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1:10 p.m. — Charlotte voter open to new development The sun on the pavement of the Charlotte Town Hall parking lot beat back the bitter cold spell facing voters today. Michael Haulenbeek, a Charlotte woodworker and native, stopped to speak to his votes in favor of ballot items six and seven, both of which aim to allow for denser housing and development in the East Charlotte Village Commercial District. "We can't vote no to all new development, and if we're gonna have new development, I'd like to see it concentrated in village centers," said Haulenbeek, whose business is located in Charlotte...

For the first time in nearly a year, all five Pitkin County commissioners spent time together in the same room last week discussing county priorities for the year. Not surprisingly, the list included no new projects for 2021, with board members and senior staff preferring to concentrate on several on-going issues including the pandemic, the jail, the airport and changes to the county’s growth management system. “People are still trying to get through the pandemic,” said Board Chairwoman Kelly McNicholas Kury. “The resources to take on more just aren’t there. The board made a conscio...

Aspen Journalism A herd of bighorn sheep graze along the Crystal River near Penny Hot Springs on Tuesday. Local groups are restarting a push for a federal Wild & Scenic designation on the upper portion of the river. Heather Sackett/Aspen Journalism REDSTONE — After a four-year hiatus, residents of the Crystal River valley are reviving efforts to protect the upper portion of the river through a federal designation. The Crystal River Caucus, Pitkin County, the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association and others are once again discussing designating the upper 39 miles of the river �...

Local governing bodies collectively spent 60 hours behind closed doors in 2020 discussing matters concerning the public. An annual review of executive sessions conducted by Aspen City Council, Snowmass Village Town Council and the Board of Pitkin County Commissioners shows that combined, they held 36 closed-door meetings last year. The commissioners held the most meetings, with 20, followed by Aspen City Council Town Council with six. For commissioners and Aspen elected officials, they held fewer executive sessions in 2020 than in previous years. County Attorney John Ely said typically the c...

  RUA Life Sciences plc (AIM: RUA), the holding company of a group of medical device businesses focused on the exploitation of Elast-Eon™, a long-term implantable biostable polymer, is pleased to announce that at the General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions proposed were duly passed by shareholders.    Furthermore, as announced earlier today the Open Offer closed for acceptances at 11.00 a.m. on 29 December 2020 with final valid applications from Qualifying Shareholders in respect of 831,522 Open Offer Shares. Qualifying Shareholders who have validly ap...