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Local reporter Marty Durbin in western Colorado has seen the three town councils she regularly covers change drastically. They have morphed from the sleepy meetings they were decades ago to long sessions that wade into everything from getting grants for water projects costing millions of dollars to controversial planning attempts. "I’ve watched council members exercise self-control and perseverance even as comment periods grow heated,” she reports. So the least she can do, Durlin writes, “is cover it."

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Both Telluride and Mountain Village move forward with investigations into a California meeting involving local elected officials and a proposed purchase of the Telluride Ski Resort.We also look at growing concerns around Project 7’s Resiliency Project, as the estimated cost of a new water treatment plant has risen sharply.Plus, law enforcement investigates a disturbing incident near Vail involving racist materials linked to ICE detention activity.And we hear from the Rocky Mountain Institute about the state of climate progress, emerging technologies, and what it will take to meet global climate goals.

This week on Local Motion we feature a Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio

It’s Water Wednesday on KVNF. Today’s Regional Newscast examines record-low snowpack across Colorado, looming Colorado River negotiations, and new federal planning for post-2026 river operations. We also cover public lands policy, immigration enforcement, Sundance, and new leadership at Club 20.

Thursday’s KVNF Regional Newscast covers a major public lands acquisition near the Gunnison River, new developments in the Telluride ski resort controversy, a federal fraud appeal, and Colorado’s next predator reintroduction: the wolverine.

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Your local almanac for gardening, landscaping, and much more for your home and valley living.