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: KOTO Radio Newscasts: 09/03/1996-09/16/1996; Newscasts, from KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, provided by Jon Kovash & Matthew Lewis from 9/3/1996-9/16/1996. Here are the headlines: 9/3/1996: Film hits play for three more nights (Telluride Film Festival). Projectionists say it's the best in the West. McLean's acting style, incorporating the metaphysical. We've got today's mountain weather report. 9/4/1996: There's another vacancy on the Telluride teacher staff. Will spending for streetscapes go on the ballot? Local opinion on Gulf War II, we've got regional news, and today's mountain weather report. 9/5/1996: Aldasoro proposes a new riding and guiding business. Telluride's a nice place to visit, but would you drink the tap water? We've got today's mountain weather and personal commentary. 9/6/1996: Town gets a formal no on sale of the valley floor, a new subdivision would ring Gurley Reservoir, we have a Nordic Commando weather forecast for the Imogene Pass Run, and personal commentary. 9/9/1996: Local governments get some agreement on transportation and housing. We have a report on Imogene and mountain bike winners. Bottled versus tap water, we continue our series with a look at Telluride Tap water. We have a mountain weather report. 9/10/1996: A compromise is reached over a proposed employee unit on Gregory Avenue. The new jail will be beige and green. Tap water versus bottled; new regs mean some truth in labeling. We have today's mountain weather report. 9/11/1996: The Sheep Mountain Alliance Appeals the Telluride expansion on multiple grounds. Telluride gets advice on competing with the big boys. We've got today's mountain weather report and some other local and regional news. 9/12/1996: Norwood mayor says the town can't afford its own marshals, the buses on Tomboy Road are legally parked, and the Airman's Rendezvous settles in for the storms. Those stories and a mountain weather report. 9/13/1996: the Norwood Commissioner candidates are tied in campaign spending. Norwood residents react to the pending law enforcement situation. Pigs in the spotlight, local filmmakers flash their pork chops. We have those stories, a mountain weather report, and a KOTO fundraising update. 9/16/1996: Telski is headed to court over land fraud allegations. County ballots will be loaded with six, maybe seven tax questions. We have today's mountain weather report.

: KOTO Radio Newscasts: 09/09/1991-09/24/1991; A KOTO newscast, from 09/09/1991 To 09/24/1991, featuring Jon Kovash, Geoff Hanson, and Lynn Hines. Here are the headlines: 09/09/1991: Funeral services held for Francis Warner. Highway improvements promised to be hot topic at tomorrow's town Council Meeting. Ideas festival sparks debate on energy issues. Imogene pass run completed in harsh conditions; hang gliders and paragliders take to Telluride skies; and we have today's weather. 09/10/1991: Telluride Council votes to continue battle over highway standards. County will look at doubling of affordable housing requirements; an unusual love story caps; the Ideas Festival; and we have today's weather report. 9/11/1991: New lawsuit filed against Lawson Hill. Approval County serves notice to town on festival impacts airport. FBO says airport board acted prematurely. We've got today's weather report. 9/12/1991: In the headlines: chamber survey; two thirds of responding local businesses say they don't want bill back. Doral catches some flack from Telluride Realtors; Repertory theater’s True West Opens. And we have today's weather report. 9/13/1991: County to inform town future festivals will require special use permit; commissioners holding off on response to action housing lawyer regarding Lawson Hill. 10 Hang Glider Pilots take to the skies; public input requested on Wilderness area tour. Hart considers benchmark penthouse increase; antique car tour to swing through Telluride; local and regional briefs; and we have today's weather report. 9/16/1991: New housing projects ahead of schedule. Hang glider John Heney takes first place. Local governments will discuss transit and festivals, those stories and more. And today's weather report. 9/17/1991: El Diente climber still missing after two day search. County says highway improvements may be delayed another year. Local officials debate funding of transit, those stories and more. And today's weather report. 9/18/1991: El Diente climber found 700 feet from Summit. Lawson Hill and lawsuits head agenda for tomorrow's county commissioners meeting. We have a preview on tomorrow's P and Z meeting. George Hearn set to premiere his one man show in Telluride and we have today's weather. 9/19/1991: In the headlines, telco water attorneys say they'll come back with a new settlement offer. Commissioners stand by Lawson Hill. Foresters give a pitch for repelling the invasion of conifers. Dolores County sheriff's release report on death of climber Erling Hanssen. Women's Network plans greening of Telluride. And we have today's weather. 09/20/1991: Town to do second recycling study. Bikers take on over Hill pass. Native American Festival in Montrose. Street beat. What to do about Doral? We have two personal commentaries and today's weather. 09/23/1991: Mayor calls for more council candidates. We've got a report on Tuesday's Telluride Town Council agenda of some regional news; and today's weather report. 9/24/1991: We've got a wrap up of today's meeting of Telluride Town Council Local and Regional News and today's weather report.

: KOTO Radio Newscasts: 09/09/1994-09/22/1994; A KOTO newscast, from 09/09/1994 To 09/22/1994, featuring Jon Kovash and Eric Whitney. Here are the headlines: 09/09/1994: The county logging task force sets goals and schedules field trips. Faraway plans to expand on Wilson Mesa. The film festival leaves KOTO awash in beer. Those stories and today's mountain weather forecast. 09/12/1994: The council will discuss campers' housing and water conservation, LP denies rumors of a plant closing, Keesler says Imogene win wasn't easy. We've got today's mountain weather report. 09/13/1994: We talked to a scientist about the quake. Affordable housing laws begin to take shape as developer exactions and rent and price controls. The Telluride Resort claims a big score in Ski Magazine ratings. Mesa residents could get improved cellular service by October. We have those stories, council briefs, today's mountain weather, and a personal commentary. 09/14/1994: Schwartz says the first Snowmass One World Festival was the last. Feds, again, consider gondola separation. Community media take a wait and see attitude on the Telluride InfoZone. We have regional news and today's mountain weather report. 09/15/1994: Idiocy charged in dog shooting. River managers try to learn more from Telluride's problems. Friends say the Med Center could close without a tax increase. A Lizard Head land swap raises eyebrows in Cortez. Club 20 will talk green tourism at the peaks. We'll have those stories and the weather. 09/16/1994: An expert planner says it's too late to use an Aspen-style growth control in Telluride. Fish ladders and bigger reservoirs. Can they save endangered species? We'll have those stories. Today's mountain weather, regional news briefs, and a personal commentary. 09/19/1994: Gondola Separation, would it make any difference? Animals do their part for KOTO. We'll have those stories and the weather plus regional news briefs including an update on the dog shooting. 09/20/1994: On Thursday, the Telluride Town Council will consider ballot questions on smoking in bars, exempting the town from Amendment One spending in revenue limits and new taxes to pay for affordable housing. Those would add to the questions already initiated by the petition on Pearl Street parking and extending town voting rights to non-residents. 09/21/1994: Telco answers the EPA in court. Experts say a new jail is not enough. The Colorado ski industry talks about environmental regulations. We have today's mountain weather report and personal commentary. 09/22/1994: Telco wins a round in court. Counsel puts smoking, housing and debruising on the ballot. It's a local media jinx, Linda Powers campaigns in Telluride. And we have today's mountain weather report.

: KOTO Radio Newscasts: 09/17/1996-10/02/1996; A KOTO newscast, from 09/17/1996 To 10/02/1996, featuring Jon Kovash, Matthew Lewis, & Becca Thornton. Here are the headlines: 9/17/1996: KOTO's tuber and sauté breaks all the records. Telluride Council bickers over permit parking. We have some high school news. Tread Lightly, do ATV makers practice what they preach? We have today's mountain weather report. 9/18/1996: 1 per 35 versus 8. Mature resort consultants outline growth options. ACLU and Mountain Village skirmish in federal court. Congressman McInnes favors public lands for affordable housing. A visiting artist lends his talents to a public mural project. Those stories, a weather report, and a fundraising update. 9/19/1996: Telski meets with the EPA to work on a wetland settlement. The KOTO taps will pour again this weekend. McInnes supports Animus La Plata, but a detractor says he's all washed up. Those stories and a mountain weather report. 9/20/1996: Tonight, we have reports from the Telluride School district. The new soccer field has drainage problems, a second family sues over special education. Is there a brain drain at Telluride High? We have an update on the museum. A weekend, San Juan's weather forecast, and a personal commentary. 9/23/1996: Telluride Town Council is set to debate the 1997 budget. After 16 years, the library in Norwood wants to expand. The Brewers Fest is a hit. We have a San Juan weather forecast. 9/24/1996: The county passes logging regs. The Telluride Council will ask voters to authorize Pearl Property debt. The county's first cluster subdivision runs into some major snags. Republican conservatism versus Democratic socialism. The philosophical debate hits council chambers. The fire chief says new roads are getting out of hand. Plus, a San Juans weather forecast. 9/25/1996: TVS blames locals for bad-mouthing Telluride to tourists. County officials discuss regional transit. Jonathan Richman is coming to rock and roll. Those stories and more and a mountain weather report. 9/26/1996: KOTO has achieved its September fundraising goal. The growth management newsletter is coming your way. A local service engineer sings praises for Jonathan Richmond. Those stories and a mountain weather forecast. 9/27/1996: Telski extends gondola hours again, its Pioneer Days in Norwood and benefits abound this weekend in Telluride. We'll also have our mountain weather report. 9/30/1996: Eight Norwood resident appeals amendments to the Reservoirs plans. The town will discuss bed-based solutions. San Miguel County wants to go high-tech in traffic monitoring. No jurors to be found in Telski landowner lawsuit. Those stories and more and a mountain weather report. 10/1/1996: The first cluster subdivision finally gets approved. Commuter parking could come this fall. We have high school news and the San Juan weather forecast. 10/2/1996: Local officials plan a Thursday Growth Management executive session. Listeners Comment on KOTO Programming. Franz Klammer becomes another competitor for hotel employees. New West versus old. How can clashing cultures survive? Plus, a San Juan's weather forecast. End of the recording: Idarado debate on developing properties for single family sites, relocating the Pandora residents.

: KOTO Radio Newscasts: 09/23/1994-10/06/1994; A KOTO newscast, from 09/23/1994 To 10/06/1994, featuring Jon Kovash and Eric Whitney. Here are the headlines: 09/23/1994: TelSki gets back in the development business, that story and more plus a weekend weather report and personal commentaries. 09/26/1994: A full plate of housing issues for council tomorrow. Jake, the canine, sniffs down a suspect in an attempted sexual assault. Club 20 will kick off three days of tourism talk in Telluride. We also have personal commentaries and a mountain weather report. 09/27/1994: We track the regional smoke haze. Neither developers nor car campers are happy with council action. Green marketing, is it an oxymoron? We'll have those stories, today's weather forecast, and a movie review. 09/28/1994: Tourism marketers are promised More respect from Uncle Sam. Telluride Brew Fest will showcase the hot new boutique breweries. Rasta Stevie Smith responds to misquotes in the daily planet. An inside look at the beaver pond. We'll have those stories, regional briefs in today's mountain weather. 09/29/1994: The town could face a lawsuit over XYZ. Telluride's Historical Museum garners major contributions. Ridgway and Silverton brace for Housing crunches. We'll have those stories, a dreary weather forecast and an all-important fund drive update coming up next on the KOTO Community Radio News. 09/30/1994: New schools are declared a month behind schedule, P&Z denies hillside Homes will be appealed, the Feds respond on gondola options, KOTO reaches its fundraising goal and goes back to full power, what a coincidence, and we've got today's mountain weather report. 10/3/1994: The town consultant favors a rec center on the Pearl property; we preview town and county meetings. We've got a mountain weather report. Winter is coming. 10/4/1994: Council decides who benefits from affordable housing programs; the Norwood Group looks to ease zoning restrictions; Ida May will step down as general mom. We've got today's mountain weather report and personal commentaries. 10/05/1994: The elementary principal resigns. Case deals another blow to the One World Festival. Is new ag zoning in Montrose, a model for Norwood? KOTO listeners speak up about KOTO. We have those stories. Mountain weather forecast that includes a winter storm warning. 10/06/1994: How to live in Telluride in under 300 square feet a day. $50 million later, cleanup of Colorado's worst mine disaster continues. Telski says the mountain will be more skier friendly this year. We have those stories, mountain weather forecast and personal commentaries.

: KOTO Radio Newscasts: 10/07/1994-10/25/1994; A KOTO newscast, from 10/07/1994 to 10/25/1994, featuring Jon Kovash and Eric Whitney. Here are the headlines: 10/07/1994: Five candidates will seek council seats. Both sides claim victory in a legal battle over the Uravan radioactive waste dump. Native writers go high tech. Museum benefactors found dead in Wisconsin. We'll have those stories and more, including the mountain weather forecast. 10/10/1994: Council candidates introduce themselves. Automotive apartments could become a reality tomorrow. We'll have those stories and tonight's mountain weather forecast. 10/11/1994: Council okays Coonskin car camping in the face of numerous objections. Sheriffs and marshals say, "We're not prepared for crime in the nineties." Forest Service land swap comes under fire in Ouray. Those stories and more, plus a mountain weather forecast and a film review. 10/12/1994: More on the Red Mountain land swap. Norwood moves to forestall winter water shortages. We'll have those stories and more, plus tonight's mountain weather forecast. 10/13/1994: Local power brokers start selling a transportation authority. America West adds more air service to Montrose. We'll have those stories and local news briefs along with the winter storm watch and the mountain weather forecast, and two personal commentaries. 10/14/1994: Phone company says, "We're trying. This year's governor's race is more than just asses and elephants." We'll have those stories and a snowy mountain weather forecast. 10/18/1994: The town budget projects a quarter million-dollar shortfall, water rates will probably rise. Goals and objectives include lots of planning. How to vote. Those stories and news briefs, the weather, and a film review. 10/19/1994: Vision 2020 is turning nonprofit. THA says it won't push for other car camping sites. We'll have those stories and more including a mountain weather forecast. 10/20/1994: The Marshall's department gives and asks for clues in April's sexual assault. And how close an eye should the school keep on its minors. We'll have those stories, a personal commentary, and a sunny mountain weather forecast. 10/21/1994: The funding flap between Montrose and San Miguel counties continues. And the Division of Wildlife says it's good hunting so far. We'll have those stories and tonight's mountain weather forecast. 10/24/1994: Another sexual assault reported in town over the weekend while hunting season keeps the sheriffs busy. Booze and ballots are on the council agenda. We'll have those stories, poetry, and tonight's mountain weather forecast. 10/25/1994: Saturday's assault victim now says it didn't happen. Meanwhile, another assault is reported today. The One World's liquor license is suspended for a week. Not many sparks at the candidates' forum. The Rep brings an off-season treat with Rugrats.

