Author: Nichole Zangara Riley

Mountain Village hosts regional educational noxious weeds seminar, launching community weed control rebate program. Event takes place Friday, June 5. Controlling noxious weeds in the alpine environment of San Miguel County takes the entire community’s support and due diligence. To educate the populace on this issue,...

SBDC, West Central Region 10 Small Business Development Center, expands into San Miguel County, offer free access to business consultants Due to an increase in demand and support from the Telluride Venture Accelerator (TVA), an initiative of the Telluride Foundation, and the towns of Mountain Village and Telluride,...

Mountain Village has a reason to celebrate: the town just turned 20 on March 10. Incorporated on this date in 1995, Mountain Village became a home rule municipality, hired staff, and held its first Town Council meeting 19 days later. “Mountain Village is truly a unique place...

On Thursday, July 17, Mountain Village Town Council unanimously approved entering into a conveyance agreement with the Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association (TMVOA) in order to find a permanent home for the Telluride Science Research Center (TSRC) in Mountain Village. The envisioned campus-style facility would sit...

The Town of Mountain Village opened its first community garden – Mountain Village Roots –last month. Work began on the 5,000- square-foot garden two weeks ago, and the finished product is 24 raised, wooden garden beds available in one size – four feet by twelve feet. If...

Mountain Village wants to relight the town with LED bulbs. Participating residents & business owners can realize significant savings. This summer it’s lights out on the traditional light bulb for the Rocky Mountain town of Mountain Village. Mountain Village recently announced it is offering residents and business...

Mountain Village wants its residents and business owners to save money. Energy companies want its customers to save energy. So the town has developed three new incentive programs to do just that, with the programs together totaling $50,000, a portion of the $350,000 Town Council...

Some people say the cleanest kilowatt is the one that is never used. The Town of Mountain Village is taking that philosophy to heart by working with the International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology (iCAST) to perform energy audits and modeling on its government...

Mountain Village's new Green Energy Program features discounts on solar panels Mountain Village wants to support its community members who want to invest in renewable energy. So the town, in partnership with Clean Energy Collection (CEC), will offer a discount to Mountain Village community members who...

  [caption id="attachment_32712" align="alignright" width="201"] Dan Jansen, Mayor, Mountain Village[/caption] Mountain Village has just completed an important upgrade to the town’s broadband Internet system that will deliver significantly greater access speeds for its customers. The speed with which a computer can access the Internet (also referred to...