Recorded Comments – All Three Community meetings
(#) Number of dots placed on the idea
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Activities/Special Events
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Major Capital Improvements/ Budget Implications
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Civic Engagement
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Other
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- Increasing evening vitality (13)
- Events and programs to unite East Basalt and West Basalt (8)
- Engage the river – gathering space, farmers’ market, access (26)
- Awesome use of bridge by 7-11, farmers’ market, lasting physical presence
- Community events – regular like First Fridays, Downtown – multipurpose use of existing public buildings and spaces (19)
- Better connection (not just physical) between all parts of Basalt, shuttle bus between Willits and Basalt (11)
- Hire person to help organize events (1)
- Learn from Carbondale – try things (2)
- Foster volunteer non-profit and civic activity involvement (11)
- Farmers’ market (6)
- Community events (0)
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- Town shuttle to connect parts of Basalt (14)/bus to downtown connection (19)
- Connectivity between downtown, Southside, and Willits (9)
- Complete link between post office and downtown (8)
- Shuttle connecting all parts of Basalt (22)
- Underpass between north and south Basalt (4)
- Improving access and entrance (0)
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- More civic engagement around major issues (8)
- Citizen advisory group for communication (4)
- Marketing of community and school events – banners and signs (10)
- More civic activity and involvement (9)
- Historical information
- Programs to encourage student involvement (1)
- Foster volunteer non-profit and civic activity involvement (11)
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- Speed control – m.p.h. on Midland (0)
- Old Brick Community Center with youth recreation center for up to age 18 and dance club for age 18+ (17)
- Lake Christine cleanup and better use (3)
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Land Use/Growth and Development/Moratorium
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- More strategic density balanced with open space (10)
- Redevelopment of Clark’s Market area, keeping grocery (7)
- Marry old and new styles of development (2)
- Town gathering space – piazza, community center – safe/downtown/plaza, river center, Aspen Music School students (43)
- Public-owned land use – affordable housing, non-profits, small business (16)
- Regional planning and thinking – joint solutions (2)
- Better use of river for commercial, pedestrian, and recreation (20)
- Parking garage underground at Clark’s Market that enhances pedestrian experience (16)
- More housing choices with incentives for fulltime residents (13)
- Anchor Midland at end of Town (2)
- Turn Pan & Fork into community park (2)
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Friday In Aspen
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