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Growing Frustration Over Airport Spending Divides Custer County Residents
A quiet but increasingly heated debate is taking shape in Custer County over the future of the county-owned airport and the public money required to maintain it. Supporters view the airport as an important piece of local infrastructure with economic and emergency-service value. Critics, however, argue the burden of maintaining the facility falls on taxpayers who may never use it,
Affordable Housing Tensions Continue to Grow in Rural Custer County
In the quiet mountain communities of Westcliffe and Silver Cliff, the debate over affordable and workforce housing has become one of the most emotional and divisive issues facing Custer County. What was once considered a problem mostly affecting large cities has increasingly reached rural Colorado communities…
Custer County’s Justice Center Debate Returns as Officials Revisit Building Proposal After Earlier Voter Rejection
In Colorado’s rural Custer County, the long-running discussion over replacing the county courthouse has resurfaced once again. County leaders are exploring another attempt to secure voter approval for a new judicial facility, despite residents overwhelmingly rejecting a similar proposal just a few years ago…