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1 week ago | gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Bella Biondini

Sam Costello, the City of Gunnison’s new police chief, accepted his oath of office on Tuesday, April 8. Former, long-serving police chief Keith Robinson retired at the start of 2025. After a year-long process to find a replacement, Gunnison City Council welcomed Costello and his family to Gunnison with a ceremony at City Hall last week. Costello was joined by friends and colleagues from Olympia.

1 week ago | gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Bella Biondini

With the recent gutting of public land management offices around the valley, eyes turned quickly to Gunnison County’s Sustainable Tourism and Outdoor Recreation (STOR) Committee. With the summer season growing near, bringing with it crowds of campers, hikers and bikers, the 21-member committee decided to step in. This month, STOR took the lead on funding a small seasonal crew to reduce the rising workload of the U.S. Forest Service Gunnison Ranger District.

2 weeks ago | gunnisontimes.com | Bella Biondini

Citing “extreme inflation” and pass-through costs from its wholesale power provider, the City of Gunnison is proposing an electric rate increase of 13%. This is the fourth consecutive year the city has raised electric rates. After a public hearing on Tuesday, which resulted in only one resident comment, city council is expected to approve the rate increase at an upcoming meeting on April 22. The changes will show up on residents’ utility bills starting in May to avoid the peak home heating season.

2 weeks ago | gunnisontimes.com | Alex Mccrindle |Bella Biondini

When John Norton first arrived in the Gunnison Valley in April of 1985, the lifts had already stopped spinning, and clouds shrouded Mt. Crested Butte. With all of the restaurants in town shuttered for the offseason, Norton was forced to imagine not only what the ski resort looked like, but the atmosphere of downtown when there was actually a place open to eat. “It was quiet, but we knew we’d love it,” he said.

1 month ago | montrosepress.com | Bella Biondini

The City of Gunnison’s draft land development code — a guide to what can be developed in city limits and where — encourages property owners to take advantage of the limited space in town. In 2024, the city began rewriting its land development code for the first time in nearly a decade. The alterations will influence how future development inside city limits looks and feels, as well as its density.