{"id":7435,"date":"2025-10-27T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koto.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=7435"},"modified":"2025-10-27T17:01:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T23:01:41","slug":"newscast-10-27-25","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/koto.org\/es\/news\/newscast-10-27-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Newscast 10-27-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Behavioral Health Fund Has No Shortage of Need<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planet Bluegrass Hopes to Hold More Music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Behavioral Health Fund Has No Shortage of Need<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, San Miguel County voters approved a mill levy to fund a mental health advisory panel, known as MHAP. The fund, generally around $1 million a year, supports essential services in the region, granting money for individual therapy sessions, and mental health, substance abuse, and suicide prevention services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The panel, comprised of community stakeholders, is led by Telluride School Superintendent John Pandolfo. He said that in the past few years, the fund\u2019s expenses have exceeded its revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pandolfo said, \u201cEvery single one of these meets the bucket areas that you know, again, I think I sent to you in an email as a reminder that you know what the fund is intended for. Every one of them really supports folks within our county. Some of them are what we refer to as pillars of the community. Some of them are a little more kind of one off on the periphery, but everyone is absolutely deserving. So we&#8217;re not in a real happy place right now with trying to make some of these hard decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fund may be receiving more money this coming year through San Miguel County ballot question 1A, which would remove the state statutory revenue limit of 5.25% on collecting the full mill levy. If passed, the measure would add more than $150,000 to the MHAP fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panel members agreed that deciding where the money should go is difficult given the high level of need in the county. MHAP member Mandy Miller said she\u2019s grateful the fund exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miller said, \u201cSo we are in a very difficult position to have to look at some of these essential services. I also want to say, just because I&#8217;m a glass half full kind of person, I&#8217;m so grateful that we created this fund in 2018 we actually have a program from Park City coming to learn from us, because they don&#8217;t have a similar fund, and they&#8217;re in huge budget cuts because they&#8217;re saying, Wow, your county has unrestricted funds to be able to fill in the gaps of some of these essential services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panel members noted that federal funding cuts and decreases in grants have increased the number of MHAP funding requests. Their 2026 budget includes $450,000 for grants and $65,000 for ad hoc requests. Past recipients include the San Miguel Resource Center, the Telluride School District, and the Telluride Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panel members and county commissioners also discussed reviving the Sheriff\u2019s Office co-responder program, which pairs behavioral health specialists with law enforcement. The program began in 2022 but did not continue beyond a few years. Commissioners said the 2026 Sheriff\u2019s Office budget currently includes $250,000 for the program, which provides crisis response and early intervention for mental health emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioner Galena Gleason said while there is willingness to restart the program, it may be better to wait until after the next sheriff\u2019s election cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gleason said, \u201cI think that would define moving forward, the willingness and initiative for the sheriff&#8217;s office to support a village modern program, we can potentially entertain the idea of funding it for a year and seeing what happens at that point. Everything I&#8217;m hearing right now really makes sense to me to diversify this funding and think about it being more sustainable coming from various organizations that could support and sustain a program like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While MHAP panel members and county commissioners wait to see if voters approve more funding for behavioral health services, the need for money across essential services in the region remains at an all-time high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Planet Bluegrass Hopes to Hold More Music<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With snow dusting the peaks, summer may seem like a distant memory. But it\u2019s still lingering. Last week, the Telluride Town Council met with Planet Bluegrass for a debrief on Camp Alderwild \u2014 the two-day EMD concert in Town Park this August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe really wanted to bring something fresh and new to Telluride musically. We wanted to have a unique experience, a different type of music, bringing new people \u2014 and hopefully people that would be exposed to Telluride and want to come back and see other events, other times of year, and really have a benefit that resonates further into the future,\u201d said Zach Tucker, vice president of Planet Bluegrass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concert was a one-year approval. It took place Aug. 22 and 23 with music running from 5:30 to 11 p.m. The headliner was Denver-based artist Of the Trees. There was a capacity of 7,250 people per night; however, event attendance came in below that each night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tucker said he set several metrics of success for the event: positive economic impact, inclusion of as many local staff as possible, a general positive vibe, and successful implementation of management plans with other events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn going through these metrics, I feel like we really did meet all of them, and based on that it\u2019s something that we\u2019d love to continue into the future if the town, and you all, want us to,\u201d Tucker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to town staff, the event went off well. Law enforcement and emergency services said operations were smooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parks and Recreation Director Stephanie Jaquet said the field held up relatively well \u2014 the weather was good for the event, although rain on either side for Jazz and Blues &amp; Brews put wear and tear on the grass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaquet said the town did receive a decent amount of public comment on the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the majority expressing concerns with the type of music, and sound traveling outside of Town Park,\u201d Jaquet said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She noted that while lower frequency sound does travel more than higher frequency sound, the decibel levels were reasonable for the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And she noted the timing made for a busy few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe addition of this major event resulted in five medium or major events \u2014 that\u2019s events over 3,000 people \u2014 occurring in a six-week period in August and September. So, it was busy. I think we all knew that,\u201d Jaquet said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concert bumped up against rec soccer, Film Fest setup and the Telluride Mountain Run \u2014 which saw the most impact. Jared Vilhauer, one of the Mountain Run organizers, said he appreciates the work Planet Bluegrass did to help mitigate impact, but there were still challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think the coordination plan helped out a lot, but the bigger part of this that we cannot figure out with a coordinating plan is the impact to our runners. There\u2019s no coordinating plan that\u2019s going to get rid of thousands of people in town. In talking to runners, people that showed up, overall, some people went to the concert, some people loved it. But overall, it was not well received. We just had two very different cultures in town \u2014 people that were there to enjoy the mountains and run this race, and people who were there to party,\u201d Vilhauer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the whole, Town Council had positive reactions to the event. Councilmember Ashley Von Spreecken likened it to the first Bluegrass or the Grateful Dead coming to town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cObviously my family has been in Telluride for a long time and I know when the changing of the guard of generations of different types of music came in, my grandma would make comments about hippies. I felt like this was a similar feeling of something fresh and something different was coming to our community. I wanted to give my feedback on the vibe, which I thought was great and I really thought the group that it brought in, hopefully, is a new fan of Telluride and they find the same love for this place that we all have,\u201d Von Spreecken said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councilmember Dan Enright said he believes there was a lot of positive for the event but wants smaller events \u2014 like the Mountain Run \u2014 to be sustainable as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy goal, looking towards the future, is making sure we do as much as possible to leave space for both,\u201d Enright said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of members of the community, including Miguel Ambriz, also showed up to share their support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve lived in Telluride since I was nine years old. I\u2019ve been to Blues &amp; Brews and Bluegrass many times. Not once have I seen everyone I know in one event, and that was really magical,\u201d Ambriz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a generally positive sentiment, the discussion at Town Council was purely a debrief on how the event went this summer. If Planet Bluegrass would like to host a similar event in the future, it will need to submit a new proposal to the town \u2014 and then get approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SMART Adds Late Night Lawson Route<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Why not be SMART about getting to and from Telluride?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation recently announced it\u2019s adding two late-night buses from Lawson Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SMART notes that whether you\u2019re going out in town or have a late-night shift, the transit authority has you covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buses will leave from Upper Lawson Hill at 10:40 p.m. and 11:25 p.m., heading toward Telluride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wolves from Canada Blocked by Feds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Colorado Parks and Wildlife has agreed to pay British Columbia up to $400,000 to capture as many as 15 wolves for Colorado\u2019s reintroduction program. The deal calls for the wolves to be captured this winter, with Colorado responsible for transporting them to the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colorado Politics reports the deal was signed earlier this month. But the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sent a letter on Oct. 10 telling the state it is not allowed to bring in any wolves from Canada or Alaska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State officials have not said how they will respond to the federal order. 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