In doing that, the board has been looking at the potential of new buildings.
Monday, the directors looked for classroom space in Buena Vistaâs past as well, hearing from representatives of the Buena Vista Heritage Museum, which was first built as a county courthouse, then used as a school after the county seat moved to Salida.
âIn our first grade and kindergarten classes we have over 25 students in each of those three classes, so weâre at the limit of what we can host now. So over the past year the board has been entertaining different ways we might be able to address that with the goal of not going back to our community to increase tax dollars,â said district superintendent Lisa Yates. âWeâve explored with the Chaffee County Community Foundation, and as we were exploring that, we realized that we were sitting on a property â we have a joint building together â and we wanted to present that to you as an option. We think it would serve a lot o
Three buildings receive historic designation
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George Washington Barnett, Jr. died of lymphoma Jan. 16 in Salida.
George was born in Minturn on July 5, 1934, to Mae (Wyatt) and George Barnett, Sr. He had one sister, Anna Mae, who preceded him in death.
At the time of Georgeâs birth, his father was a miner at Gilman. George grew up around his extended family, which had moved west to Colorado from Appalachia.
George graduated from Rifle Union High School. He served in the U.S. Army.
George was a telegrapher for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, working at stations throughout Colorado and Eastern Utah.
He attended Mesa Junior College in Grand Junction, eventually graduating from the University of Colorado. Later, he earned a Masters degree from the University of Denver.
A new mixed-use development at the corner of East Main Street and South Court Street in Buena Vista will host a ground-breaking ceremony at 1 p.m. Friday.
La Vista, the development which has previously been known as South Court Social, will bring 16 one and two bedroom apartments to Buena Vista, directly across Main Street from the Buena Vista Heritage Museum at 505 East Main St.
The ground floor of the three-story complex will host space for commercial businesses.
âOur aim is to provide comfort, convenience, and connectivity to the residents and businesses of La Vista,â owner Carol Kelly said. âWe recognize that the ability to work remotely has become essential, so we will be ensuring that high-speed internet will be accessible here at the crossroads of the Rockies.â
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