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Cortez Municipal government

Cortez weighs retail pot ban

Cortez weighs retail pot ban

Hearing starts at 7:30 p.m.

Lessons from Telluride

Lessons from Telluride

More than five months after retail sales of marijuana were legalized, political and legal issues remain

City extends marijuana ban till 2015

City extends marijuana ban till 2015

Council schedules public hearing for June 10

Cortez council split on retail marijuana

Cortez council split on retail marijuana

A majority of municipal leaders have indicated they’d like voters to decide if retail marijuana sales should be legal in…

City to discuss retail marijuana tonight

City to discuss retail marijuana tonight

10-month moratorium sunsets next month

Cortez plans cleanup week

Cortez plans cleanup week

The City of Cortez is seeking volunteers for a cleanup day on May 10. The event kick starts a weeklong…

Madam Mayor Sheek takes city reins

Madam Mayor Sheek takes city reins

With a 4-3 vote by secret ballot, Cortez City Councilwoman Karen Sheek was tapped as the new mayor on Tuesday.…

Porter, Keefauver honored in tonight’s meeting

Porter, Keefauver honored in tonight’s meeting

New council dives head-first into city business

City holds council training

City holds council training

New leaders take seats April 22

City leaders ponder mayoral post

City leaders ponder mayoral post

4 council members show interest

Airline casts doubt on service

Airline casts doubt on service

Great Lakes CEO keeping his fingers crossed

Council gets a lesson on how to elect mayor

Council gets a lesson on how to elect mayor

Members can nominate one of their own or vote by secret ballot

City vote may be canceled

City vote may be canceled

KSJD liquor license also on tap tonight

Municipal election remains up in air

Municipal election remains up in air

Four file to campaign for mayor, City Council

City clerk corrects election date blunder (it’s April 8)

City clerk corrects election date blunder (it’s April 8)

April Fool’s Day came early at City Hall. According to City Clerk Linda Smith, a citizen noticed that the municipal…

February 28, 2014

City Hall weighs liquor license

City Hall weighs liquor license

KSJD planning community theater

February 25, 2014

City gets ready for upcoming election

City gets ready for upcoming election

Candidates can start circulating petitions Monday

February 4, 2014

Council, mayoral election set for April 1

Council, mayoral election set for April 1

The mayoral post and three council seats are up for grabs in Aprilâ€™s municipal election. Completing two four-year terms, both…

January 28, 2014

Cortez a fiber optics leader for the state and region?

Cortez a fiber optics leader for the state and region?

City was laying the groundwork in 1999

January 24, 2014

City seeks public comments tonight

City seeks public comments tonight

Public comments on a proposed hotel, gas station, rent-to-own business and floodplain ordinance are all slated to be heard at…

January 14, 2014

City awards $30,000 in grants

City awards $30,000 in grants

The city of Cortez approved grant funding in the new year for child-abuse awareness, a children’s bicycle helmet program, a…

January 6, 2014

New businesses beginning to gain ground in Cortez

New businesses beginning to gain ground in Cortez

A new hotel, dental clinic, gas station and auto-parts store are coming to Cortez in the new year. Very few…

January 3, 2014

Cortez pot debate looms

Cortez pot debate looms

In the New Year, Cortez leaders are expected to spark a debate over the realization of voter-approved marijuana reform. In…

January 2, 2014

Firefighters get new rescue truck

Firefighters get new rescue truck

Awaiting its first official call, a new 2013 Kovatch Mobile Equipment rescue pumper now sits in the parking lot of…

December 27, 2013