: KOTO Radio Newscasts: 10/26/1994-11/07/1994; A KOTO newscast recording, from 10/26/1994 to 11/07/1994, featuring Eric Whitney and Jon Kovash, as the newscasters. Here are the headlines: 10/26/1994: A Montrose construction worker is arrested for kidnapping a Placerville woman. Local men tried to organize for safe streets. Telluride's realtors are chastised for putting profit over service. We'll have those stories, regional news, and tonight's mountain weather forecast. 10/27/1994: Defendant Frank Marquis cops to a manslaughter plea in the Eva Shoen murder case. TelSki and the Peaks are looking for nearly 500 winter workers. NORBA is working to establish a national mountain bike patrol. We have those stories more, and tonight's mountain weather forecast. 10/28/1994: For now, speculation continues over the death of Eva Shoen, hundreds apply for ski resort jobs, Sheep Mountain Alliance hosts the candidates, we have today's Mountain Weather Report. 10/31/1994: Marquis revisits the crime scene, and the Shoen Brothers react. The county approves a new buyout deal for Keystone Hydropower. The town council will deal with off-street parking this winter. We have Saturday night's big costume winners and today's Mountain Weather Report. 11/1/1994: Town council grapples with the budget. We'll have that story, regional news briefs, a couple of personal commentaries and tonight's Mountain Weather Forecast. 11/2/1994: ROCC looks for regional recycling solutions. Resort marketers preview the new Visa commercials. We'll have those stories, election news and a fat stack of news briefs, plus a winter storm warning in the Mountain Weather Forecast, and two personal commentaries. 11/3/1994: U-Haul founder L.S. Shoen speaks out on the Marquis plea bargain. Telluride will make its pitch for state open space funds. We have today's mountain weather report and personal commentaries. 11/4/1994: Doug Bruce says, de-Brucing is illegal. How important are federal lands to local economies? We'll have those stories and more plus the weather, and the final batch of campaign commentaries. 11/7/1994: One lama and one dog are dead after an animal encounter at the Pearl property. The county will consider a Rails to Trails deal on Dallas Divide. Telski's new ad execs talk about their new campaign. We have today's mountain weather and no political commentaries.

: KOTO Radio Newscasts: 10/31/1996-11/12/1996; A KOTO newscast, from 10/31/1996 To 11/12/1996, featuring Jon Kovash and Matthew Lewis. Here are the headlines: 10/31/1996: Telluride competes for the worst air quality in the state. The kids ham it up for Halloween. Just a reminder, National Fig Week starts on Friday. We have those stories, Mountain Weather report, and a near record number of personal commentaries. 11/1/1996: Birch has suspended from his ski expansion duties, the ski swap made simple. We've got a weekend weather report and the very last round of political commentaries. 11/4/1996: Locals predict the outcome of Tuesday's election. A Telluride man gets rescued off the ski mountain. How should we spend a half million dollars from Idarado? More on the new United Express diversion policy and our improving airport? Today's mountain weather report and no political commentaries. 11/5/1996: The Brewers Festival dolls out $12,000 to local organizations. A high school teacher takes students' opinions to the polls. Those stories, a mountain weather forecast, and the high school news. 11/6/1996: And this is day four of National Fig Week. And in the headlines, county commissioners will query Forest Chief about ski expansion. Local voters gave mostly clear mandates. Parents asked the school board to resign. Those stories and a mountain weather report and personal commentary. 11/7/1996: And it is day five of National Fig Week. In the headlines, locals comment on the new wetlands settlement proposal. For a supervisor, we'll meet with county commissioners regarding a controversial letter. The local health food store needs investors. Get your gear this Saturday at the KOTO Ski Swap. Those stories, a Mountain weather report and personal commentary. 11/8/1996: A new ski patrol director ready for the first ever gondola season. Winter Sing souvenir tapes are going on sale. We have some regional news, a weekend weather forecast and personal commentary. 11/11/1996: the gondola will close for routine maintenance. A Storch meeting with officials in Rebecca Tuesday morning. Officials agree to January One Regional housing authority deadline. We have a Tuesday council preview. Those stories, mountain weather and a personal commentary. 11/12/1996: Skyfield open space plan draws fire from developers. The new council vetoes spending pearl money. We have news from the high school, a weather forecast, and personal commentary.

: KOTO Radio Newscasts: 11/16/1990-11/30/1990; A KOTO newscast, from 11/16/1990 To 11/30/1990, featuring Jon Kovash, Deb Laity, Mavis Bennett, and Dominic Cross. Here are the headlines: 11/16/1990: Airport will stay closed until Tuesday. Still no decision on back country skier gate. Town park campers take low-key approach to eyesore complaint. Barb's traded by School of Mines professor and Idarado PR firm. And we've got today's weather report. 11/19/1990: Four lifts will open on Thanksgiving Day. Request for price hike on trash hauling based on rising fuel costs. Down Valley buses debut on Tuesday, council begins discussion of new gondola agreement, town planner finds problems with county land use code. Bump Club benefits set for Saturday. PCRA plans survey to reevaluate its mission. We've got reports from students on the middle school and high school, and forecasters say snow will hit the San Juans Tuesday morning. 11/20/1990: TCAH still wants to buy the Sheridan Opera House. Town continues its discussion of the latest gondola proposal, and we'll have the weather forecast. 11/21/1990: Bookings down slightly from last year, TCAH may lose use of Opera House. Silver Tongue Award presented. We'll hear what people on the street are doing for Thanksgiving. We’ll have local briefs and a weather report. 11/23/1990: Locals show interest in Silverton Avalanche School. Telluride Nordic Association is ready for its first season. The girls' volleyball team is making plans to attend the volleyball camp in Hawaii, and we'll have the latest weather forecast. 11/26/1990: Additional safety features to be considered for school buses. TCRA wants to boost the summer season. We've got other local and regional stories, news from Telluride High School and today's weather report. 11/27/1990: Ski resort will open lift nine runs on Wednesday. Lawson Hill traffic jam delays traffic for several hours. Grade schoolers finish a successful UNICEF drive. State allocates $1 million to recycling centers. A state program offers a special course in business skills. We've got today's weather report. 11/28/1990: Front-face and beginner terrain will open Saturday. Commissioners and sheriff's departments still at odds over drug seizure money. New gondola agreement gets blasted at public hearing. TCRA board takes a look at 1991 budget. Teacher raises and student trips could be first casualties of school deficit. And we've got today's weather report. 11/29/1990: Taxi companies wage court battle over a phone number. Local groups come out against land use code. Masters debunks show-and-story in the Rocky Mountain News. Forest Service says master plan has no effect on land trades. Library board adopts expanded 1991 budget. And we've got today's weather report. 11/30/1990: Commissioners and public lack consensus on Land Use Code. Fingers point over failure to get state recycling money. County passes '91 budget. Two and three bedroom units still available at Shandoka. And we've got today's weather report.

: KOTO Radio Newscasts: 12/03/1990-12/12/1990; Newscasts, from KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, provided by Jon Kovash, Deb Laity, and Eva Bennett. Topics include: 12/03/1990: Commissioners pass compromise on land use code town swings. Debt refinancing council will again consider new gondola agreement. Study shows strong tourism economy in southwest Colorado. We've got high school and middle school news and today's weather report 12/4/1990: --Sheriff's department still investigating weekend shooting in Norwood --Town wants more guarantees on gondola construction. --Continental ticket holders told not to worry. --Teen center effort is moving along. --BLM picks out two of eight in wilderness studies. --Transit schedule --Weather report 12/5/1990: --Messick resigns as chair of airport board --Doral halt sail to handle SSEC registration --Telco and EPA negotiate negotiating on golf course wetlands. --Forest Service says internal descent helped lead to look at timber cuts. --Fire department gets new equipment. --Town planner finds problems with Aldasora ranch plans. 12/6/1990: -- One arrest made after shootout on highway 145. --Town wastewater plant gets top award from EPA --An airport concern over noise --Telco cites private landowners in back country closure. --Local real estate market has slowed down. --Construction of the Doral Hotel has topped out. --Most council candidates miss deadline for filing on campaign spending --Today's weather and an avalanche report. 12/7/1990: --Town Planning commission opposes real estate office band --Open house will celebrate opening Shandoka --Broomball action gets underway this weekend --More outbursts planned for Monday --Street Talk. What do locals want for Christmas? --Weather report 12/10/1990: --The state will present its gloomy predictions on Highway 145. Shown case attracts hordes of reporters and psychic hustlers. Last week it was excellent Wastewater Day. This is Gondola week. Peter Yaro still will play the opera House on Christmas Eve and we have today's report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center 12/11/1990: --San Miguel power rings in the new year with higher rates. --Mountain village plans draw protests from property owners. --Renters are already filling the San Miguel heritage building --Investor defaults on gondola lots. --We have middle school and high school news --Weather report 12/12/1990: --Sheriff's deputy is hospitalized after auto accident this morning. --Hitching post will close until new managers can take over --Telco plans to open more runs. --County planning commission passes El Dorado Ranch --State Highway Department agrees to work on Highway 145 Compromise --Anti-war actions discussed at Local Peace Rally. --T C R A board approves 91 budget and marketing plan --Weather report See the full transcription under the transcription tab.

: KOTO Radio Newscasts: 12/13/1990-12/31/1990; A KOTO newscast, from 12/13/1990 To 12/31/1990, featuring Jon Kovash, Mavis Bennett, and Deb Laity. Here are the headlines: 12/13/1990: County and Telco work toward compromise on Mountain Village approvals. There's help available for winter heating bills. Local churches offer ways to get in the holiday spirit. We've got today's weather and today's news briefs. 12/14/1990: A man dies on Main Street last night. Telluride woes exposed on national TV. County approval leaves many Mountain Village issues unresolved. Arts Council will start its own ticket box office. And we have today's weather report. 12/17/1990: Town slams performance by Burbridge Trash, but rates are going up. New state tax credits are available for historic residences. Local players put the final polish on Alice in Wonderland. We've got a report on tomorrow's town council meeting, news from the Telluride middle and high schools and today's weather and road reports. 12/18/1990: Lawson Hill project will hasten debate on future hospital location. Mass casualty operation gets high marks. County, town and State officials discuss Highway 145 improvements. The bank of Telluride is stepping up into present times. We've got a town council rap and today's weather. 12/19/1990: High winds wreak havoc on slopes and at the airport. The FAA gives the green light to airport lights. Monday's meeting helps shed new light on the back-country skiing issue. San Miguel Power Board declines to reconsider on rate hikes. Both the Town and Telco plan to protest. Local lodging companies are looking forward to a busy Christmas season. And we have today's weather report. 12/20/1990: Mountain operations and commuters slowed down by heavy snows. The balance of power may have shifted on the County Planning Commission. The state has plans to reinvent the public utility. We've got those stories, today's weather, and more. 12/21/1990: Curbside recycling may be a reality in Telluride by early this spring. The Montrose Kmart announces its last blue light special. The Telluride Airport authority looks at its 1991 budget and the possibility of federal dollars for improvement. We'll have today's weather report, volleyball scores, and a personal commentary. 12/24/1990: Local retailers say businesses matching the temperatures, brisk; Town Park campers undaunted by 25 below zero; ski resort gets ready for US Men's Pro Tour races; and we have a Christmas Eve weather report. 12/26/1990: Electric rate payers will state their case at Thursday meeting. Airport approach system will be fully operational this weekend. New members bring new views to the county planning commission. Local artists are the focal point of Telluride Galleries. And the weather forecast, calls for some extreme wind chill factors through Saturday. 12/27/1990: Realtors file suit against Telco over Doral Hotel site would be hotel builder John McMahon sued by attorney for non-payment of fees. Tourist rooms fill as word gets out on Telluride Snow and we've got today's weather report. 12/28/1990: Consumers listen to San Miguel Powers case for a rate increase. The town is still waiting to hear from contractors for curbside recycling. The Nordic Association opens up the valley floor trail today and we'll have the weather report. 12/31/1990: County asks Telco to settle accounts on housing project. Commissioners approve extra expenses for 1990. Tabloid headhunters rush to Telluride after rumors of a Tom Cruise wedding. We've got local and regional news briefs and today's weather forecast.

