SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News "Spanning community polarization in Glenwood"

Actually, the complaints, demands and 'sharp opinions' have grown old and stale.

There is zero feasibility for a 'bypass' and that conclusion was reached years ago.

Unless God moves the Colorado River and Hwy 82 to some other town or far from where they both are naturally....there is only one place for the Grand Avenue Bridge and that is right where it's at.

If Glenwood Springs would simply get up, get proactive about creating infrastructure draws instead of relying on tourism gimmicks and putting the 'Lion's Share' into the pockets of less than 1/2 dozen businesses...'20,000 to 30,000' cars flowing through downtown Glenwood would be prosperous for all.

In reality, the loudest 'sharp opinions' are the ones who have pockets lined just the way Glenwood is and do not want change that brings the highest good for everyone involved.

Pick up the pace and get out of CDOT's way.  The sooner they get to buildng, the sooner we have a bridge that is safe and that works for the majority.   

Chad Abraham:
"Louis Meyer, a member of the Sunlight Mountain Resort board of directors and CEO of a civil engineering firm in downtown Glenwood, said he was at the meeting because he is very concerned about the city’s future.

“CDOT does a great job of moving traffic from point A to B safely and quickly, but that’s not always in the community’s best interest,” he said. “And I think the community needs to say, ‘Slow down a little bit, this is going to affect us for the next 100 years, let’s do this right.’”

He argued for the bypass alternative — building a new bridge west of the current span — to get traffic off of the main thoroughfare.

“You can imagine having a business on Grand Avenue and having 20,000 to 30,000 cars and trucks a day going right by your business,” Meyer said. “We’ve turned from a tourist- and recreation-oriented community to a community that passes 30,000 vehicles through town to the upper valley every day.”

One man in the audience agreed, demanding that CDOT consider the bypass and “give us back our town.”

But Steckler, Elsen and Gaskill said that proposal is not feasible. Steckler said that in addition to the lack of money for such a plan as opposed to the current funding that’s available, the political will also does not exist...."  (Read more?  Click title)

SandBoxBlogs: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "Jankovsky elected to Colorado Ski Hall of Fame"

  'ab22' says:
"I would like to first say congratulations to Tom.  The path of Sunlight and all it has represented to him personally over the years, is a journey that I believe will someday bring him the balance he privately seeks.

It does not matter, for the purposes of the award and what it means to Tom Jankovsky, who nominated him for it. 

In the end of that journey of his, the gain will still be his alone and at his hand.  No one else, no matter who they are and how they use methods to further their own desires has the power to control that.

Sunlight Ski Resort is one of our crown jewels in the Valley.  Tom Jankovsky is directly responsible for that and deserves the honor of public acclaim.

My comment moves on to the real problem that exists in this article. One that unfortunately will now do exactly what the intent behind it likely wants it to.  It will splatter out into public view through association by content and sources. 

It is both sad and troubling to watch John Stroud turn acclaim for Tom Jankovsky, into a canned press release spotlighting Marianne and using Tom's acclaim to do so.  Tom Jankovsky's worth and achievements are enough to fill many pages of the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.  There can be no excuse for filling over 50% of this piece with spotlight press on another when the honoree is Tom.

One only has to look at all other award organizations and celebrations in the region and see that no one else touts the one doing the nominating.  Rarely are they mentioned by more than just name, possibly that is something known as the virtue of humility.  

This is a pattern of news reporting that is blatantly transparent as being self-serving to the publication and an individual.  In this case of Jankovsky, as likely to spark similar outrage as other recent press and awards have recently done. 

All human life has vulnerability.  We each find the answer within ourselves on how to deal when those vulnerabilities are preyed on by another.

Maybe this one more straw of a comment, spoken in defense of a very deserving man who had a long, long personal journey of self to get to this point in his life; will be the straw that reminds John Stroud that the focus is on the subject of the story and verified, proven, substantiated facts. 

That is a standard in journalism that he and his employer have forgotten.

It doesn't matter if one has metaphysical beliefs or orthodox beliefs.  Again and as I have publicly stated once before where Tom is concerned; epiphany can come in as easily on a solitary ride, in the dark of night on a chair lift in Telluride (or) in a seemingly coincidental event in daily life.  It is what we do when forced to make a choice on the next stage that is what ultimately matters.

Congratulations to Tom and Nancy.  The honor is richly deserved." 

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