Orchard City News

The Town of Orchard City is trying to get the attention of GOCO. The GOCO acronym stands for Great Outdoors Colorado.

Local drivers shouldna t expect the state legislature to make concessions next year and rollback the sharply higher vehicle registration fees that were implemented this year.

The Orchard City Town Board has changed its November meeting date to Nov. 4 in order to avoid a conflict with Veterana s Day.

Orchard City will be bracing for huge revenue drops in two of its major General Fund revenue sources next year.

The Orchard City Town Board has agreed by resolution to participate in a multi-jurisdictional agreement that it is hoped may bring federal a oestimulusa money here.

The Orchard City Town Boarda s regular monthly meeting set for Nov. 11 has been changed to the first Wednesday of November.

An Orchard City man was killed after his truck careened off a 200-plus-foot embankment on Colorado Highway 65 near Mesa, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

Orchard City trustees wrestled with thorny issues of water utility policy and practice Sept.

Muster up your appetite for chili - and your favorite chili recipe - for the 8th annual 5-Alarm Chili Cook Off and Fund Raiser for the Delta County Fire Protection District 3, serving the entire Surface Creek Valley, including the communities of Cedaredge, Eckert, Cory, Austin and Orchard City.

The Orchard City Trustees on Sept. 9 voted unanimously to accept an offer of five shares of Leon Lake water for a price of $1,000 each.

The Orchard City Town Board gave the go-ahead for its administration to apply for up to $5,000 in grant money to cover the costs of its participation in developing a "source water protection plan" for the town's drinking water supplies.

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs last week announced distributions of state severance tax and federal minerals leasing payments to local governments statewide, including Cedaredge and Orchard City.

The Orchard City Town Board on Aug. 12 adopted a new $5 fee that will be assessed on the monthly water bills of all town water users beginning in October.

The town auditor's report to the full board of trustees on Orchard City's 2008 financial results won't take place this year.

A bearded dragon, native to Australia, drew some close-up interest from Sam Haag, 10, and Andy Richards, 11, during the Orchard City Town Picnic last Saturday.

A crew of volunteer workers from the community which included some elected officials were at work last weekend completing the installation of equipment at the new childrena s play area at Orchard City Park.

RAY DRYSDALE accepts a plaque of appreciation from Merredith VonBerg for the Fairview Hall of Honor.

Ray Drysdale may not have won any batting crowns during his 50-year career in education, but he was a big hit with his students and was recently inducted into his hometown's "hall of fame." When Orchard City, Colo., completed construction of a new city hall, it devoted one corner to honor those citizens who were a prominent part of the Fairview ...

The Orchard City Town board discussed the idea of establishing and supporting an adopt-a-street program for the town at the trustees' June 10 meeting.

The second, monthly Trustee Water Committee workshop meeting will be held in the Orchard City Community Room on July 7 beginning at 4 p.m. The committee's monthly meetings are being conducted now in an open workshop format due to the high interest in the subject of water shown by the public and other trustees.