: KOTO Radio Newscasts: 4/26/1991-5/10/1991; A KOTO Radio newscast, from 4/26/1991-5/10/1991, broadcasted from Telluride, Colorado. Here is the transcript: Speaker 2 (00:00:33): This is the K O T O Community Radio News for Friday, April 26th. I'm Deb Laity in the headlines tonight. Plans for use of the Hobgood property have been stalled. Once again. Mesa State College plans to open an annex in Montrose. The Rainbow Preschool hopes to win $10,000 for a new school, and the miners look for revenge in district playoffs, and we also have the weekend weather forecast (00:01:18): After a failed attempt to get the towns planning and zoning commission to replant the Hobgood, drew Property architect George Greenbank, decided to go to the Historical and Architectural Review Committee with another idea. Greenbank was hoping to get Hark approval to build a small residential building on one of the lots along the north side of the property, avoiding the Wetland Springs Greenbank wanted to build the structure on, uh, pilings to avoid having to get a 4 0 4 permit from the Army Corps of Engineers after December. The Army is changing that policy so that any structure on wetlands requires a permit, but Hark tabled the proposal based on recommendations from Mayor Peter Spencer, several local environmental groups, and the response to a petition drive asking that the area be preserved. The petition was instrumental in getting green bank's plans tabled because it triggered a state law that calls for a public hearing to decide if the property is an area of local and state interest. Here's Dyna Wall of the Environmental Commission. Speaker 3 (00:02:12): Hartford is supposed to just look at the design, um, of the structure of as to whether it fits in, but there is a guideline in there. Um, there is a guideline number six in the River Park corridor area that says that a river, the, the river has to be fully, um, understood, or the impacts on the river have to be thoroughly understood. And I think that it, they, it, there's obviously some confusion and this area is not fully understood and there's difference in opinion. And there's also, you know, um, public, uh, I think they're also weighing the public input and this petition received more than the, uh, required number of signatures. And, uh, so I think that they feel, and I rightly so, I think that they should wait until, um, the town councils decided, you know, um, whether they should be reviewing this project. In light of the petition, Speaker 2 (00:03:07): Several members of the town staff have been on vacation, so there's been no new information on the state laws that are triggered by the petition. Dr. David Cooper, who put together a detailed analysis of this region's wetlands also wrote Hark, encouraging it to turn down any development proposals for that area. Cooper states that even building on pilings will have a significant impact on the wetlands by creating too much shade, and photosynthesis is a major part of that ecosystem. The Town Council will take up the wetlands issue in May, and because Green Bank's proposal was tabled, he will have to reapply for any development consideration. (00:03:43): A proposal to open an annex of Mesa State College in Montrose is getting support from that City Council. Studies show an area-wide need for associate programs in nursing, criminal justice, and computer science. Mesa State Director Jerry Morgan, says The curriculum will start off small, but expansion plans are already being discussed according to Mormon's. Studies show that a college in Montrose will greatly help out the community in both population numbers and incoming dollars. The program startup costs are estimated at $200,000 that will be split up between the city, county, local businesses and banks. Over $160,000 is already in the bank, and donations are still coming in. The college will share a location with the National Parks Office. Sue Curry has already been named as the annexes director. The city council will do a yearly review of the school to make sure it's doing what it promised for the community for your visual and appetite pleasure. The Rainbow Preschool will be making Tellurides biggest cake. That'll happen this Tuesday. Weather permitting. The kids will get together at Elk's Park at noon and see how tall they can make the cake, and then they're going to eat it with their hands held behind their backs. Sally Siegel with the preschool, Speaker 3 (00:04:53): Well, right now we have 75 cakes made, and they're in various freezers around Telluride. Uh, who knows how. I've tried this once before and it started listing around, uh, layer 22. So this year we've tried dowels. We've got wooden dowels that we're gonna push down through the cakes in hopes of keeping it upright. , we've got strawberry, we've got carrot cake, we got chocolate, we've got German chocolate, we've got vanilla, we have lemon. We have, uh, we have everything under the sun, and then some. Speaker 2 (00:05:29): The plan is to stack the cakes on top of each other and frost them as they go up. Siegel hopes they get more than a little fun out of it. Mountain video will be there with camera in hand. Siegel wants to enter the tape in America's funniest video contest and hopes of winning the $10,000 prize. Siegel says that money will go towards a new preschool. According to Siegel, the high school has committed to donating land for that purpose. Speaker 3 (00:05:51): They said we could have, we can build on that land when we lose this place. (00:05:59): Okay, when are you losing the rainbow? Well, that's up in the air. I've asked Rosalie Fullerton that and she says, well, honey, when I know you'll know, says right now I don't have it on the, on the market. And, but that's not to say I won't put it on the market. I mean, it could be next week. Who knows? It's really, it's such a horrible, tenuous way to, to run a school when you don't know where you're going. But, um, we're making the best out of it. We're good. We're good. Under the, the face of adversity, Speaker 2 (00:06:31): And related news, the Rockies after school program has found a permanent location behind the high school in the modular building, grand opening will be scheduled for early May. Speaker 4 (00:06:44): The Telluride High School minors baseball team is bound for round two of the high school district, baseball playoffs Saturday against Dove Creek and Delta. The miners in Dove Creek are scheduled to meet at the downtown Delta Ballpark at 1:00 PM When the teams met earlier this season, dove Creek prevailed 10 to seven. However, that's not necessarily a bad omen. According to t h s coach Doug Nuremberg, Speaker 5 (00:07:09): I think everyone wants a chance to prove themselves, though they felt that game was a little bit of a fluke, and it actually may work to our advantage in that. I've gotta think Dove Creek's probably fairly confident and, uh, I think we've got the better team. Speaker 4 (00:07:23): Nurnberg is going with this power lineup and experience this time around. Unlike in the previous meeting, Speaker 5 (00:07:30): Well, we're, you know, putting our, our best lineup out there. Seth Dennis is gonna throw, and if he can throw the way he did the last three innings, uh, on Tuesday when he struck seven out of nine out, kept the ball down, threw as good as he had all year. Uh, I think we're gonna do a pretty good job. Speaker 4 (00:07:48): Telluride stopped Life Academy Wednesday 10 to five to set up Saturday's game. If the minors win Saturday, they'll play the winner of the Nuclear Range League game for the district title at 4:00 PM Both teams in the district finale will go to regionals next weekend in Gunnison. To get to the Delta ballpark, go to Delta and turn right at the come and go mini Mart, and then follow the road until it dead ends at the ball field, Speaker 2 (00:08:17): The K O T O weather for tonight scattered snow ending. We're already seeing the decreasing clouds. Very cold temperatures, though the lows anywhere from zero to 15 degrees and, uh, really strong winds up to 30 miles an hour outta the west for Saturday. Increasing clouds chance for more snow highs in the twenties sounds the same. Winds again, pretty strong up to 25 miles an hour for Saturday night chance of scattered snow showers, and for Sunday, more snow likely highs in the thirties. This is the K O T O Community Radio News for Friday, April 26th. Speaker 6 (00:09:36): This is the K O T O Community Radio News for Monday, April 29th. I'm Jon Kovash reporting in the headlines. Rotary Club wants to attract more Winnebagos to town Council will try for a compromise on Lawson Hill. Its official Public Radio has a statewide organization. We have local and regional briefs news from the Sheriffs and Marshals and today's weather report. (00:10:09): The Telluride Town Council begins its regular meeting on Tuesday at 1:00 PM at Rebecca Hall. After public discussion, the council will choose between incumbent Ivar Emo and James Bowen for a seat on Hart, the Historic and Architectural Review Commission. Then the council will review a proposed new ethics code that deals with DIS disclosure of financial interests, receipt of gifts, confidential information, and other issues. The Town's Conflict of Interest Committee is also recommending training sessions and ethics for council members posting of all public meetings, 72 hours in advance and better definition of possible conflict situations. Then the council will review a request by the Rotary Club that the town establish a waste dump for recreational vehicles. Rotary President Judy Kiernan says, currently the closest RV dumps are at Ridgeway and Stoner, and that due to a lack of a dump in town, RV owners view Telluride as a side day trip. (00:11:08): Kiernan states there are probably a number of RV owners illegally dumping waste in our area because of the lack of proper facilities. While more responsible owners simply leave town without spending any money, Kiernan says that Rotary is willing to pay for directional signs and would also inform our RV publications. The Telluride now welcomes RV owners and encourages extended stays in the area. Kiernan says the RV dump should be constructed near the bus barn and should be completed before the Bluegrass Festival. Next, the council will consider approval of the transfer of the Lyme Gruber's liquor license from Crystal Lime Gruber to Christine Merrit. On the consent calendar, there's the approval of a contract for the 1991 rally and second reading of the ordinance, protecting the interiors of historically significant landmark buildings. But the town has been asked to postpone that action by the Sheridan Arts Foundation, which is con contracted to purchase the Sheridan Opera House. (00:12:07): One of the three buildings affected the foundation's attorney Richard Parks says the buyers want to discuss the ordinance after closing of the purchase and sale transaction. In public hearings, the council will consider a three year agreement with the Bluegrass Festival in agreement on phase two of Shandoka affordable housing and a budget and plan for offseason and summer transit services. Then it's the big item of the day, approval of a utility connection agreement for the Lawson Hill project. Since the last council meeting, the developer has made several concessions in response to demands by council members, town manager Virginia Edgar reports the developer has agreed to eliminate 23 units and add 25 spaces to the intercept parking lot. But Edgar says the developer is not willing to relocate. Proposed commercial and industrial uses from society turn to Ileum Valley. Also, a state advisory com committee has directed some criticism at applications for state grant monies for Lawson Hill. Larry Callen Berger, director of the State's Department of Local Affairs says the committee reviewed the project at a recent meeting in Montrose and expressed concern about the complexity of the project, as well as strongly recommending that the county increase its financial commitment to the project. Callen Berger concludes the state will not participate unless there is substantial financial sacrifice on the part of the local governments bringing this sort of project before us. Finally, in a related action, the council will consider amending the town's master plan to allow the commercial uses at society. Turn. (00:13:47): Last week for the second time in three months, representatives of Colorado Public Radio stations met in Glenwood Springs to discuss program sharing funding and other common issues. This time, the stations decided they have smoothed over their differences enough to officially form a statewide organization, the Public Radio Coalition of Colorado. As a group, the stations will continue efforts to launch a statewide news network on public radio. That network may take many forms, including a daily feed of state news from Denver's K C F R and sharing of other programs now being produced by member stations. Several smaller stations, including the Paonia and Crested Butte stations on the Western slope have expressed interest in launching local news programming of their own that would contribute to a state network. Marty Durland, manager of Boulder's, K G N U, said she still hopes to organize a live uplinking of portions of this year's Telluride Bluegrass Festival members also discuss the state's biggest public radio story at the moment. The merger between K C F R Denver's largest public radio station with Grand Junction's, K P R N. That merger means the end of local control and community access for K P R N K P N'S Community Access Board has decided to appeal the merger to the F C C. Meanwhile, the Grand Junction Station has fired its community volunteers having decided it costs too much to manage the use of volunteers. (00:15:16): And Debbie Lady has news from the Marshalls and Sheriff's Office. Speaker 2 (00:15:20): Latest news from the Sheriff's office is a rollover accident on Highway 145 between the Gold King condo's and Society turn, William Aarti lost control of his Toyota forerunner after driving off the road. He rolled the vehicle at least one and a half turns before coming to rest in the middle of the highway. He received minor injuries but refused medical treatment. Last Monday, the sheriff's received a complaint from the Norwood back Narrows Inn. It seems Duncan Coleman stayed at the Inn for 12 days in March and left without paying his $153 bill. There is a felony warrant out for his arrest. In other news, the sheriffs were called out to the Mima Reservoir on Tuesday to assist with a heart attack victim. 70 year old David Saunders of Dove Creek died on the seed. Saunders did have a history of heart problems and the Telluride Marshal's office is reporting two incidents of forced entry. They happened on the same day, Thursday, April 25th, but are unrelated In the first report. Someone forced their way into the warming hut at Town Park. The marshals say this is just a case of the homeless looking for a place to sleep. There was no damage to the building or the door. In the second incident, someone forced their way into the high school maintenance shop. Nothing was taken, but there is some damage to the door. On Friday, the marshals got a report of someone stealing plants from the common room at the Sundance Condos. Speaker 6 (00:16:36): The Town Municipal court judge wants the town to consider limiting a defendant's right to a jury trial. Judge David Westfall says, in recent months, he's had a couple of requests for jury trials in relatively minor matters. The judge says those requests come in an effort to encourage prosecutors to enter into a plea bargain or dismissal. Current Town code allows the right to demand a jury trial in all prosecutions, including traffic cases. Judge Westfall says the town should consider legislation to limit that, right? The town has finally found a home for its community darkroom equipment. The town has owned the equipment for several years, but never found a location to set it up. Daniel Tucker's Aha School of the Arts has agreed to house the photographic equipment, which should be ready for use by June. In town. Marshals have announced they will conduct a bicycle safety program on Saturday, May 4th. (00:17:30): At 10:00 AM at the Wilkinson Library. Attendees are asked to bring their bikes and the event is co-sponsored by the library. In Regional News, on Saturday, governor Ro Roy Roamer signed into law a bill by state representative Steve Aqua Fresca that protects educators who exercise school sanctioned disciplinary measures. House Bill 1203 requires a court to dismiss a civil action against a teacher or a school that has acted with good faith and enforcement of a school district. Discipline code. Next week is National Tourism Week. The National Travel and Tourism Awareness Council says next Wednesday, all tourism industry employees should wear a red article of clothing to celebrate National Tourism Awareness Day, the council says Tourism in Colorado creates 108,000 jobs and provides almost $300 million in state and local tax revenue. Speaker 4 (00:18:29): The Telluride High School miners baseball teams tripped through postseason ended earlier than Hope Saturday with a four to one loss to Dove Creek and Delta and probably the poorest output of the season. The miners had just two hits, one each by Grant Temple and Jeremy Rhodes and were guilty of 13 strikeouts in the loss. Doug Nurnberg, d h s coach said simply the team didn't do what was needed to win. Speaker 7 (00:18:53): So the two combined, we didn't do the job either on the offense or defensive end, Speaker 4 (00:18:58): But the coach was pleased with the overall regular season, especially considering there was hardly any practice outdoors. Speaker 7 (00:19:08): Well, we're certainly happy winning the league. It's the first time we win the league. You know, being seven to one against everyone you know in the Mountain League is I think, uh, says a lot for the kids and how they worked, and especially without having the field to work on having to only play in the gym. Speaker 4 (00:19:25): The, uh, Telluride Middle School baseball team, however, is set to start its season and will