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Residents urge county action on Red Mountain Road parking; public comments call for Brush Creek Park-and-Ride review

5340342 · July 9, 2025
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Summary

At the July 9 BOCC meeting, public commenters asked the county to address overnight and long-term parking on Red Mountain Road and urged the county to consider reopening the Basalt Record of Decision and pursuing a Brush Creek Park-and-Ride connection to address congestion near the Aspen airport.

Two members of the public used the general public-comment period at the Pitkin County BOCC meeting on July 9 to raise transportation and parking issues.

Red Mountain Road parking concerns

Joshua Saslov said he lives off Red Mountain Road and, at the sheriff’s office suggestion, brought photographs documenting vehicles parked for days on Red Mountain Road, including at least one person living in a vehicle. Saslov said the sheriff has confronted the person and that parking on county rights-of-way is generally prohibited by county code but enforcement is…

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