Delta County Commissioners

On today’s KVNF Farm Friday we feature an impromptu interview with Tomek Barc owner of Happy Hive Farmstead in Delta, County.

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Colorado’s legislative session wrapped up last week . KUNC’s Lucas Brady Woods reports lawmakers painted a rosy picture of their accomplishments.

In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we continue with our last installment in our interview series with Western Slope Latinés. Today, we hear from Marisela Ballesteros Celestino. She is a first generation Latiné and Cora Indian. She's also the assistant director for Project Hope, Gunnison's resource center for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human traffiking.Ballesteros Celestino speaks to KVNF's Laura Palmisano about growing up in the Gunnison Valley, staying connected to her indigenous heritage, and her work as an advocate.

Delta County canceled its land use code work session for today due to a pending state bill that attempts to address Colorado’s housing shortage. Senate Bill 23-213 became a topic of discussion during Tuesday’s Delta County Board of County Commissioners meeting. KVNF’s Lisa Young has this story.

KVNF celebrated live on air this Wednesday afternoon as the station met its Reimage Radio Spring Drive goal of $62 thousand dollars. General Manager Ashley Krest thanked donors who made the goal a reality. The station received over 500 individual donations during the two week long fundraising campaign.Delta County Commissioners decided not to remove Planning Commissioner Victoria Turner for alleged non-performance of duty and misconduct. During Tuesday’s meeting there was no formal indication given by Chairman Wendell Koontz that a public hearing was taking place. Following discussion by the board, Commissioner Mike Lane made a motion to remove Turner. The motion died for lack of a second. For now Turner remains on the Planning Commission.

In Part 2 of our reporting on the Delta County Land Use process, Commissioner Don Suppes talks about complaints against Delta County Planning Director Carl Holm and process for the land use code going forward. Hundreds of high school students marched on the State Capitol last Friday to demand action against gun violence. Delta High School Speech and Debate is celebrating victory over 36 schools at the 4A state championship in Colorado Springs.

A controversial effort to legalize overdose prevention centers advanced at the State Capitol on Wednesday. Also called safe use sites, these facilities give people using illicit drugs a designated place to do it and supervision to avoid deadly overdoses. Delta County Commissioners voted down the most recent updates from the Delta County Planning Commission. Delta County Commissioners will host a work session on Tuesday, March 7 to discuss an Climate Action Plan from the Citizens for a Healthy Community.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is winding down its operation of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine hotline, reports the Colorado Newsline. Delta County Commissioners approved a budget request by its Human Services Department last month to nearly triple the amount of pay case managers were receiving for working a week of on-call shifts, reports the Delta County Independent. Last October, concerns about racial intolerance among administrative staff at the City of Durango led to the resignation of 4 members of the city’s Community Relations Commission. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio, Clark Adomaitis of K-S-U-T and K-S-J-D looked into the past and future of the commission.