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Glenwood Springs planning commission revokes special-use permit for Midland Avenue detention unit after repeated 12-hour hold violations
Summary
After hours of testimony and more than two dozen public commenters, the Glenwood Springs Planning & Zoning Commission voted 5-1 April 28 to revoke the special-use permit for the Midland Avenue detention suites (planning file 22-03 / SUP 4-04100), citing FOIA-documented exceedances of the SUP's 12-hour maximum hold time.
The Glenwood Springs Planning & Zoning Commission voted 5-1 on April 28 to revoke the special-use permit that has allowed a detention-related use at 100 Midland Avenue (suites 110 and 210), after staff said city records and FOIA-produced documents show multiple exceedances of the permit's 12-hour maximum hold time.
Trent Hyatt of the city's Economic and Community Development staff described the file (planning file 22-03) and said FOIA records and other documents provided to the city show at least 11 instances when the facility held people beyond the permit's 12-hour limit, with documented exceedances in 2022, 2025 and other years. Hyatt told commissioners staff recommends corrective action and offered alternative motions including denial, withholding, revocation or conditional monitoring.
City Attorney Carl Hanlon…
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