Buena Vista residents talked features, budget and accessibility for the new park in the Sunset Vista neighborhood.
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Here are the things to know from the Buena Vista board of trustees meeting Ja. 24:
The town of Buena Vista’s water planning survey will be open for one more week. The draft policy, ordinance and survey are all posted to https://my-bv.com
The Buena Vista board of trustees met for the first time this year Tuesday, Jan. 10. Mayor Pro Tem Gina Lucrezi called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., with Trustee Mark Jenkins, Mayor Libby Fay and Town Treasurer Phillip Puckett joining on Zoom.
Monica Haskell took the helm of Chaffee County’s Department of Human Services earlier this month.
Three months into her new role as Buena Vista’s town administrator, Lisa Parnell-Rowe is settling in well.
The Buena Vista board of trustees met for their last regular meeting of the year on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Mayor Pro Tem Gina Lucrezi called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Here are the top things to know:
Buena Vista’s board of trustees kicked off their Comprehensive Plan development with a work session and public meeting Nov. 30, sharing their visions for town and hearing input and feedback from the community.
As Buena Vista continues to grow, the town is expecting five major additions to multifamily housing. Though most projects won’t be completed until at least 2024, the developments will add around 370 new apartments once completed.
Buena Vista’s Pocket Wave will see a facelift in fall 2023, helping the wave function longer during the year and for more user groups.
Once again, the 18-foot Holiday Tree has emerged from storage to reign over the Splash Park on the corner of Railroad and Main streets, a press release stated.
More than 140,000 trail users crossed the Whipple Bridge in 2021 and an average of 600 people per day in July — a 20% increase over the prior year based on Bureau of Land Management trail counter data.
The Buena Vista Recreation Department has long explored a public park in the Sunset Vista IV neighborhood. Now, they’re moving forward.
The conceptual Vista Park, now to be called the Billy Cordova Memorial Park, would be on the west side of Buena Vista in the Sunset Vista IV neighborhood between Grouse Road and Raven Way west of Larissa Lane.
Eagle Scout William Carriere’s telescope is the latest addition to Buena Vista’s River Park. Built for his Eagle Scout service project, the scope focuses on the local mountain ranges.
Here are the top things to know from the Buena Vista’s board of trustees meeting Nov. 22:
The Buena Vista Board of Trustees had a busy meeting Tuesday night after deciding to move their discussion of the Rodeo Grounds Master Plan to their next meeting.
Here are the top items to know from the Nov. 9 meeting.
The town of Buena Vista will soon be the owner of the property at 705 and 713 E. Main St.
The property, currently owned by Salida Hospital District, has been used to house the Buena Vista Police Department since 2013 and was part of a 20-year lease-purchase agreement between the two entities.
Here are the top items from the Oct. 25 town trustee meeting:
Total Buena Vista sales tax revenue for July continued to grow, town treasurer Phillip Puckett reported at the Sept. 27 board of trustees meeting.
Here are the top items from the Oct. 11 town trustee meeting:
The town of Buena Vista and the Historic Preservation Commission will have a Town Hall and Educational Forum on the Architectural Design Guidelines for East Main Street at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6 in the community center.
The Salida Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service will host a public meeting about an upcoming prescribed fire project from 7-8 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Buena Vista Community Center, 715 E. Main St.
The Peak to Peak Pickleball Club held an opening dedication Wednesday, Sept. 21, for the town’s six new pickleball courts as more than 100 people attended the opening.
Here are the top items of the Buena Vista board of trustees meeting Sept. 27:
The Peak to Peak Pickleball Club will be holding a dedication ceremony of the new pickleball courts at the Buena Vista River Park at 10:30 a.m., Sept. 21.
Here are the top items of the Buena Vista board of trustees meeting Sept. 13:
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Here are the top items of the Buena Vista board of trustees meeting Sept. 27:
The Peak to Peak Pickleball Club will be holding a dedication ceremony of the new pickleball courts at the Buena Vista River Park at 10:30 a.m., Sept. 21.
Here are the top items of the Buena Vista board of trustees meeting Sept. 13:
Here are the top items of the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on Sept. 7:
The town of Buena Vista will begin a trail project later this fall to address erosion, safety concerns, congestion and additional issues on the popular Whipple Trail, which begins on the east side of the town bridge over the Arkansas River.
The Buena Vista Historic Preservation Commission held a meeting with the board of trustees to discuss the historical survey of 25 properties on the west side of Buena Vista and the framework for regulating design on East Main Street.
PCG One LLC applied for a retail marijuana license Nov. 9, 2021 at the Buena Vista board of trustees meeting.
Total sales tax revenue for 2022 June continued to grow, town treasurer Phillip Puckett reported at the Aug. 23 board of trustees meeting.
Here are four things to know from the Buena Vista board of trustees meeting Aug. 23:
1 The board approved the contract agreement for new town administrator Lisa Parnell-Rowe. Parnell-Rowe will be taking over town administration duties from Phillip Puckett, town administrator for the past 5 years.
