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Board of Health asks staff to review current air-quality monitoring and options for continuous stations
Summary
Board members discussed local air-quality monitoring, asked staff to inventory existing monitoring infrastructure (city and county), and requested a report back on continuous-monitoring options and coordination with the airport project.
Board members raised renewed interest in expanded air-quality monitoring across Pitkin County, including continuous monitoring stations on Main Street and near other community centers.
A board member said the county and the city should consider a station similar to the Colorado Continuous Ambient Monitoring Program (CAMP) used elsewhere: "It would be great to have something of that sort on the Western Slope in Aspen considering the kind of international flow we have coming in here," the board member said.
Why it matters: members said local particulate matter and dust on Main Street and potential emissions from airport projects have been ongoing community concerns tied to cardiopulmonary health. Board members asked staff to summarize existing monitoring (county, city and project-specific monitors) and to return with options for continuous monitoring.
Next steps and scheduling
Staff agreed to compile an inventory of current monitoring infrastructure (city ozone monitor on Cemetery Road was mentioned) and to present findings at an upcoming board meeting. Board members asked staff to move as quickly as feasible rather than wait several months; staff suggested a July meeting might allow time to gather infrastructure and airport-project updates, but members requested an earlier update if possible.
Ending
No formal motion or vote was recorded on funding or new monitors at the meeting; the board provided direction for staff to gather technical details and a summary of options for continuous monitoring and coordination with city and airport projects.
