Basalt

The amendment would need 55 percent of the vote to pass since it would change the state's constitution.

Basalt is one step closer to putting speed cameras on Highway 82.

The Aspen Times reports the town council approved updates to local coding laws earlier this week.

Drivers will see camera signage on the highway in the coming days.

Basalt must put the signs out 30 days before they can start issuing warnings to drivers who speed and an additional 30 days before they can start issuing fines.

The cameras will be installed later this year pending approval of a contract with a speed camera company.

State transportation officials are asking drivers in the high country to be extra vigilant during dawn and dusk after the time change on Sunday.

When power comes only through that power line, it can be devastating when that line is disrupted.

In 2018, the city of Basalt, Colorado came close to that devastation, and it sparked an idea.

This area is served by Holy Cross Energy, a longtime partner of NLR.

Here's CEO and President of Holy Cross Energy, Brian Hannigan, recounting what happened back in 2018.

And so that got us thinking, okay, in the event that our network, our grid is compromised, what's our plan B? And that's where RE-ORG came in.

RE-ORG is an operational solution developed as a collaboration with NLR, Holy Cross Energy, the University of Connecticut, and MNSAIT ACS that leverages local resources for adaptive grid recovery and response.

Now, while the Lake Christine fire was stifled before it reached Basalt's power line and disrupted transmission, It was too close for comfort.

The experience emphasized the need to adjust the approach.

For Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism, I'm Eleanor Bennett.

A proposal that sought to build a new hotel in Basalt isn't going to happen.

The town council shot down the idea last week.

The plan was to build a 93-room hotel at the former Movieland site.

The Aspen Daily News reports, councilors said they didn't think a big hotel was an appropriate use for the site, nor was it in the best interest of Basalt and surrounding areas.

The two candidates running to represent Western Colorado in Congress say they want to build bridges.

It's also a nod to the independent voters in Colorado's third congressional district, which has grown more competitive of late.

Bill brought his ukulele and harmonica and performed for the audience.

While he is an adopted son of Woody Creek, the distillery itself is located in nearby Basalt, Colorado.

Bill wrote an ode to Basalt, and let's close out the show with it.

I live in Woody Creek, but our distillery is in Basalt, which is just down from Woody Creek.

And it's a lovely town.

It's one of my favorite towns in Colorado.

Drew Shaw, Aspen Public Radio News.

Next month, Basalt plans to turn on a new set of cameras along Highway 82, but unlike flock cameras, they'll only collect data on the license plates of speeding cars.

Aspen Public Radio's Hannah Weaver reports.

Last spring, the town of Basalt approved the use of automated vehicle identification systems, or AVIS.

They've since installed three cameras, and they're ready to turn them on next month.

They could start issuing fines as early as December.

Really, really long ones.

Taking the example of an end user in Basalt, Colorado, their town's local network hooks up to a larger transmission pipeline that follows the area's highway down the valley until around here.

Under this golf course, this dead-end offshoot connects with the long-distance transmission pipelines spanning across Colorado.

Now, the fact that this happens under a golf course demonstrates something important.

You, you do that again on Saturday, and I think we're going to Tampa Bay.

Mike in Basalt, Colorado is on Gardoz All The Time.

Yeah.

What's up, Mike?

[laughs]

[laughs]

And, and you know, Aaron, you know where Basalt is.

It's 20 miles outside of Aspen.