Local Governance

Montezuma County residents weigh in on regulating solar energy projects, debating land use, economic impact, and environmental concerns.

After a school-board meeting at which more than a half-dozen anonymous letters were read aloud, Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 Superintendent Tom Burris says the board may need to consider adopting a policy about such letters.

A provision in the reconciliation bill would sell “underutilized” public lands for housing, but it doesn't require those parcels be sold to local governments or for that housing to be affordable.

A weather system bringing afternoon showers and warm temperatures continues through the weekend. In local news, Delta County files a 9-1-1 complaint, while Arizona passes a law for missing Indigenous people.

Today’s news includes widespread precipitation, the recovery of a missing girl in Arizona, Colorado immigration bill progress, Arizona vetoes, support for public media funding, and local infrastructure updates.

Garfield County commissioners are making controversial library board appointments, sparking debate over community concerns about book access and the board's political influence.