KOTO Radio Show: Straight Talk, Featuring Mark Worth

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A KOTO Radio show, from Telluride, Colorado, that aired 2/2/1989. Terry Tice interviews Mark Worth about being the mayor of Telluride, for 10 months. Worth speaks about eliminating 9 positions for the town government to reduce the town budget. The town budget was in distress and there needed to be cuts. There were projections of increase in revenue, back in 1986/1987/1988, that turned out to be false. So, the town budget faced a deficit in 1989. He also speaks about town development, including the Mountain Village area and development by Ron Allred. Worth discusses his position on growth in Telluride and how he would like to see conservative, necessary growth, but he does not agree with the McMann Hotel being built or 50 new homes being built near Tomboy Road. Town codes, such as snow removal, are mentioned. Transit and marketing budget cuts are spoken of, including TELCO's (the Telluride Company) and the town's agreement to pay for transportation. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration.