26, according to the report, and he is the fourth Pitkin County resident whose death is considered associated with COVID-19. How the man contracted the virus has not been released.
Aspen Valley Hospital spokeswoman Jennifer Slaughter said in an email Friday evening that the 94-year-old male was hospitalized “over the Christmas holiday, put on comfort measures, and died in the hospital from complications related to COVID-19.”
A 94-year-old Pitkin County man has died after contracting the coronavirus, county and hospital officials confirmed Friday.
The man, who has not been identified, died as a result of severe acute hypoxic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 pneumonia with several other secondary diagnoses, according to a report from county epidemiologist Josh Vance.
The man died Dec. 26, according to the report, and he is the fourth Pitkin County resident whose death is considered associated with COVID-19. How the man contracted the virus has not been released.
Aspen Valley Hospital spokeswoman Jennifer Slaughter said in an email Friday evening that the 94-year-old male was hospitalized “over the Christmas holiday, put on comfort measures, and died in the hospital from complications related to COVID-19.”
This is that time of the year when the media reflects on the past 51 or 52 weeks through various presentations top 10 stories of the year, top news makers of the year, the biggest surprises of the year, the biggest disappointments, and so on.
Yet in 2020, there’s little disputing presidential election and social-justice causes not withstanding that the pandemic had the greatest impact on our daily lives than anything else.
People lost jobs. People struggled financially, socially and personally. People got sick. Businesses shuttered and failed. Schools closed. Ski areas closed. Events and festivals were canceled.
But life forged on and people came together.
Today
Snow this evening will transition to snow showers late. Low 26F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 70%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected..
Tonight
Snow this evening will transition to snow showers late. Low 26F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 70%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected. Updated: April 15, 2021 @ 3:40 pm