Lowest number in ten years
Gilpin County Commissioners Buddy Schmalz, Jeanne Nicholson and Forrest Whitman considered a funding request from Red Rocks Community College during their meeting of March 2, 2010, and then moved on …read the rest of this story »
Senate President Brendan Shaffer endorses
PRESS RELEASE – Gilpin County Commissioner Jeanne Nicholson is announcing her Candidacy for the Colorado State Senate, District 16. State Senator Dan Gibbs has announced he will …read the rest of this story »
Homeowner wins construction approval after-the-fact
All members of Black Hawk City Council were present when Mayor David Spellman called to order the regular business meeting of February 10, 2010. …read the rest of this story »
What’s the hold up with Rocky Mountain Rail?
“The only safe way to get from Idaho Springs to Central City is on your hands and knees—and that’s risky.” Walt Whitman said it, not me. In this very column last year I made some predictions about the proposed rail line …read the rest of this story »
One of eight in the nation
Gilpin County Commissioners Buddy Schmalz, Jeanne Nicholson and Forrest Whitman began their February 2, 2010, meeting considering whether County Clerk and Recorder Jessica Kays had vacated the position, as …read the rest of this story »
Gilpin County hosts convention in Black Hawk
When the Colorado County Clerks Association voted to hold their winter conference at Ameristar, they might not have known it, but they were launching Black Hawk towards its goal of becoming a destination city and …read the rest of this story »
Clerk controversy
Buddy Schmalz called his first meeting to order as Chairman of the Board of Gilpin County Commissioners on January 26, 2010. Commissioners Jeanne Nicholson and Forrest Whitman were present. …read the rest of this story »
“Captain Chrispy” takes charge of Station 7
The Colorado Sierra Fire Protection District (CSFPD) Board of Directors was joined by their agent from Volunteer Firemen’s Insurance Services (VFIS) at their meeting on January 11, 2010. Directors Gail Maxwell, …read the rest of this story »
Nederland Board of Trustees Meeting
The Town of Nederland held its first 2010 regular Board of Trustees (BOT) Meeting on Tuesday, January 5th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Nederland Community Center. Attending the meeting were members Mayor Martin Cheshes, …read the rest of this story »
County Management
Again this week there was a very short agenda for the Gilpin County Commissioners’ meeting, but instead of looking 50 years into the past, in this column I’m going to be looking several years – or at least several days – into …read the rest of this story »