get underway Saturday with a double header in Norwood Speaker 6 (00:19:36): In the weather. It was cloudy across most of the state today, the National Weather Service says tonight, expect scattered snow showers and lows in the twenties on Tuesday after a sunrise at 6:16 AM Expect partly cloudy skies, widely scattered showers with highs in the forties and low fifties. This has been K this is the K O T O Community Radio News for Wednesday May 1st, I'm Jon Kovash reporting with Deb Lady in the headlines Opera House purchase, shrouded in Secrecy. Council okay's Lawson Utility Connections State makes tentative decisions on grant money. P T O will host a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the grade school. Kids at Rainbow Preschool hope to eat their way to video fame. Principals are happy with school board campaign weather forecast calls for high winds, and we have a personal commentary. (00:21:45): This morning a deed was recorded at the San Miguel County Courthouse registering the purchase of the Sheridan Opera House for $655,000. What is still unknown? Who bought it? The deeded does not list the buyer. As the Sheridan Arts Foundation formed by Keith and Sandra Carradine and Steven and Beth Anderson. Rather, it lists the buyer as the Sheridan Opera House Property Corporation, a Delaware Corporation who is this corporation in the closing and property insurance agents in Telluride declined to answer that question. So did attorneys representing the buyers speculation centers around the extent of involvement by Doral Hotels. Mayor Peter Spencer says, Doral executive Bruce Blum had previously considered offering a bridge loan to the Carins to allow an interim purchase while financing was raised. And attorneys Sherman and Howard in a recent letter concerning the purchase indicated copying to the Carins and Andersons as well as Blum and John Kta, K O T O was unable to reach Blum or local Doral. (00:22:46): Management for comment. Mayor Spencer said, today at this point we have an unknown purchaser, but noted that the town did pass its ordinance protecting the Opera House interior before the closing was registered this morning. That means the buyers would now need town approval for any changes to the interior. Lucy Reeve opera house manager for the Arts Council told K O T O that Steve Anderson confirmed that Doral has purchased the building free and clear and will give his group a lease with an option to buy. Reeve said Doral. Attorneys and engineers toured the Opera House this week and are mostly concerned about safety issues where you've said Anderson expects Doral to honor contracts with summer festival promoters and expects Blum to serve on his group's board of directors. The Carradine Anderson group is expected to travel to Telluride in two weeks, says Reeve, to calm public fears over plans for the Opera House (00:23:42): On Tuesday. After four hours of lively public debate, the Telluride Town Council approved the connection of the Lawson Hill project to the town Water and sewer system. The council passed the agreement on second reading. It also includes a site lease for the town's proposed hydropower plant and calls for annexation of Lawson Hill. Sometime after the next seven years, the council ended up attaching one condition to approval that this month the developers must come up with acceptable changes to proposed deeded restrictions for Lawson Hill housing. Members of the council and the Town Housing Authority made it clear they're highly skeptical of the county's free market approach to deeded restrictions for affordable housing. Some argue that housing will not remain affordable for long without some kind of restriction on profits from resale. Developers of West Meadows have previously offered to voluntarily oppose such restrictions. Today, county commissioner Bill Wenger said the town was out of line with its backdoor approach to changing the county's deeded restrictions. (00:24:44): Council debated a motion by Marilyn Fleming to require that proposed commercial and industrial uses be moved from society turned to Ileum Valley. Fleming then withdrew the motion and was one of five council members to vote for approval on a Vivian and Rasta. Stevie Smith voted no. Vivian had argued that the town should get to review and approve future zoning changes at Lawson Hill. Smith blasted the project, calling it a curious all or nothing plan. Previously town Attorney Johnson, Steve Johnson had advised the council that under state law that they may not have the right to withhold sewer services from the project. The town's Lawson Hill deal also includes several other concessions from the developer. The affordable housing will be reduced by 23 units. There's an increased contribution to transit services and 25 more spaces will be added to the intercept. Parking at society turn while Lawson Hill faces certain final approval from the county. (00:25:41): The project is not out of the woods. Jim Burley, the project planter, said he still does not have a deal with a Telluride company to access and service the 25 lots in the Mountain Village area. The county has a promise, but only a small down payment in hand for a half million dollars from Idarado Mining and Town Manager of Virginia, Edgar says the state is indicating it will cut $300,000 from the grant monies being requested for the project. Edgar says that's money that would've gone into the revolving loan fund to help residents buy deeded restricted lots. In the next few days. The state is expected to formally announce a grant of $368,000 to buy 11 of the Lawson Hill lots for the county and a $90,000 loan for installing sewer lines. A state advisory committee has expressed concern over the complexity of the Lawson Hill project and asked for more financing from the town and county. (00:26:36): Jerry Smith from the state's Department of Local Affairs says Lawson Hill will get the money due to its direct relation to energy and mineral related problems. The council began Tuesday's meeting with a long discussion of a proposed new ethics code for town government. The code spells out how and when a council or town board member should disclose or declare conflicts of interest among other provisions that requires a conflicted member To refrain from further debate and to leave the room, said Grant McCargo town, p n z member, you are questioning whether the system works. Yes, we are replied to Lane Fisher who serves on the committee proposing the new code. Later in the meeting, the council got to practice the new procedures when it narrowly voted that Steve Kennedy and Marilyn Fleming did not have a conflict on the Lawson Hill debate. Also, on Tuesday, the council reappointed Ivar emo to hark the Historic and Architectural Review Commission approved a liquor license transfer for lime grubers and a three year deal for the Bluegrass Festival that was conditioned on bluegrass giving the Koch booth to the Rotary Club. Also, council voted to contribute $800 for the high school climbing trip to Yosemite and to spend about $4,000 for a waste dump for recreational vehicles to be located at Coonskin. Speaker 2 (00:27:55): While the county commissioners are narrowing down the list of possible replacements for attorney Bill Harmson, it will be at least two weeks before the final decision. 42 people applied for the position, most of them from the Denver, Boulder area. There are four applicants from other states, one each from Wyoming, New Mexico, Nebraska, and Arizona. From the 42 applications, the county has narrowed the selection down to eight. The first round of interviews is scheduled for May 7th and will be continued on May 13th. Harmson is ready to leave his job by June 1st. The Telluride Elementary School parent teacher organization is sponsoring a Cinco de Mayo celebration on Quattro de May organizer. Mary Woodhouse says, this is a get to know you party for parents and a fun night for the students. Speaker 8 (00:28:37): Be, um, a game room. It's gonna be at the Elks Club that the, uh, game room will have. Um, some simple games, you know, for little kids with, um, some prizes and they'll be face painting and you know, activities that are geared to the grade school child. And then in the, um, back room of the Elks Club where the dance floor is, we'll have food and dancing. We're gonna have, uh, pat Rey's gonna be our DJ and um, we're gonna try and play, you know, or he's gonna try and play fun music that'll get everybody, you know, up and dancing and including the kids. And then we're gonna have a, a food area and big, big decorated tables. Um, and, you know, that's just soda pop. We're not gonna be serving any alcohol with the, you know, with the kids around. So, um, that's it. So we're just hoping that it'll be a relaxed, uh, fun thing to do and in the off season, and that people can just come out and, uh, enjoy themselves. And, um, it's $10 for adults and grade school children accompanied by their parents are free and it's $5 for middle school and high school kids. Um, when accompanied by a parent Speaker 2 (00:29:47): In keeping with the theme. The menu is Mexican. The celebration is being held on May 4th because the fifth is a Sunday and the next day is a school day. Tickets can be gotten ahead of time at the natural source, the elementary school, and at the door Speaker 6 (00:30:01): On Monday at Elks Park. The day's activity was a piece of cake for 26 students from Tellurides Rainbow Preschool. Actually, it was a skyscraper constructed out of 75 cakes that was being clawed by the sweet toothed kids, rainbow Director of Sally Siegel. Speaker 9 (00:30:18): We actually were doing it just to have fun during off season, and then as an afterthought, we thought maybe we could put it in America's Funniest Video and win 10,000. Who knows? I mean, who knows what's gonna happen. You know, next month we're doing Tellurides biggest submarine sandwich and parents are invited for lunch. Our dessert. First Speaker 6 (00:30:41): Siegel said the cakes were stored around town until the big day. Luckily the sun came out and the cake was thawed before the dessert hour came. , Speaker 9 (00:30:50): My philosophy in life is more, is better. And this sort of culminates with this idea and the, the goal, the big goal was how high can we get it? I mean, we were hoping to get really, really high and I did this once before and it slid around the same time from from weight and listing and it looks like this system doesn't work. But one of the parents said we could make Tellurides longest cake and line the kids up along the longest cake. So that may be next. Then I was thinking about how about Tellurides biggest caramel corn popcorn ball? Their memories, preschoolers may not remember their preschool program at Rainbow, but they'll remember the cake that was bigger than them. Speaker 6 (00:31:41): On Thursday, San Miguel county commissioners will hold a hearing at 2:00 PM for preliminary approval of the Lawson Hill project. If that approval is granted, the county may only request minor changes before final approvals are granted. San Miguel County is still negotiating with Montrose County on an agreement for operation of the nuclear landfill. New tipping fees for that dump will take effect one month from now and will spur further increases in trash hauling rates. Principals of both Telluride Public schools say they are encouraged by the campaign for school board seats. Janet Oliver Elementary school principal says Monday's candidates forum was stimulating. Speaker 10 (00:32:22): People have obviously put a lot of thought and energy into their campaigns and have really looked into what's happening in the schools. Um, put some careful consideration into what changes they think would help the schools. So that's really, that's really exciting because this is a time consuming board and the fact that people are already willing to sink in sometime just during the campaign is encouraging. Um, in terms of issues that were brought up, I think the long-term planning is a big one, and that was brought up several times by many candidates. The financial concerns is obviously in the forefront of all of the candidates minds, and that's good because we definitely need to be looking at that. Speaker 6 (00:33:02): And Elizabeth Lewis High School principal echoed those sentiments. I'm Speaker 10 (00:33:05): Very excited about the school board's campaign. We've had several candidates who have come to the middle school high school to visit with us to see what we have been doing to get some ideas for the future. I'll be very interested in the outcome of the election next Tuesday. I'm excited that there are so many different candidates running. Speaker 6 (00:33:25): Louis said she feels the candidates have recognized the major issues. Speaker 10 (00:33:30): One is the funding for the district and trying to work towards meeting the needs of the future. So I think it's very good that, you know, we're focusing on what our future needs are going to be and that's all coming out in in our candidates as they review our policies and what we're doing. Speaker 6 (00:33:51): The school board has a special meeting on Friday at 3:00 PM mostly to discuss personnel issues for the next year. Here's today's report from the National Weather Service. Speaker 11 (00:34:02): The forecast for Southwest Mountains for tonight scattered high clouds than windy southwesterly winds 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts to 50 miles per hour in higher elevations. Lows will be in the upper teens and twenties for Thursday, partly cloudy with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. Windy with southwest to west winds. 20 to 35 miles per hour with gusts up to 50 miles per hour if possible. Highs will be in the fifties for Thursday night and Friday, partly cloudy with widely scattered rain or snow showers windy at times. Overnight. Lows will be in the mid-teens to mid-twenties highs Friday in the mid-forties to mid-fifties. Speaker 6 (00:34:43): And here's a personal commentary from David Smith. Speaker 12 (00:34:46): Oh, again, I like to take the time to thank people and God for having ATI Tial government. Um, I'm not here to criticize the, uh, event that happened at Town council this past Tuesday. I'm here to praise the procedure of government that we have to have things going on as such. And 1959 was one of my first demonstrations. Uh, and it was more like we were under the political party then than groups. We wasn't in 59. The religious body wasn't our protectives then. The, uh, private groups didn't protect us. It was the government. And the government gotten so involved in detecting and doing for the people itself. It came out as a father a type group. And what I'm seeing is during the 59, in 59 on, we used the government as a poll, as, uh, a entity to enter in our plane and get what we felt was necessary for mankind as a whole. (00:36:10): And one thing we found out that when someone's hungry, you can't give them freedom. They need to have their food. And this is the thing that's happening here. You can't tell a person that the wood and the lumber that they'd be using to build their houses with it's affecting environment. I think in time we can say that for first, we, they might need to, to feel secure. And I think the secure that you might need with everyone's here is feeling very insecure with the government and stuff. And what we have to do is to say, security is not in the short one. Security is not into having your house or your land. Security is in being able to see your grandchildren's in the future. The government, as I seen, and this Tuesday was a very much, uh, detrimental. I seen interplay. I saw, I saw people seeing things that as, as children of the planet, I, I feel if giving the time you say something else different, as a group of individuals in this planet, it's very important for us to understand that we have not the time to be selfish. We must survive. Thank you very much. Speaker 6 (00:37:49): Opinions broadcast over K O T O are those of the speaker. You are also invited to express your opinions over the air following the news or on access each weekday at four. If you would like to comment, contact a staff person at K O T O. Speaker 13 (00:38:04): Do you want some water? Speaker 14 (00:38:07): Get stop that whole thing in your mouth. Speaker 6 (00:38:11): This is Ben, the K O T O Community Radio News for Wednesday May 1st . This is the K O T O Community Radio News for Thursday, May 2nd, uh, I'm Jon Kovash reporting in the headlines, Durrell declines to name Opera House investors. Lawson Hill gets preliminary approval from the county. Those stories in today's weather report, Durrell Hotels and Resorts announced that principles of the company are the purchasers of the Sheridan Opera House, but Dorell is not naming names. Bonnie Rubin Durrell's public relations director in New York said today that the unnamed opera house buyers have an agreement with the Sheridan Arts Foundation. Speaker 15 (00:39:19): And the agreement was completed basically at a closing date deadline, after which the destiny of the theater, the Opera House would've been quite uncertain. And the purpose of the the last this, it really was a last minute contribution of funds because 10 days ago these principles were approached by the Sheridan Arts Foundation and now, um, the foundation isn't able to exercise their option to purchase the Sheridan Opera House in one year and ba so basically what the Sheridan Opera House Shean Arts Foundation has done is acquired additional time to retain the Opera House, the landmark, um, as, as a result of the short term investment made by these principals from Dural Speaker 6 (00:40:05): Ruben says, their investors have purchased the Opera House as individuals at the San Miguel County Courthouse. They're listed as the Sheridan Opera House Property Corporation. So far the town clerk has been unable to find public record of that corporation. Ruben said Doral would make a good marriage with the Opera House. Speaker 15 (00:40:25): The motivation was purely as a community interest. You know, basically an endorsement of the goals of the foundation and the, um, in the area of