Geoff Ritter

2 months ago | carbondaletimes.com | Geoff Ritter

Some last-minute negotiations this week yielded big results for several community organizations in Carbondale. The Carbondale City Council on Tuesday approved more than $505,000 to fund community organizations for fiscal year 2026 — a standard part of the city budget process that will culminate this spring.

Jan 31, 2025 | carbondaletimes.com | Geoff Ritter

New Carbondale City Manager Stan Reno (left) greets city council member Jeff Doherty, himself a former Carbondale city manager, as fellow council member Adam Loos looks on Tuesday evening at the Carbondale Civic Center. Times photo Carbondale has a new city manager, and he's a familiar face. The city council on Tuesday approved a contract with Interim City Manager and Police Chief Stan Reno to serve as the city's full-time city manager. His initial salary as city manager is $186,014.40 per year.

Jan 17, 2025 | carbondaletimes.com | Geoff Ritter

A routine city council meeting went off the rails Tuesday when a quarrel at the council table escalated into an incident now under police investigation. Around 9:05 p.m. Tuesday, shortly after the conclusion of the Carbondale City Council’s executive session, Carbondale Police and city staff “intervened in a verbal situation involving two council members and members of the public,” according to a statement from the city. The confrontation was verbal in nature, and no one was injured.