Aspen briefs
OPEN SPACE
Survey under way
Residents are invited to take a survey to provide input on their interests regarding the city and county’s recent purchase of 7 acres of land called the Lindsay Parcel, located adjacent to Smuggler Mountain open space and directly between the Lani White Trail and the Hunter Creek/Vereena Mallory Trail.
The survey is open through June 14 and can be found at http://www.aspen pitkin.com/Departments/Parks-Trails- Open-Space/Open-Space.
Aspen
Trail to reopen Friday
The East Hopkins Trail will reopen Friday afternoon.
The trail has been closed to allow the city’s Parks Department to complete concrete repairs to the East Hopkins Trail between Park Avenue and the East Hopkins pedestrian bridge.
Trail demolition is scheduled to begin Wednesday morning.
For more information on the project, go to http://www.aspenpitkin.com or contact the Parks Department at 970-920-5120.
CARBONDALE
Cookout coming Saturday
The Good Seed Community Garden at The Orchard, located at 110 Snowmass Drive in Carbondale, will host a meet-and-greet and cookout at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Refreshments, grills, light snacks, paper plates and cups will be provided by The Orchard. Attendees are encouraged to bring along their coolers with items for the grill and a side dish to pass around for the noon cookout.
For more details, contact garden@theorchardlife.com.
How a 1994 settlement determines what landlords charge Centennial tenants today
Tenants at the city’s oldest deed-restricted housing complex, Centennial Apartments, faced rent hikes as high as 30% in January that sent city, county, and APCHA officials into closed-door meetings with the relatively new landlord, Birge & Held.