theater and the performing arts and, um, and the as a basically, also as an expression as you know, um, the principal Drows our family and it's there, you know, they wanted to reinforce their long-term, uh, community interest to, um, uh, Telluride Speaker 6 (00:40:54): And Reuben addressed the issue of how local Opera House events would be affected. Speaker 15 (00:40:59): The culture events that already exist in Telluride can continue and, and hopefully this will enable, uh, new additions to come around. Speaker 6 (00:41:10): The Doral agreement may also include representation by the Doral principles on the board of the Sheridan Arts Foundation, specifically Blum Ruben said that has been discussed. Speaker 15 (00:41:22): It's something that he's, he's very much interested in to serve on the board. Um, but they also, he has also said that, um, plans are underway to enlist additional local residents to the advisory board. Speaker 6 (00:41:36): The sale price of the Opera House was listed at $655,000. (00:41:43): This afternoon, the Lawson Hill project cleared its last major hurdle for approvals from San Miguel County Commissioners. Jim Bedford and Bill Weger voted for approval while Carmen Lawrence abstained citing an apparent conflict as a member of the I Dorado negotiating team. The project will offer lots to current residents of Pandora and Liberty Bell. Some of those residents today made a last ditch effort to convince the county to allow dogs and wood burners at Lawson Hill. Weger said he is open to to discussion on the dog issue, but planner Richard Greis said dogs would still be forbidden by the State Division of Wildlife, which has declared the entire area a severe winter range for deer and elk. Proposed commercial uses at society turn remain the most controversial part of the Lawson Hill project. Today, Jerry Green told commissioners they had changed the master plan after the fact to conform with deals made with the developer supporters continued to argue that Lawson Hill is the last chance for Telluride to preserve elements of community in the region. The developer has also agreed to a last minute request to offer a quick claim to County Railroad right of way on the property and to provide a seat on the project's design review board to last dollar homeowners who want assurances that any relocated trailers will be camouflaged. David Hoffman, attorney for the developer said vocal opponents to the project have been fueled by the desire to have a perfect world. Lawson Hill will eventually have a population of about 1000, along with commercial and light industrial uses and possible locations for a justice center or relocated medical center. (00:43:25): Telluride Town Marshalls report that in the last week, three bicycles were stolen in town. They were nabbed from basement parking lots at the Ghost Rider and at a place Condominiums. Marshalls say residents should keep their bikes secure all the time, but especially during the spring off season. (00:43:43): Snowpack in the headwaters of the San Miguel River have decreased somewhat in the last month down from 91% of average to 82% in Telluride, the snowpack is down to 71% of average, but there's still two and a half times as much snowpack in the valley is on this date. Last year, governor Romer has declared that breastfeeding promotion week will begin in Colorado the week of May 12th. The State health department says 71% of new mothers in Colorado begin breastfeeding. That figure drops to 21% after six months. State task force says the benefits include fighting infection, providing the best nourishment, and helping the mother's abdomen return to pre-pregnancy size. Here's today's report from the Weather Service Speaker 16 (00:44:32): For tonight, partly cloudy with widely scattered rain or snow showers windy at times, overnight lows ranging from the mid teens to the mid twenties for Friday, partly cloudy with widely scattered rain or snow showers, high temperatures ranging from the mid forties to the mid fifties. Speaker 6 (00:45:06): This has been the K O T O Community Radio News for Thursday, May 2nd. Speaker 4 (00:46:15): This is K O T O in Telluride and tonight's headlines, the route issues, an official statement of its involvement with the purchase of the Sheridan Opera House. Excuse me, we've got a couple of commentaries. The Weather and National Native News (00:47:03): In an official statement released from doral, the future of the Tellurides Sheridan Opera House. As a thriving performing arts center, the Sheridan Arts Foundation has secured financial support from principals of Doral hotels and resorts. The agreement was completed at a closing date deadline, after which the theater's destiny would've been highly uncertain. This is by the way, a press from Doral, the last minute contribution of funds enables the foundation to exercise their option to purchase the Sheridan Opera House in one year. In this manner, the Sheridan Arts Foundation has acquired additional time to retain this landmark. Due to the short-term investment made by the principles members of the family owned company of Doral Hotels and Resorts, which is currently developing a destination resort in Telluride, were approached by the foundation 10 days ago. Prior to the closing date, the contribution was made as an endorsement and tribute to the goals of the foundation. According to Bruce Blum's, c e o of Dora Hotels and Resorts. The real credit for this accomplishment goes to Keith and Sandra Carradine, who paved the way for us to facilitate this transaction. The Carradine are part-time Summer Telluride, part-time Telluride Residents plans are underway to enlist additional local residents to the foundation's advisory board, which also includes a seasoned group of professionals who have an excellent track record in the performing arts industry. And now we'll move on to some commentary. Here is Susan Hunter, who is running for the school board. Speaker 17 (00:48:54): I believe we stand at a crossroads as a school dis. I believe we stand at a crossroads as a school district and as a community. There is a sense of urgency here we are presented with a challenge. Perhaps one of the most significant we have ever faced public education is in crisis and transition locally and nationally. Who will decide where we are heading and what our educational programs will be like? Are we going to determine the direction of education here locally for ourselves? Or will we just allow the future to be dictated to us from the state level? How can we best serve our children by preparing them for the world they will face? How do we meet the challenge of financing our dreams and aspirations? In light of severe budget constraints, new definitions must be sought. Creative solutions must be explored. We must stand by our beliefs and convictions and make them realities. (00:49:53): This will require determination, persistence, and imagination from our leadership. I have a long history of passionate involvement with our school district. What happens here is of the deepest concern to me. My participation in various aspects of the school system has kept me well-informed Over the years I have been invited by the administration to sit on a variety of committees. My bottom line has always been for each child to reach their highest potential in an educational system that we collectively create. I hope I have been able to demonstrate how serious my commitment is to you, your children, and this community. So much is at stake in this election. I would ask you to cast a vote for experience, dedication, and for someone who really wants to get the job done right, vote for Susan Hunter on Tuesday, May 7th at the Telluride High School. Thank you. Speaker 4 (00:50:49): My name is Doug McLaughlin, candidate for school board for one of the four and a half year positions coming up this May 7th. That's this coming Tuesday. I encourage everyone to please get out and vote. This is a very important vote for the future of Telluride Schools. I've been a resident of Telluride for four years. I'm a small business owner with a degree in political science. My business experience has taught me the importance of communication and business and employee relations. Two important aspects of any good business. My interest in the opportunity to serve the community developed through my wife's Sandy's position as Telluride Middle School High School special education teacher. During this time, I feel I've had the opportunity to become familiar with issues facing both the school district and its students. Some of the most important issues facing Telluride schools is finances, increased student population and employee housing. (00:51:41): Briefly on finances. We need to utilize programs already being used in other school districts successfully. For instance, the Innovative Business Coalition. This program is being used uh, in many parts of the country and is easy to set up. It's a funding which is set up at the bank and is regulated by the board. These funds are donations from con, from corporations, businesses, and individuals, and are regulated by a board. Uh, petitions are made for the monies and the board will either approves or disapproves of the money of the monies being spent on the housing issue. I believe we need to set up a channel of communication with the owners of homes and condos here in Telluride that sit vacant. Most of the year teachers are good, steadily employed, uh, people of the community. And if these people who own the condos and homes in this town are aware that we have good tenants, uh, available for their homes, I think we can solve the employee housing problem, uh, population. I have a great deal of experience in the construction industry and my insight into the future. Expansion with the school is great. As school board director, we need to be one, setting a positive firm set of standard set of standards for the school's future. I, Doug McLaughlin, have time and energy to devote to this position. Please vote for me. Doug McLaughlin May 7th. This coming Tuesday. I appreciate it. Thank you very much. (00:53:18): The election will be held from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM at Telluride High School, the election for the school board candidates. Now here's the weather report for the South Southwest Mountains. They're calling for scattered rain or snow showers and a possibility of thunderstorms. Tonight with occasional west winds, 15 to 30 miles an hour and gusting around thunder shower activity. Expect a low between 15 and 25 degrees tomorrow Saturday. Partly cloudy skies and wildly widely scattered Snow showers highs between 45 and 55 Saturday night, partly cloudy with isolated snow showers and higher peaks. And the lows will be between the mid teens to the mid twenties Sunday. It's gonna get warmers and be in the fifties, Sunday and Monday. Nice weather according to the weatherman and with a chance of showers come Tuesday. Speaker 6 (00:55:03): This is the K O T O Community Radio News for Monday May 6th. I'm Jon Kovash. Speaker 4 (00:55:08): I'm Dominic Cross Speaker 6 (00:55:09): In the headlines. Principals resign at both Telluride Public Schools. Speaker 4 (00:55:14): Supreme Court ruling on Idarado is expected to have a domino effect. Speaker 6 (00:55:19): Speed skiing slowed down by bad weather. Speaker 4 (00:55:22): T C R A decides one chamber is enough. Speaker 6 (00:55:25): Four more bikes ripped off in Telluride. Speaker 4 (00:55:27): Tourism Boosters expect a strong summer season. Speaker 6 (00:55:31): We have regional news, today's weather report and a personal commentary. Speaker 4 (00:55:44): Elizabeth Lewis Telluride High School Middle School principal and Janet Oliver Elementary school principal have resigned their positions from the R one school district. Lewis gave school superintendent Gordy Gibson a letter of her resignation today. Lewis said she resigned her position for personal reasons and will be moving to Seattle, Washington in Seattle. Washington Lewis said she has applied for school administration positions. Oliver, the elementary school principal who split her time between administration duties and the library gave her resignation at Friday's special school board meeting all of our plans to stay on as the librarian. And there were four other resignations announced at the meeting. Friday. Mark Hager, the school's music teacher K through 12 will not return. Carlotta Horn. Second grade teacher currently on maternity leave will also not return. Rocky Pitchford, the bus maintenance person has resigned and Andy Davis, part-time custodian at the elementary school resigned under action items in the school board meeting Friday, the board approved of new language in the master contract where sabbatical leave verification, maternity leave, paternity leave, and extended leave. (00:56:51): Were concerned also. Abby Collins, the school district's art teacher has been granted a sabbatical to pursue her MA in visual arts at Northern Arizona University. The school board election is set for tomorrow, Tuesday, May 7th from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM in the solar area of the high school. Voters must be registered electors and live in the R one district whose boundaries are the top of lizard Head, the top of Dallas Divide, and the Species Mesa Road and the town of Telluride. Call 7 2 8 6 6 1 5 for more information. KOTO will air results between nine 30 and 10:00 PM tomorrow evening or when the election numbers are counted. Speaker 6 (00:57:35): Last month the US Supreme Court made a ruling on the Idorado Mine cleanup that was not welcome for Colorado and 15 other states that are unhappy with the EPAs progress in cleaning up toxic sites. In February, the Colorado Attorney General's office filed an appeal of an October decision by the Federal Appeals Court in Denver. In that ruling, three judges declared that Colorado did not have the authority to order Idarado to pay for a state designed and ordered cleanup of the Telluride and URA mine works at issue was a section of Superfund Law that declares a state may require remedial actions that conform to federal law. In a lengthy brief, Jim Elman assistant Colorado Attorney General argued that Congress intended the Superfund Law to apply to state selected remedies and that the Federal Appeals judges had ignored that intent. But the US Supreme Court has ruled without comment that it will not hear the case. (00:58:29): As a result. Say state lawyers, the ability of states to act without the help of the E P A is has been limited. That could affect four other Superfund cases in Colorado that have not been settled, including the Rocky Mountain Arsenal and cleanup of cadmium smelter in North Denver. Thus, the Supreme Court's Idarado decision has become a landmark for state health departments that have been unable to get federal backing for cleanup of toxic sites in their states. Colorado I Dorado and local negotiators have steadfastly maintained that I dorado's court victories will not affect a settlement for the Telluride and Red Mountain cleanup. But some observers note that settlement talks have been stalled during the time those decisions came about leaving I Dorado with a strong hand. Later this week we'll talk to officials from Colorado and other Rocky Mountain states about how their future plans will be affected Speaker 4 (00:59:22): At the International Federation of Skiing North American Speed Skiing Championships at Silverton's Velocity Peak inclement weather hampered efforts to surpass the world record of 139 miles per hour set by Monaco's Michael Proofer in France. The fastest speed Monday after just six racers into the first run was a recorded 110 miles per hour flat light and poor conditions, as well as a serious spill by Lisa Orris who suffered facial cuts and a possible broken leg. Put an end to the runs today, Telluride CK Littlewood and Dave Barry are still in the running. However, the speeds weren't available by airtime today, but Littlewood was clocked at 154.3 kilometers Sunday and Barry had a time of one hundred fifty four, a hundred fifty one 0.96 kilometers. Lois McKenzie with Velocity Race at the Velocity Race site said racers have not been able to start at the top of the course because of the weather. So it was really no surprise that the record still stands. McKenzie said the event will continue tomorrow through Thursday if necessary. Speaker 6 (01:00:32): The T C R A is hoping to launch a separate Chamber of Commerce and Telluride financially self-supporting through voluntary dues. But what to call it Director Gary Hickok says two chambers and Telluride would be one too many in that the issue boils down to naming the new organization something like the Telluride Business Association or changing TCA's name to Telluride Resort Association. That'll be one of the issues at the T C R A board meeting on Wednesday when directors will also elect a new chair and vice chair. Also, Hickok wants approval to spend $5,000 for a second staffer for summer information services and $3,000 for a Telluride Summer poster that would be sent to travel industry. VIPs Cock says the money would come from a current $28,000 excess in T C R A lodging commissions TCRs. Shelly Mccarin reports that it will not be until the spring of 1992 before central reservations can replace its glitch filled computer system. RFPs will be sent out to five software vendors and Mccarin says it could be possible to operate a dual reservation system by mid-November. And Sherry Nik summer sales manager says foreign tour operators will be visiting Telluride on May 18th and 19th in the wake of an international convention in Denver. Anyone interested in participating in that tour should give steak Nick a call at T C R A. Speaker 4 (01:02:00): The Telluride Marshals Department has reported that three bikes were stolen last week and another was ripped off yesterday, which was Sunday of the four bikes stolen. Two were locked together and two were simply not locked. Sergeant Harry Stevens of the Marshalls department urges bike owners to lock their bikes to an unmovable object. Stevens said If anyone has any information on the stolen