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Pitkin County holds nine interviews for District 2 seat; appointment hearings set Feb. 26 and March 3

Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners · February 17, 2026
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Summary

Pitkin County commissioners interviewed nine applicants Feb. 17 to fill a District 2 vacancy, heard candidates’ priorities on housing, growth management, airport planning and conservation, and scheduled a resolution first reading Feb. 26 and a public hearing/second reading March 3.

The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners spent Feb. 17 interviewing nine applicants for a vacancy in District 2 and set a short timetable to make an appointment.

Chair Jeffrey Woodruff opened the work session and reminded listeners that the county’s Home Rule Charter (Section 2.6) directs remaining commissioners to fill a vacancy by majority vote, and that any appointee “shall stand for election at the next regular primary and general election” to finish the term. After roughly three hours of candidate interviews, Interim County Manager Karis Silbernockle told the board it will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 10:00 a.m. for a first reading of the resolution to…

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