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Survey respondents split on ‘right direction’ or ‘wrong path’

Pitkin County commissioners as well as Aspen and Basalt town councils on Tuesday unanimously supported the creation of a nonprofit housing coalition for the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond to try to address the area’s lack of affordable housing options. The elected officials all agreed to chip in $10,000 each toward the effort.

Pitkin County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously supported the creation of a non-profit housing coalition for the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond to try to address the area’s lack of affordable housing options.

Pitkin County commissioners have decided to follow the Aspen City Council’s lead and donate $5,000 to victims of the Marshall Fire in Boulder.

With an influx of backlogged positive COVID-19 cases caused by lab delays in Texas, Pitkin County was hovering dangerously close Monday to returning to Orange-level restrictions. However, a meeting with state public health officials Monday afternoon revealed new metrics for smaller population counties and good news, said Pitkin County Manager Jon Peacock. “Right now, we’re not getting moved to Orange,” Peacock said Monday after the meeting. Pitkin County’s incidence rate for five out of the past six days was above 300, which is the cutoff between Yellow and Orange level restrictions. ...