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Yerman Accepts Community Development Director Position
The City of Salida is pleased to announce Michael Yerman has accepted the position of Community Development Director and will start June 25. Yerman served as Salida city planner from July 2008 to July 2011 and, most recently, served as Buena Vista town planner. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in [...]
City Designates Creative District
By: Michael Varnum, Salida SteamPlant Director The creativity of Salida’s community drew me to the city, first as a visitor, and later as a permanent resident. Our small Colorado municipality is recognized as a state leader in the arts. This is greatly due to our community’s commitment to emphasizing our existing historic downtown as a [...]
Salida Celebrates Change and Success in 2011
The citizens of Salida have much to celebrate this holiday season. Despite the sluggish economy, the City has continued to provide a high level of basic services and to complete a number of exciting projects and improvements around the City in 2011. In addition to the routine maintenance of streets, parks and facilities that the [...]
Salida Wins Starburst Award
The City of Salida received a Colorado Lottery Starburst Community Award Nov. 15 for its excellent use of lottery funds in completing the Arkansas River Whitewater Park and Greenway project. Dara MacDonald, interim city administrator, said riverside improvements include four whitewater ‘play holes’, a climbing wall, public restrooms, improved access to the river, an outdoor [...]
Striker Trail Completion
Construction of the Striker Trail was recently completed north of the Ben Oswald Soccer Fields. This trail completes a long-planned connection between neighborhoods east of the soccer fields and the Monarch Spur Trail. This trail is the result of cooperation between Salida School District R-32-J and the City of Salida. Funding was provided by Salida-area [...]