bikes, call the Marshall's department at seven two eight three eight one eight. Stevens also noted the bike owners can register their bikes at no charge at the Marshall's department. The bikes will receive a secure decal with a serial number and will also be photographed. On a positive note, the Marshall's department reported that almost a dozen bikes have been registered since a bicycle safety clinic was held last week in the county crime report. The San Miguel County Sheriff's Department said it was a quiet weekend. Speaker 6 (01:02:56): State and local tourism boosters are citing a number of reasons why they're expecting a strong summer season in southwest Colorado. Those reasons include the end for now of a five year drought cycle, meaning more water sports enthusiasts, a trend toward more domestic travel by American tourists and a continuing increase in international visitors. Also, some think the movie Dances with Wolves will generate more visits to areas with Indian related attractions. Doug Bowman, superintendent of the Ute Mountain Tribal Park credits the movie for an increase in visits and inquiries over last year. A recent survey of travel and tourism professionals indicated strong expectations for a record summer season besides Telluride with its major festival lineup. The optimists include Mesa Verde, the Durango Silverton Narrow Gaze Railroad, and the Delta Montrose area. Also, the Colorado Tourism Board claims it has discovered a new breed of tourist called the resort vacationer identified as 13% of summer visitors to the state. (01:03:58): These upscale vacationers rarely travel alone and are looking for what is being called soft adventure. For example, roughing, it means drinking martinis out of a paper cup. State tourism officials say these are visitors who like the outdoors and the Colorado experience, but like to be pampered as well. Thus, the tourism board is now pushing summer packages for soft adventurers at Aspen, Steamboat Springs and Vail. In regional news, the US Senate Energy Committee has included large parts of proposed new legislation by Senator Tim Wirth that would streamline the approval process for new natural gas pipelines for several weeks. K O T O has been asking Wirth office how that would affect the trance. Colorado Pipeline, which is planned to run north South through San Miguel County. So far we've received no response. The Grand Junction Downtown Association is looking for artists and craftspeople to participate in an arts and crafts festival on June 8th and ninth. (01:04:58): Deadline to sign up is May 10th. For more information, call 2 4 5 6700. San Juan National Forest is taking public comment on the proposed corral Mountain Timber Sale northwest of Pagosa Springs. Rangers will conduct a field trip on June 4th area presently UN roaded and contains a large percentage of old growth timber. State Representative Steve Aqua Fresca is sponsoring a new bill that would offer a private insurance option to the workers' compensation system. Aqua Fresca says the current system is over bureaucratized and his bill would provide competition in healthcare and disability coverage and life insurance. Beginning May 15th, forest Rangers will resume tours of the Anasazi ruins at the Chimney Rock archeological area near the intersections of State Highways 1 51 and one 60. For more information, call 2 6 4 2 2 6 8 and a private association is offering a free directory of 500 Colorado lodges and cabin resorts that offer rooms from 25 to $40 a night. The resorts range from the five star variety to those two remote to have telephones or electricity. To get the list, call 4 9 9 9 3 4 3. And here's today's weather report. Speaker 18 (01:06:22): This is the National Weather Service in Grand Junction. Fishing forecast for the southwest mountains tonight cloudy with scattered rain or snow showers and thunderstorms. Those 25 to 35 Tuesday scattered rain or snow showers decreasing by afternoon. High is fifties and lower sixties Tuesday night, Larry Lows, twenties and thirties for Wednesday, sunny and warmer highs, sixties and lower seventies. Speaker 6 (01:06:49): And here's a personal commentary. Speaker 19 (01:06:52): This is Marilyn Fleming from Telluride Town Council announcing spring cleanup Greenup for 1991. All across the country, citizens of communities are displaying their pride in and their love for their communities by getting out and cleaning and sprucing them up. Now between May 6th and May 19th, it is time for all of us to take out our brooms in hand and team up to clean up a burn pit has been dug at Coonskin based parking lot. For burnable items, large dumpsters have been provided at this parking lot for non burnable items. If you have wastes, which are toxic, call town hall to find out how to dispose of them. If you have large items, call town hall to have them picked up before May 17th. The number is 3 0 7 1 Saturday May 11th is official. Scoop the poop day, so adopt an area of town and go out with your shovel and scoop up this aromatic. (01:07:44): Refuse the whole town will be grateful. On Friday, May 17th, we will implement Greenup by celebrating Arbor Day. The town Parks department will be offering trees, shrubs, and sod for sale at low prices. Orders for these trees and shrubs need to be placed and paid for by May 15th at 5:00 PM at town hall, trees and shrubs and sod will be be delivered on Friday, May 17th at Elks Park by 11:00 AM and must be picked up by 3:00 PM Arbor Day will be celebrated at 1230 at Elks Park and will feature many fun things for Telluride kids, including the appearance of Smokey the Bear. There will be trees available for the kids to plant. We also encourage you to donate trees and shrubs to be planted in community areas of town. Saturday May 18th is the big team town cleanup. It will start with an Arbor Day run at 9:00 AM for either one mile or 10 K. (01:08:40): Both races will begin and end in Elks Park. Registration is $10 and all participants will receive a T-shirt and top finishers will win a treat to plant at 10:00 AM The big cleanup begins starting from Elk's Park. The Garden Club will provide refreshments for everyone and prizes for the greatest trash gatherers. Bring your waiters if you have them to clean up the river. Biodegradable trash bags will be provided. Our annual flea market will be May 18th from one to 6:00 PM at Rose's parking lot. One man's junk is another man's treasure, so bring it on down and sell it. Everyone needs to get involved from preschoolers to seniors. Get out, get your brooms, shovels, rakes, and trash bags, and let's get this to job done. Thank you. Speaker 6 (01:09:32): And opinions broadcast over K O T O are those of the speaker. You are also invited to express your opinions over the air following the news or on access each weekday at four. If you'd like to comment, contact the staff person at Koto. This has been the K O T O Community Radio News for Monday May 6th. This is the K O T O Community Radio News for Tuesday, May 7th. I'm Jon Kovash reporting in the headlines election could be a turning point for Telluride Schools winger proposes that affordable housing be deeded to the county down valley commercial uses. Proposed Supreme Court inaction on IDorado gives the feds a final victory over Colorado. We have today's weather report and a personal commentary. Today, voters in the Telluride School District are casting ballots to choose four out of five seats on the school board. The mostly new board will face a severe financial crisis in the district and the task of replacing principals at both schools by midday, 120 people had voted at the high school polling place. We asked some of them, including a couple of high school staff members. What do you want the new school board to do? Speaker 20 (01:11:42): I would like them to be progressive in, uh, their thinking and cooperative with each other. Um, I'd like to see the small people and the large people, uh, hand in hand together working together for our students. Speaker 21 (01:11:57): I'd like to see them focus as the number one issue on a plan with follow through to generate more money for the school district through a wide variety of funding sources. Speaker 22 (01:12:13): I want them to take dynamic and positive steps towards enlarging the vision of the school in Telluride. Speaker 23 (01:12:25): Hopefully we can make the economic bottom line sort of add up so that we can continue the quality of some of the programs we've got here. I don't, I just don't think that, uh, we should be willing to start sacrificing and decimating parts of what we're doing, uh, in the name of money and numbers. I mean, there's, there's gotta be other creative ways to, to keep this place more than floating along, but continuing to grow and change and get better. Uh, and so that's their charge in my mind. Speaker 24 (01:12:52): Work together make, uh, decisions don't get stalled out and if the decisions don't work out, change 'em. But don't sit and do nothing. Take take the ability and the challenge to, to try something and if it doesn't work, fix it and do it for the kids. I'd really like money to go toward keeping the classes small 'cause I know from everything I've heard that's real important for good learning and also, um, having a lot of varied classes. Um, also I'd like to see more in all the cl in all the schools, especially the high school in teaching more living skills rather than just, you know, what you need to learn to go out and get a job. You know, classes on listening, classes on, um, feeling and good nutrition and you know, just basic living and being happy. I was an alternative high school and those few things that I learned helped my life more than anything else together that I've learned in schools and not be afraid of Looking into alternative education, Speaker 6 (01:13:54): The Telluride District can take small comfort in the fact that the rest of the state as well as nation faces the same funding crunch and the same sagging support for quality and education. Randy Quinn, director of the State's Association of School Boards states flatly. The state of Colorado is unable to adequately finance its public schools one part of the problem. While money is tight, the state has seen a surprise influx of new students. The results have been immediate and drastic. School administrators in Vail have ordered a round of budget cutting the Cherry Creek schools just eliminated 84 staff positions. Schools in Anto rolled back salaries 10% and cut employee benefits elsewhere in the country. Toledo, Ohio, considering eliminating all sports and extracurricular activities. Fort Lauderdale looking at high a hiring freeze and cold lunches. School board members across Colorado are calling for new funding sources for schools, including a state income tax or increased sales taxes. Montrose is one district already committing to those new sources. In February, voters passed new city and county sales taxes for the schools and a $4 million school bond. Montrose School board members say to their knowledge they're setting a state, maybe a national precedent. Town manager, Virginia Egger and Telluride says there are ways here to find similar solutions. Speaker 24 (01:15:18): The town of Telluride holds a 4% sales tax and therefore with the county tax and the other state taxes precludes any increase in sales tax. There is a way that the town could give up being the collector of sales tax and rather let the county collect our taxes for us. The county thereby could increase their 1 cent to a 2 cent sales tax, uh, if we wanted to do that, and then in essence, grant some or, or all of those new taxes collected to the school. That's possible. We've also discussed though, uh, property tax and maybe all the districts, the town, the county should, should look at whether we all take our allowed, you know, uh, 5% increase in property taxes or maybe we shouldn't get together and discuss letting those property tax increases go more to the school since we are able to get, you know, revenue from sales, real estate transfer kinds of taxes. So, but nobody's really sat down, not the school, the county, the town, the districts to, to seriously look at, um, how to go forward. This election today, uh, is a, is a good starting point for that. We'll, we'll have the school board in place that could, uh, have a term long enough to get something like that done. Speaker 6 (01:16:32): Meanwhile, there was a health healthy turnout today for Norwood school board election, considering there was only one race. Jackal and Franklin and Dave Alexander both ran unopposed and incumbent. Bill Klein was being challenged by Barbara Youngblood. Superintendent Bruce Can. Cannel said there were no major issues in the Norwood campaign. County Commissioner Bill Weir has proposed that developers be required to deeded their required affordable housing property to the county rather than being allowed to sell it on the open market. In exchange, Wenger says the county could grant the developers a bonus density in a memo to county officials of Weger states. My concern is that we are giving affordable housing bonus density that in reality will only be affordable for a very short time if affordable at all for the people we were trying to house. Weger says, with the current county deeded restrictions, only a surplus will keep housing affordable. (01:17:29): He adds the developer controls the surplus availability and he is not going to cut his own profit potential by providing a surplus. Instead, Wenger proposes that developers be granted one additional lot for each six affordable lots granted to the county. In the case of a Lawson Hill, he notes that the county, by providing seven more free market lots, could have shaved about $10,000 off the price of the Pandora relocation lots. Wenger says the county would then have the ability to sell land at deflated prices to depress the secondary housing market or set price controls on the resale of land. Winger will present his proposal to the county planning commission Wednesday morning. The county's getting proposals for more commercial activity in the down valley area. Bud Crane is proposing a complete auto service center hardware store and tax store on commercial lots in Placerville. The auto service center would include auto repair, body repair, a part store, gas station, and tire sales and alignment. (01:18:30): Crane notes that repair services at Fall Creek and at the Telluride Conoco are limited in scope, forcing many to take their cars to Norwood or Montrose, and Crane says increased development down Valley and on the mesis points to a need for a down valley hardware store. Also, Dennis Wrestler is requesting a permit for professional offices on three lots on Front Street in Placerville. Those requests will be taken up by the County Planning Commission on Wednesday, as well as a request by San Miguel power to expand its electrical substation at society. Turn the company says the expansion will help alleviate problems associated with overloaded circuits due to increased loads in the area. The town of Telluride wants assurances that trees will successfully be planted to help hide the expanded substation. Also, at Wednesday's meeting discussion of several land use code amendments and impact fees for funding of public improvements. (01:19:28): Last month, the US Supreme Court gave the federal government a final victory in its turf battle over jurisdiction in the cleanup of the Idarado mines. Last October of Federal Appeals court ruled against state authority in the cleanup. The state appealed that decision to the Supreme Court, which declined to review the case. Colorado was joined in its appeal by 15 other states, including Utah, Montana and New Mexico and the Rocky Mountain region. Those states agreed with Colorado that federal Superfund Law is supposed to authorize states to order cleanups of toxic sites, even sites that are not on the EPAs national priorities list. Jim Elman, Colorado Assistant General said the state spent a lot of time on its appeal Speaker 25 (01:20:11): And unfortunately there's, there's a lot more sites that need cleaned up than are on, than in addition to those that are on the national priorities list. And therefore, um, you know, states have to act independently of E P A as well. Speaker 6 (01:20:26): When Idorado Newmont appealed cleanup orders to a federal appellate court, it was joined by the US Justice Department. Was the federal government more interested in protecting its turf than in cleaning up a toxic mining site says Elman, that's a fair and valid interpretation. Speaker 25 (01:20:42): We definitely had problems with, uh, the Justice Department, um, filing that brief. I mean, it, it didn't surprise us, but we were nonetheless that we were obviously, um, unhappy with it. I mean, it, they basically want all the authority under CCRA to the federal to be to the federal government, and they, they don't mind states acting as long as they're acting under E P A or acting under state law and then getting under state law authority. But they, they envision CRC as a, uh, more or less a grant of authority to the federal government main mainly with, you know, with some state authority, but they, I don't know, they're very, uh, jealous I guess, of what they see as the, of how they interpret the proper, um, the proper, uh, in construction of c and other statutes. I mean, we definitely, I mean, you know, I briefed to the 10th circuit, you know, we did, uh, you know, we had a lot of, um, comments about, uh, the irony of, uh, the United States filing this, you know, this brief against, against what we basically against the purpose of c Congress enacted, circling in order to provide for the, uh, cleanup, the properly protective cleanups of hazardous waste sites. (01:21:57): And, um, and here, you know, uh, the United States comes out against a way to have that done. And, um, yeah, we, um, we definitely had a lot of problems with it Speaker 6 (01:22:07): Throughout the long court battles and negotiations over the Rado cleanup, Colorado has had to work without legal precedents concerning Superfund Law. Next in this series we talk to state regulators in Utah and New