Local Governance

Because of an enforcement order issued by the state, the Town of Dove Creek soon will be getting its water from a new source. That decision has led to a price increase that made some town residents so angry that the Town Hall has closed because of threats to staff.

The Mancos Board of Trustees approved a letter supporting Senator Michael Bennet's immigration enforcement bills after a divided discussion over the town's role in federal policy debates.

The Cortez City Council on Tuesday adopted a proclamation declaring June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month despite one council member’s ten-minute-long speech against the measure. Also on Tuesday, Cortez city manager Drew Sanders told the council about an award the city recently received from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.

The Montezuma County commissioners have reinstated a fire ban in the unincorporated areas of the county. Also on Tuesday, they approved a contract for up to $15,000 with USDA Wildlife Services.

Attorneys representing the Montezuma County board of commissioners and a corporation seeking to build a Dollar General store here made their cases in District Court on Thursday.

Hundreds of Montezuma County residents took advantage of the county’s free clean-up days at the landfill Friday and Saturday, dropping off old appliances, furniture, electronics, and tires without paying a fee.

Dolores trustees voted to let an early-stage housing and commercial development concept move forward after residents raised concerns about traffic, parking, building height and neighborhood impacts.

Frizzell says experience in the clerk and recorder’s office, public information and support for residents without computer access are among her priorities.

Shull says customer service, voter education and public access are among her priorities for the Montezuma County Clerk and Recorder’s Office.

Three Republican candidates seeking a seat on the Montezuma County commission largely agreed on many issues at a forum Monday night, but expressed some key differences.