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The Silt Planning and Zoning Commission held a discussion on Nov. 10, 2026 about a proposed River Run live-work residential development (38 units) that would require a PUD amendment; commissioners raised concerns about loss of commercial zoning, density, access, infrastructure and fire safety. The commission also opened a code discussion on shed placement and setbacks and agreed to explore a possible rewrite.
Silt Town staff presented a revised 2027 budget worksheet and led trustees through revenue projections, capital-project priorities, parks funding (including a new tobacco-tax fund), and water/wastewater financing concerns, with discussion of grant opportunities and nonprofit contributions.
Town of Silt Board of Trustees meeting covering public comments on a Riverview/CDOT interchange issue, funding requests from local nonprofits, a Hay Day recap, Highwater Farm program update and strategic plan, a request-for-proposals for management of Silt Senior Housing, staff audit status, and an executive session on I-70 interchange negotiations.
The Rifle Planning & Zoning Commission met Oct. 27, 2026. Commissioners unanimously approved a rezone for Bollinger & Queen and forwarded new bulk-resource-consumer (BRC) code and multiple Chapter 16 text amendments to City Council after staff presentations and public comment on water and environmental risks for data centers.
Trustees of the Town of Silt heard competing pitches from two executive-search firms to run the town manager recruitment and then agreed to add a public agenda item to select a vendor; Police Chief Gress presented the police department's 2027 priorities, highlighting staffing shortages, recruitment experiments and a roughly $2.0 million budget request.
The Town of Silt Board of Trustees heard a presentation from Wilderness Workshop and narrowly directed staff to send a letter asking the BLM to exclude new oil and gas leases on the Roan Plateau; trustees also approved joining Colorado's extended producer responsibility recycling program, selected a firm to conduct a town manager search, approved consent items including an updated employee handbook, and reviewed September financials.
Rifle City Council on 2026-10-21 approved an ADU code amendment on first reading to align with state requirements and to allow ADUs up to 750 square feet, awarded a $2.10 million contract to Martinez Western Constructors for water-line replacements, and committed to 34 affordable units for the 2026–29 reporting period.
The Garfield County Board of Commissioners met Oct. 19, 2026, in Glenwood Springs. Commissioners approved consent-agenda items, several personnel and intergovernmental requests, considered discretionary grant requests from local nonprofits, approved a major rezoning and PUD for the Mitchell Creek Community, and held an executive session on an auditor contract.
Garfield County commissioners held a public hearing Oct. 14, 2026, on proposed 2027 department and elected-officer budgets, covering capital projects, a proposed HR recruitment system, grant requests including opioid-settlement funding for Yampah Mountain High School, and multiple nonprofit and municipal funding requests.
The Town of Silt trustees heard a Community Development budget briefing and discussed building/inspection capacity, permit and impact fees, and code-change constraints; they approved a consent agenda including an EV-charger grant application and unanimously approved the Gomez minor-subdivision sketch plan after public comment about density and parking.
Garfield County commissioners held a public hearing Oct. 13, 2026, in Glenwood Springs to review department and elected-office proposed budgets for 2027. Multiple department directors presented 2026 accomplishments and 2027 goals; commissioners asked staff to identify savings to raise the merit increase.
Rifle Parks & Recreation advisory meeting covered public comments about recreation programs, a proposal to explore a Via Ferrata climbing feature, a skate-park concern tied to the master plan and a roughly $1 million redesign estimate, denial of a plaque request for Rifle Mountain Park, a letter of support for a Centennial Park restoration grant application, bike-rack donations at Rifle Mountain Park, and two staff resignations.
Garfield County Board of County Commissioners held an Oct. 12, 2026 public meeting that approved multiple property tax abatements, adopted a budget supplement, accepted a consent agenda including contract awards and license renewals, and received an Xcel Energy wildfire mitigation update.
The Silt Town Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the Gomez Minor Subdivision sketch plan and forwarded the recommendation to the Board of Trustees, while neighbors raised concerns about trees, parking, drainage and potential overcrowding. Staff said the proposal meets the minor-subdivision code and outlined conditions and additional reviews required at final plat.
Rifle City Council meeting included adoption of a housing needs assessment resolution, an appointment to the Rifle Housing Authority, approval of consent items (including a liquor license), a presentation by Garfield RE-2 on two school ballot measures (4A and 4B), and a city staff presentation of the proposed 2027 budget with a public hearing set for Dec. 2.
Garfield County Board of Commissioners held a budget-focused public hearing Oct. 6, 2026, during which department leaders presented 2026 accomplishments and reviewed 2027 goals and budget requests; staff later reviewed amendments to the proposed 2027 budget.
Garfield County Board of Commissioners work session and regular agenda covered election preparations, multiple funding and contract approvals (including transit and an AI assistant), a town reconstruction funding request and a public budget hearing for 2027; several items were approved by motion.
The Rifle Planning and Zoning Commission met Sept. 29, 2026, and recommended amendments to the city ADU code to meet state minimums, approved an amended 2025 Housing Needs Assessment, and received an update that a draft comprehensive plan will be ready for staff review in about two weeks.
Silt Town Board meeting with a public comment about e-bikers, presentation on Garfield RE-2 ballot measures 4A (mill levy override) and 4B (bond), a consent-agenda approval, a contract item tabled, discussion of town manager recruitment, August financials, staff reports (irrigation shutdown, speed/enforcement), and adjournment.
The Garfield County Board of Commissioners met Sept. 21, 2026, approving a 5 MW solar project near Parachute, several human services funding actions including a $1,275,249.57 federal contract amendment and $1,088,743.67 in EFT/EBT disbursements, letters of support for local housing and trail efforts, multiple event fee waivers, lease renewals for two communication towers, and a county recommendation for Alternative 3 in the Sweetwater Lake EIS.