Here are the things to know from the Aug. 9, Buena Vista board of trustees meeting:
1 The board received an update from town staff on the town campus that is planned for Block 25.
The Buena Vista Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously agreed to lot 34, block 30 Amendment No. 2 which will accept rights-of-way for portions of Cedar Street and South Main Street.
The town of Buena Vista and the Historic Preservation Commission invite community members to a two-part public meeting at 5:30 p.m., Aug. 30, beginning at the Community Center on East Main Street.
Total sales tax revenue for May 2022 continued to grow, new town treasurer Phillip Puckett reported at the July 26 board of trustees meeting.
Buena Vista Recreation was awarded a Safe Routes to Schools grant in 2015 allowing them to buy 24 bikes and a storage shed at Avery-Parsons Elementary School.
With these resources, BV Recreation formed the Buena Vista Bike Library that loaned out bikes to community members.
Here are four things to know from the Buena Vista board of trustees meeting July 26:
1 The board held a meet-and-greet with town administrator finalist Lisa Parnell-Rowe that allowed the public to visit and leave feed back for the board of trustees. During the meeting, Parnell-Rowe gave a quick walk through of her resume and offered anecdotes of things in her life that showed she was ready for the position.
The Chaffee County Housing Authority approached the Buena Vista board of trustees Tuesday night with a tax measure for the November 2022 ballot.
Here are the major topics of the Buena Vista Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on July 6.
Here are the top items from the June 15 Buena Vista Planning and Zoning meeting:
Important points of interest of the Buena Vista board of trustees meeting June 13:
The board of trustees were updated in the search for a new town administrator during the June 14 trustee meeting.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to printing complications, we were not able to include last week’s meeting in the June 16 issue.
J.T. Shaver, forester with Colorado State Forest Service, presented the 2021 report on the health of the Colorado forest to Chaffee County commissioners at their work session June 6.
Chaffee County commissioners approved on first reading June 7an ordinance that aims to better coordinate fire restrictions on previously unaddressed land.
The Heart of the Rockies Chamber of Commerce and the Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce will be joining chambers across the central Rocky Mountain region to form the Mountain Chamber Alliance, Heather Rupska, BV Chamber of Commerce executive director reported Tuesday.
Buena Vista Board of Trustees held the regular board meeting on June 13 and made four decisions of interest.
Total sales tax revenue for March 2022 continued to follow predicted levels of growth, town treasurer Michelle Stokes reported at the May 24 board of trustees meeting.
The Buena Vista Police station will be moving to 28362 CR 317.
The board of trustees made changes to the municipal code May 24. These changes meet the board’s criteria for amendment, which include consistency with the comprehensive plan, does not conflict with other provisions of the UDC or town code, necessity to address a community need, necessity to …
Town administrator Phillip Puckett stepped down from his office to focus on his personal life and family.
The Book Nook and Courthouse Museum were presented with Buena Vista Historic Designation Plaques on Friday May 20. The Courthouse is also on the National and State Register of Historic Buildings.
A new outdoor stage is in the planning stages for McPhelemy Park this fall with the intent of providing a shade structure and area to host live music.
Important points of interest from the Buena Vista board of trustees meeting May 24:
The developers of Carbonate Street updated their designs to include more housing as they work with South Main to make the most of the available space.
Construction of six new courts to begin late June, completed by late September
The Buena Vista board of trustees were informed at the May 16 meeting that CDOT is looking for a place to put a Park-N-Ride/Bustang site in Buena Vista, town administrator Phillip Puckett said.
By Trustee and former Mayor Pro Tem Libby Fey took the position of mayor April 26 during the board of directors meeting.
Here are things to know from the Buena Vista board of trustees meeting May 10:
The owners of Boulders of Buena Vista have received an extension of their preliminary plat.
Total sales tax revenue for February 2022 returned to predicted levels after the slight drop in January 2022 Buena Vista town treasurer Michelle Stokes reported at the April 26 board of trustee meeting.
Due to dry conditions that are becoming prevalent throughout Chaffee County, the long- range forecast that predicts little to no moisture as well as persistent gusty winds Unincorporated Chaffee County will be moving into Stage 1 Fire Restrictions effective 6p.m. Friday, April 29, 2022 sheri…
Things to know from the Buena Vista board of trustees meeting Arpil 26:
A restoration project started this month seeks to fix cracks, potholes and breaks in the town’s sidewalks that see heavy foot traffic.
Updated charges and fees for the town water rates were revealed by the town’s special projects manager at the April 12 board of trustees meeting.
The Buena Vista Historic Preservation Commission will host a historic preservation month in May. This will be the first time the group has held the nationwide event which will focus on celebrating historic places, heritage and benefits to restoring historic buildings.
Buena Vista Recreation opened registration for the Keeping Bewnie, Buena! – BV Neighborhood Cleanup Day event.
Here are three things to know from the April 12 Buena Vista board of trustees meeting:
The Buena Viking food truck will change its location to 314 E. Main St. from the Deerhammer food truck space.
A $1.1 million grant awarded to the town of Buena Vista will cover half the cost of a water infiltration gallery expansion project.
Total sales tax revenue for January 2022 dropped for the first time since August 2018, Buena Vista town treasurer Michelle Stoke reported at the March 29 board of trustees meeting.
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