- Municipal elections in some southwest Colorado towns may be canceled if not necessary due to unopposed candidates.
- A decision on Superfund status for mining pollution near Silverton may be delayed.
Six candidates are competing for four open seats on the Cortez City Council, but Dolores and Dove Creek may cancel their municipal elections. In Cortez, two incumbents – Mayor Karen Sheek and councilman Ty Keel – returned nominating petitions by Monday’s deadline. Four challengers are also running: attorney Jill Carlson, artist and journalist Sonja Horoshko, retired electrician Tim Miller, and Monica Plewe, wife of District Judge Todd Plewe. In Dolores, current trustee Santiago Lopez is the only candidate for mayor. Four citizens qualified for four trustee positions: James Biard, Isabel Boyce, Rob Dobry, and current Mayor Val Truelson. In Dove Creek, four incumbents are also running for four seats: Arlen Bock, Catherine Boyd, Phyllis Davis, and John Davis. Election Day is April 5th. If no write-ins jump into the fray by March 17th, a municipality may choose to cancel its election.
A decision on “Superfund” status for mining pollution near Silverton may be delayed. The Durango Herald reports that town officials canceled a meeting Thursday with the San Juan County commissioners at which they were to decide whether to seek to be put on the Environmental Protection Agencies’ National Priorities List. Sunday is the deadline to apply for a site to be considered in March.