Mexico. The county issued 11 building permits in April for construction valued at close to $1 million. Another 12 permits are being reviewed, but Jan Dunnington county building officials says the jury is still out on how big a building season the county will have this year. He said several projects, especially in Mountain Village, have an uncertain status due to lack of commitments for financing. Homeowners at Wilson Mesa Ranch want the county to upgrade sections of Elk Creek Road. Residents say portions of their access roads have become nearly impassable in the spring, even with four wheel drive, the county says the worst road sections are not on the county road system and major improvements are the responsibility of the developer or homeowners. Here's today's report from the National Weather Service in Grand Junction Speaker 16 (01:23:13): Forecast for the Southwest Mountains, including deli rite for tonight, slight chance of some, uh, rain, uh, showers, possibly, uh, some late afternoon thunderstorms, then clearing with the low temperatures in the upper twenties to the mid thirties, Wednesday to through Thursday, generally fair and warmer high temperatures during the daytime in the sixties to the lower seventies low temperatures Wednesday night in the thirties to the lower forties, windy at times on Thursday. Speaker 6 (01:23:46): And now here's a personal commentary. Speaker 26 (01:23:48): Hi, my name is Laura Humack. I'm a member of the Telluride Board of Realtors. I'm here to invite all of you community spirited and environmentally caring persons to help clean up and green up Telluride May 6th through May 18th is spring cleanup information concerning town support tree and shrub sale and community activities can be obtained from the newspapers, town hall and your local realtors who are volunteering as block captains on Saturday, May 18th. We need your help to pick up trash in the town and along the River Trail. Volunteers are meeting at Elks Park at 10:00 AM Trash bags will be provided by the town, and refreshments will be served by the Garden Club. Do your part by volunteering one hour to help spruce up our town, or if that's not possible, make a cash donation to buy a town tree. You can call me Laura Schumack at seven two eight six eight two one to sign up or make a donation. Come on. We need your help. Think green and clean. The time is 10:00 AM Saturday May 18th, and the place is Elks Park Speaker 6 (01:25:22): Opinions broadcast over K o t o are those of the speaker. You're also invited to express your opinions over the air following the news or on access each weekday at four. If you'd like to comment, contact the staff person at kt. This has been the K O T O Community Radio News for Tuesday, May 7th. This is the K O T O Community Radio News for Wednesday May 8th. Weger in the headlines, Weger gets support for plan to deeded affordable housing to the county proposed county impact fees could be charged when building permits are issued. World record eludes speed skiers in Silverton photographer wins court judgment on lost slides. We've got the third party in a series on the fallout from I Dorado Court battles. We've got news from the Telluride Middle School and High School and today's weather report (01:27:09): Today. County officials express support for County Commissioner Bill Wenger's plan to ask developers to deeded over affordable housing to the county if passed. The requirement would apply to the remaining large developments in the Telluride region that have not received final approvals, including the Valley floor, west Meadows and Idarado Property east of town. And David Hoffman, attorney for Lawson Hill and a County Planning Commission member said it may not be too late to work out such a deal on the Lawson Hill development. Commissioner Weger said he delayed making his proposal until Lawson Hill had worked out its deal for connecting to the town of Telluride water and sewer system. He said the county basically lost a million dollars by not working out such a deal with Lawson Hill. However, that would mean going back to the Telluride Town Council, which had requested a decrease in density at Lawson Hill Weger advocates granting developers a density bonus in exchange for county ownership of affordable housing lots. (01:28:04): Weger says otherwise, developers could limit supply of affordable housing lots by pricing them unreasonably high. He suggests establishing a ratio by which developers would get one additional free market lot for every six affordable lots granted to the county. The county would then be able to control the lots and set the price. Hoffman suggested that the county, rather than offer the density bonus simply take the lots as an impact fee, which the developers would consider a cost of doing business. County officials suggested that already approved developments like Aldo Soro Ranch or the Mountain Village could be approached about voluntarily entering into such an arrangement. Weger said Aldo Soros had not been opposed to the plan, but are now selling affordable lots for $150,000 on another front. The county is moving toward a plan to extract impact fees from developers who have already received zoning approvals but have not constructed improvements on the land. (01:28:59): The fees would be charged at the point that building permits are issued and would allow the county to charge impact fees from developments like Mountain Village and Aldo Soro for Schools Solid Waste Disposal and Fire Protection County commissioners have already approved spending $15,000 to study how those impact fees would be established. Richard GRE county planner says those fees could be in place by the following building season. The fees would likely be based on the square footage of new construction. GR said he's already working to help the school district document growth projections and the need for greater funding due to development in the region. Impact fees are meant to pay for offsite public capital facilities that are needed due to development in the area. Also being studied more county user fees and what are called linkage fees to cover social impacts due to development. GR says to pave the way for the new fees, the county must conduct studies and amend its master plan and land use code. Speaker 4 (01:30:02): Not so fast there buddy, and that's the way it was today. Anyway, at the conclusion of the 1991 f I s North American Speed Skiing Championships on Silverton's Velocity Peak as Fran Weber's record of 129 miles 0.303 miles remains standing. Prita Caucus of Czechoslovakia did clock the highest speed today and that was 144.006 miles per hour. Tellurides CK Littlewood ran the course today, however, his speed was unavailable as of airtime as the staff of Velocity Peak Incorporated we're still calculating and recording the results. Tellurides Dave Berry bowed out of the competition Tuesday. Jim Jackson, event director and former Telluride said he expects a competition to return next year. Speaker 6 (01:30:54): Judge Sharon Shooter has ruled that John ETT of Telluride Realty must pay a local photographer $2,363 for six lost color slides. Linda Wade Hoffer of Western Eye Photography had sold edic use of the slides for a calendar brochure, a display at the airport, and an AD and Telluride magazine in a suit and small claims court. Wade Hoffer had asked for $3,500 to compensate for the lost future use of the original slides. In other court news, a company called Basin Reproduction in Printing is charged in county civil court that it is owed $982 for professional services that supplied to Peter Spencer over the last six years. As we reported yesterday, 15 states officially supported Colorado's bid to overturn I dorado's court victory in the US Supreme Court. That bid failed and as a result, the power of states to clean up toxic sites ignored by the E P A has been diminished. New Mexico was one of the states that joined Colorado as an amicus party to the Supreme Court brief today we talked to Louis Rose, special assistant in that state's environmental health department, Speaker 27 (01:32:06): New Mexico, like most of most states, not just the states in the west, uh, haven't exactly seen a rush by e p a to go clean up Superfund sites. And so we, we like Colorado, have a number of old mining sites and other kinds of places that that serve as some pro as problems and uh, certainly at least the district court decision in Idorado was something that we felt real good about. And so it gave us the kind of handle on dealing with these kinds of sites that we don't have under state law and the 10th circuit decision overturning that obviously basically, uh, took that remedy away and limited our ability to deal with these sites. And so from our standpoint, it was important and to join and to add our sort of voice to, uh, the concern over the ability to bring these sites, uh, not just into compliance, but at least deal with some of the old and existing, uh, environmental problems and actually have a handle on trying to get them resolved and forcing the proper parties to do what they need to do. Speaker 6 (01:33:08): The US Justice Department joined Idorado in opposing Colorado's authority in the OT auto mine cleanup. Rose says, in doing so, the federal government let a turf battle get in the way of protecting the environment and the public health. Speaker 27 (01:33:23): Obviously it's concern when justice comes in in construing a federal statute and supports the industry position, um, which in our estimation in this, in this context was counter to cleaning up the environment. Obviously that's of concern, but you know, EPAs got a tough job to do and I certainly don't and uh, wouldn't wish it on most other people. I mean, it's, it's superfund is moving a lot more slowly than I think Congress anticipated, but that's the nature of the beast and seems to be the nature of what Congress put together. Speaker 6 (01:33:52): But New Mexico officials like those in Colorado have lost faith in the EPAs ability to help clean up toxic sites. Speaker 27 (01:34:00): States can move a lot quicker, seem to be able to move a lot quicker, and we've just taken one, one tool away from the states to get the job done and augment the federal, the federal program to get the job done. And that's, and that's troubling. But Speaker 6 (01:34:13): Rose says New Mexico has identified a large number of pollution sites caused by hard rock mining and gotten only a fraction of those, the worst sites on the EPAs national priorities list. Even getting the sites listed as no guarantee of federal action. Speaker 27 (01:34:28): The, uh, pace at which E V A can move to clean them up is, is slow at best. I mean it's been described as moving in geologic time at times and uh, it sort of seems that way. Speaker 6 (01:34:39): Like Colorado, New Mexico does not have its own Superfund law, a difficult thing to pass in conservative western states. It's also difficult for less populated states to accumulate a pot of money to carry out environmental cleanups, especially in a time of resistance to new taxes. In the case of the Idorado site, the Federal Appeals Court ruled that Colorado could pay for a cleanup and try to get the money back in court, but cannot order I Dorado to pay for it first through Superfund Law. Tomorrow we hope to talk to state regulators in Utah. Speaker 28 (01:35:20): Hi, this is middle school News with middle school representative Will Perry. On Friday May 3rd, the high school volleyball team hosted a middle school prom. Approximately 65 kids showed up for the event, good vibrations, DJ'ed, the dance the prom was a great success and again, this year middle school students are working on immersion reports. These reports are oral presentations prepared by the students. These students get to pick their own topics in which to report. Some of the topics to be reported are the history of medicine, Hawaii organized crime, the Great Barrier Reef in Costa Rica. On Saturday May 11th, there will be a middle school baseball game and that is to be announced. And on Thursday, May 16th, the art show opening and that time is to be announced. Speaker 29 (01:36:05): After a few weeks of vacation, the high school news has returned. This is Jessica Hunter coming. May 16th through 20th is the kindergarten through 12th grade art show. The event will be held at the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, which is owned by Will and Hillary Thompson. It will run each day from five to 8:00 PM high school students will be venturing off Yosemite May 17th through 28th under the direction of Dean McAdams among other chaperones athletic awards Night has been scheduled for May 30th at the Elk Club. The high school prom is set for June 1st. The exact time and location are still to be decided and announced Class night for high school will be held in the high school gym June 4th. All awards for high school students will be given the last day of school for seniors is June 5th. This fulfills the requirement of mandatory hours in school. The remainder of the district will be let out for summer vacation June 12th finals for high school students will occur from June 10 to 12th. (01:37:01): High school senior graduation will be June 14th. Regarding ski passes for all of next year's middle and high school students, the local ski resort has announced the students will be able to participate in the Hard Rock program. Once again, this program enables students to work off their ski passes this year the program will run June 17th through 21. All interested need to contact Jackie at 7 2 8 7 4 0 0 by June 7th. Those 13 years and older will need 40 hours of work to get their pass. There is a memorandum available if you would like more specific information. This concludes the Telluride High School News. Speaker 6 (01:37:39): Here's today's report from the National Weather Service in Grand Junction Speaker 30 (01:37:44): Forecast for the Telluride area in the Southwest mountains for tonight party cloudy breezy with southwest winds 15 to 30 miles per hour. Lows in the thirties Thursday, cloudy, windy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. The highs in the sixties South Southwest winds 25 to 45 miles per hour. Thursday night increasing clouds, widely scattered showers and thunderstorms continued very windy with the lows in the thirties and Friday. Cloudy and windy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. The highs 55 to 65. Speaker 6 (01:38:27): This has been the K O T O Community Radio News for Wednesday May 8th, Speaker 31 (01:39:09): You wanna be a Speaker 1 (01:39:11): Person. Speaker 6 (01:39:23): This is the K O T O Community Radio News for Thursday, May 9th. I'm Jon Kovash. In the headlines. San Miguel County sees a big jump in property valuations. Speaker 4 (01:39:45): Town of Telluride cracks down on Neon Speaker 6 (01:39:47): Depot renovation. Awaits state review. Speaker 4 (01:39:50): Jenny Gordon is the new chair at T C R Speaker 6 (01:39:52): A and we have today's weather report and personal commentaries. Property owners in the Telluride region are getting sticker shock after opening. Recently mailed valuations from county assessors. We talked to Jane Hickox, the county's chief assessor. Speaker 32 (01:40:16): Basically the state is on a two year cycle wherein all properties, um, in Colorado get a notice of revised valuation, which is supposed to reflect June of 90 market value in most cases. Um, we've obviously seen some huge increases in the Telluride region, not so much in the Norwood area or the west end. Speaker 6 (01:40:39): Hickok says that overall county increase from 115 to $157 million in assessed value was led by the big jump in Mountain Village Speaker 32 (01:40:49): And generally what we've seen the town of Telluride, the values are up as a total figure about 25%, um, more so in the mountain village closer to 60% as a total value. The county as a whole is up about 35%. Now as we find errors or as we make adjustments through this month's protest period, those numbers will vary a little bit, but in most cases we'll see drops in mill levies as a result of those overall increases. Speaker 6 (01:41:21): 15 years ago the uranium economy in the county's west end carried the bulk of the tax burden. That situation is now completely switched with the Telluride region or Telluride School District containing 94% of total county value. Speaker 32 (01:41:37): Norwood has seen some increases in residential, you know, mostly as a result of the activity in the market of, of people who work here buying homes over there. Not so much in commercial and the west end is, is actually pretty flat. Speaker 6 (01:41:52): Hickok says Mountain Village when built out will have 60 or 70% of the county's valuation. Speaker 32 (01:41:58): Taxes are gonna remain high in the mountain village because of the function of the Metro District Mill Levy, which is um, currently 45 of their 87 mills. So more than half of their tax revenues go to retired debt of the Mountain village and every indication is that they're gonna have to for a year at least leave that at 45. So they're gonna be some pretty hefty bills up there and in my mind, from a school dis district perspective anyway, um, they're gonna be paying because of their huge value about a third of the entire budget of the school district and the impact on that service anyway is only, you know, a handful of kids. Speaker 6 (01:42:44): Hickok adds that estimating mill levies and individual tax bills is not a perfect science, but $2 million homes in the village will face annual tax bills of more than $20,000. In Telluride, a single 25 by 100 lot is valued at a base rate of $76,000 and is adjusted by assessors according to factors like size, access, neighborhood configuration, zoning, and any restrictions on use. Hickok notes that Boxcar lots and Telluride have sold for 150,000. So far about 70 property owners have had questions about or plant to protest their evaluations to two years ago. That number totaled about 300 to have your evaluation reviewed to file a protest or to ask questions you must write to assessors by May 27th or see them in person by June 3rd. Speaker 32 (01:43:36): You need some basis on which to protest. However you need to come in and either bring an appraisal that you've had done or some knowledge of other properties that have sold for example, or um, some comparison with perhaps what it costs you to construct a new home. What you have your property insured for some basis to suggest that maybe our values outta line. Speaker 6 (01:44:01): One major concern. Senior residents on fixed incomes who have owned their homes for many years, cock said they are in danger of being pushed out of the Telluride by higher tax bills. Boulder, a home rural county has a program in which seniors can work off their property tax bills And in California, under proposition 13 statutes, a property has a ceiling on its tax valuation until it is sold Speaker 4 (01:44:30): A result of the recent complaints from the community. That town may pull the plug on neon signs currently in use by local businesses. A letter from Paul Christensen, town of Telluride Building and Zoning enforcement official went out to local businesses currently using neon signs and real light translucent panel signs. The letter stated that while enforcement in this area has not been a high priority, because it hasn't been identified as a flagrant problem, recent complaints received from the community has in effect directed the staff to enforce the legislation. The land use code in part reads gasfield illumination in such manner that light tubes are not exposed. Oh, excuse me, gasfield light tubes shall be allowed only when used for indirect illumination in such a manner that light tubes are not exposed to public view. No signs with rear light or translucent panels will be allowed among the businesses receiving the notice. Were the Telluride ide, country Club, O’bannon's Irish Pub Software and Eddie's Pizza. Karen Patterson, a manager at Eddie's questions the enforcement. Speaker 33 (01:45:36): I've always been along with that ordinance of no neon signage of a business on the street that I can dig. But these other things, they're to me they're minor. Speaker 6 (01:45:53): Wednesday night approval of the depot renovation was continued to allow review and comment by the state Historical society. Approval has already been granted to relocate the depot to allow installing a new foundation. Last week the depot got approval for a reconfiguration of single family lots on the property. Those 14 lots are reported all under contract harc. The Historic and Architectural Review Commission also granted mass and scale approval to additions to homes on Willow and Colorado streets and for a new home on Columbia. On Friday at noon, hark meets with the town planning and zoning commission to consider amendments to the voter approved big house law, which limits the bulk of new projects. Those changes will be looked at by the town council in June and residents of the East Telluride residential and accommodations area say they want a special meeting with town boards to discuss new guidelines for that area. Now here are two personal commentaries. Speaker 34 (01:46:56): Good afternoon. My name is Darryl Strawberry and is a cleanup player for the Lost Angeles baseball team. I'd like to encourage you to participate in the town of Tellurides Spring cleanup Greenup. Now in progress in my profession, I've been in a lot of beautiful parks. There's a little question that Telluride is a beautiful place in its own right, but this time of year after the snows have been blown out, it looks a little like the dugout in the bottom of the ninth. Please join in and participate in cleaning up town by taking the unwanted stuff you've been storing in your yard down to the burn pit and large dumpsters located at the Coonskin parking lot before May 19th, take the time to clean up the dog doo and recent stacks of home delivered newspapers around your joint. Take the bags of recyclables down to the center and think about a little fence paint and flower planning too. (01:47:51): Then on Saturday May 18th, plan to participate in an all-star day of cleanup activities. Join all of us jogger types for the one mile fun run or 10 K which start at 9:00 AM from Elk's Park. All runners will get a stunning t-shirt, which of course should replace that old met shirt now stored away in the back of your closet. I hope after the run it's time to spruce up the River Park Trail from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM A flea market is planned at rose's parking lot from one to six. There's no charge to sell your junk to some treasure seeker. So no excuses for not performing well here. Finally, you should know I love real sod and encourage you to purchase sod trees and shrubs at great prices from the town parks department before May 15th. Get on down and make an Arbor Day donation to the town park as well. The town's spring cleanup greenup is really important and need you to put your queer shoulder to the wheel. Thank you for your time and your interest and your vote in the upcoming Allstar ballot. This has been Darryl Strawberry, take good care and goodnight. Speaker 35 (01:49:02): Hi, this is Norman Squire of the Telluride Marshall's Department. I'd like to remind you that the town of Telluride is currently in the midst of its 1991 spring cleanup and Greenup Drive as part of this drive, a special dump site for refuse both burnable and non burnable has been established at the west end of the Coonskin base facility parking lot at the south end of Mahoney Drive. For the next week or so, town residents may haul, accumulated refuse to this spot and their dispose of it. This is your opportunity to clean your little parcel of paradise and help the town recover some of its normal luster. As an added incentive, I would like to remind you that under town ordinances should your residents or workplace acquire an accumulation of junk to the point it is considered a public nuisance. The law might be called upon to give you a hand of sorts. Now certainly this is not the type of activity we wanna engage in or you want us to. So please do your your part to keep the town of Telluride clean and green. If you happen to have bits of refuse that are too large or bulky for you to take care of, call the town of Telluride at 7 2 8 3 0 7 1 and make arrangements for their disposal. If you have any questions, three zero seven one or call the Marshall's department at seven two eight three eight one eight. Thank you Speaker 4 (01:50:25): Jenny Gordon will temporarily, temporarily sit in as chairperson of the Telluride Chamber Resort Association replacing Mike s who announced last month. He would step down and concentrate on winter activities through telco. Diane Esman will fill in the vice chair seat. Also on a temporary basis. Gordon Esman will hold the positions until the annual meeting set for June 12th and other T C R A news. The budget was adjusted to hire a visitor information staff person from the community. A search of six Colorado and New Mexico colleges did not net the interest in the position. So the board decided to go with a local and plans for a Telluride event poster or next because many revenues weren't as expected. And discussion continues on where the use of the word chamber would come in for an upcoming town business group. Speaker 6 (01:51:16): And we remind you that opinions broadcast over KOTO are those of the speaker. You're also invited to express your opinions over the air following the news or on access each weekday at four. If you'd like to comment, contact a staff person at Koto. This has been the K O T O Community Radio News for Thursday, May 9th. This is the K O T O Community Radio News for Friday May 10th. I'm Jon Kovash reporting in the headlines. Judge rules in favor of home construction even if it kills the tree. Chando of phase two gets financing commitment worth brown compromise called Disappointing by Wilderness Advocates. We've got today's weather report and a personal commentary (01:53:10): Today, district Judge Thomas Goldsmith made a ruling that clears the way for construction of the Carroll and Anne McCarthy home on North Oak Street. The McCarthy's next door neighbor Lisa Nimaroff, had asked the court to stop construction because it would damage a 50 year old tree near the line between the two lots. But the judge ruled that the McCarthy's cannot build their home without interfering with the tree's roots and that the use they desire to make of their land is reasonable and should not be unreasonably interfered with Goldsmith said Nero may not interfere with the defendant's legitimate exercise of property rights merely to preserve her tree. The judge allows that construction may kill the tree, but landowners have a right to remove encroaching roots so long as they do not unreasonably injure the tree. (01:53:58): The Telluride Housing Authority says it has a verbal commitment for almost $3 million in financing for phase two of the Hondo Affordable housing Complex. T h A director Dave Johnson says the deal with Chrysler Capital Public Finance Corp will be tentatively closed on the 24th. Conditions of the deal are called mostly Routine One Change. Chrysler wants its collateral to come from the reserve funds of both phase one and phase two. Johnson says at this point the schedule for completing phase two has been set back two weeks. If there are no further delays, foundation work will begin this month and the 52 units will be ready for occupancy. By November 15th, they will be built by Shaw Construction. The same contractor that did phase one a hundred and sixty five residents have signed up for those units and have been prioritized on a waiting list through a lottery. The deadline to send in application fees to remain on that list is June 28th. (01:54:56): Today, Colorado Senators Tim Wirth and Hank Brown announced a compromise on a Colorado wilderness bill that like most true compromises will make no one happy wilderness. Advocates in Colorado wanted about 1.2 million acres in additions. They're being offered about 650,000. That's 21 Wilderness Editions out of 38 requested to local activists. The most notable name missing from the list is the 70,000 acre San Miguel Peaks area, which the Sheep Mountain Alliance was lobbying to designate as wilderness. That area, which includes Sheep Mountain and Grizzly Peak has been called the most significant roadless area near Telluride. That is without protection. The proposed list includes only four out of 11 proposed wilderness areas in the San Juans, additions to the big blue West needles. We and Piera areas W Office sent this soundbite to Colorado radio stations this morning Speaker 11 (01:55:51): For 10 years of debate. We have finally reached an agreement on a Colorado wilderness bill. Senator Hank Brown and I have arrived at a true compromise that protects water, saves beautiful areas for future generations and will be good for all Coloradans For a decade we've watched interest battle each other. This range war is now over 650,000 acres of special significance will be protected and Colorado's water will be reserved for Colorado. This is an excellent compromise. I was delighted to be able to work this out with Senator Brown and this will not only be good for Colorado's wilderness, but I think it is a very good barometer of the cooperation that we have within the delegation and the strength of our ability to work together for the future of the state of Colorado. Speaker 6 (01:56:36): Todd Robertson from the Colorado Environmental Coalition says his group does not share W's optimism about protection of wilderness water rights. Speaker 36 (01:56:45): The Colorado Environmental Coalition is very disappointed by what the senators have come out with today for additional wilderness designation in Colorado and our disappointment centers around the water rights provision for these, um, proposed areas. We feel what senators have come up with would not protect the wilderness values that the very designation, you know, is meant to do. Speaker 6 (01:57:12): Water rights in the wilderness began to become a major issue in the mid 1980s. Robertson says the Colorado Senators are ignoring that issue Speaker 36 (01:57:21): Since it has every single wilderness bill that Congress has passed and these bill have been bills in states all across the west. Um, Congress has granted and expressed federal reserve water rights for new wilderness areas. Wir and Brown today proposed the exact opposite. A flat denial of any wilderness water. Right Speaker 6 (01:57:44): Of special concern in the San Juans is the Piera area downstream from private water rights. Robertson says the new compromise would only provide enough water to keep the backs off the backs of the fish wet. Conventional wisdom says the Wirth Brown agreement assures passage of a Colorado wilderness. Bill Robertson says it may pass in the Senate, but the battle is not over. Speaker 36 (01:58:07): House of Representatives is a completely different animal and um, the House Interior Committee has been very adamant about having expressed wilderness water rights in all wilderness legislation that gets out of that committee. And so we may very well end up with a stalemate once again. But, um, we've been at a stalemate for the past decade and waited this long for a wilderness bill that truly protects wilderness values. And if comes to it, we're willing to wait longer. Speaker 6 (01:58:42): Robertson says Wirth and Brown are proposing second class wilderness for the state and his group's fear is that such a bill would be copied by other states including Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming in local off season news briefs. Town Planner Amy Levit reports that the hummingbirds have returned to Telluride and K O T O program director Ben Kerr was cleaning out the station's offices this week and discovered a September 3rd, 1944 edition of the Rocky Mountain News of the Day to American Columns Drive into Belgium and editorial praises the IRS for introducing the W two form and two pages of classified to list homes starting at $5,000 and jobs for dishwashers paying $30 a week in regional news, Aspen will be one more competitor in the jazz festival business. Jazz Aspen, June 21st through 23rd is being billed as a benefit for global tree planting projects. Featured artists will include Tuck and Patty yellow Jackets, M J Q, Nancy Wilson Ramsey Lewis with Stanley Turrentine, herb Ellis, and New Orleans marching Bands. Now here's two personal commentaries Speaker 19 (01:59:59): Once more. This is Marilyn Fleming for Telluride Town Cleanup, Greenup speaking on Scoop the Poop Day tomorrow, Saturday, May 11th. I read an article recently, which I thought you would find interesting in Anchorage. There are 50,000 pounds of dog droppings produced a week to litter their streets and yards. That's about 8 million pounds in the winter alone. When spring fall arrives, the mounds of poop create many problems. There are obstacles to pedestrians. The aroma is disgusting. Spring runoff. Spring runoff carries bacteria from the dog waste into the streams tainting the water. Many of us here in Telluride can identify with these problems. So the town of Telluride is pitching Scoop the poop day to draw attention to the unscooped piles and to get everyone out to remove these mounds that are in our town. Incidentally, you might be interested in knowing that there is an ordinance in town number 6.2 0.160, which states no individual responsible for any dog or puppy shall permit such canine to go upon any sidewalk, street or alley or private property without permission of the owner of these premises. And to defecate thereon, no individual responsible for a dog which defecate anywhere except on premises under that individual's control shall fail to scoop, remove and transmit the excrement to a receptacle every person violating. This shall be fined a minimum of 500 or $50 to $300. Violating this so each of us dog owners had better start cleaning up after our own dogs. But everyone adopt a section of town. Take out your shovel and go scoop what is now there. Our eyes, our feet and our noses will be very grateful. Speaker 37 (02:02:04): Hello, this is Eileen McGlynn bringing you this commentary on behalf of the Amity Group to invite community folks to show their appreciation of Sheep Mountain Alliance and Western Colorado Congress this Sunday Mother's Day. Besides joining both of these organizations, you can help lighten the load and show up on Sunday, May 12th to pick up trash and recyclable items along the two mile stretch of Highway 145. Sheep Mountain Lions has adopted on Lower Keystone meet between 11 and two o'clock at Deep Creek Road and the highway maintenance department bring gloves and carpool. Frankly, I can think of a zillion more important ways to mother nature and appreciate or assist environmental activists. I'd much rather be organizing Grizzly Bear benefits an Earth first video night or green party lecture. But when I see a handful of local environmental activists like Denise Clark carrying the load of an entire community's environmental protection and never having time to do public relations, membership drives or fundraising, then my agreement with Ed Abbey that billboards are just as ugly and out of place as the highway vehicles goes by the wayside. This project is not about keeping a tidy and scenic highway for our image. It's about helping the few round the Clark grassroots unpaid environmental leaders. We have fulfilled their responsibilities so they can do the real environmental work. Hopefully this sign one day brings in financial support from a homeowner, investor or visitor, anyone who benefits from the hard work of our local environmental watchdog, whether it's Earth Day, earth Night, or Earth Second, just get involved. Care about the place you call home and love to play in. Thank you for your time Speaker 6 (02:04:10): Opinions. Broadcast over K O T O are those of the speaker. You're also invited to express your opinions over the air following the news or on access each weekday at four. If you'd like to comment, contact the staff person at Koto. This has been the K O T O Community Radio News for Friday, May 10th.

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