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🌱 Gunnison budget proposal brings utility questions and funding cuts

Gunnison, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Gunnison! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Gunnison budget proposal brings utility questions and funding cuts
  • St. Peter's marks 100 years with a Sunday concert
  • Gunnison Rotary celebrates three longtime community builders

Also on today's calendar: WCU Basketball vs. Northern New Mexico University and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fallen horse say? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 48 and low of 29 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 48, low: 22.
  • Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 51 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. City Council talks 2027 budget (gunnisontimes.com) — Gunnison's proposed 2027 budget anticipates higher water and wastewater revenue and cuts support for local economic development organizations, though utility rate changes remain undecided. The nearly $50 million plan heads to its first ordinance reading Nov. 17, when council also has a 3 p.m. work session on water treatment plant design.
   

2. St. Peter's Catholic Church to celebrate centennial with Jubilee concert Nov. 15 (gunnisontimes.com) — St. Peter's Catholic Church marks its Gunnison centennial with a classical concert Sunday, Nov. 15, at 5 p.m. at 300 N. Wisconsin St. Admission is $20 for a program featuring the U.S. premiere of music director Edgar Girtain's trio, inspired by losses to suicide, with a reception afterward.
   

3. Rotary Club honors locals dedicated to giving back (gunnisontimes.com) — Gunnison Rotary honored John and Sandra Cosentino and Ronda Connaway for decades of work supporting local housing, health care and nonprofits. At the Nov. 7 banquet, John announced another $25,000 gift to a fund supporting Rotary youth grants, extending the couple's longstanding support for local students and community organizations.
   

4. Pizza and Dude Talk (themtnear.com) — A men’s social connection effort that began in Gunnison is gaining another foothold in rural Colorado. An existing Gilpin County group has adopted the Dude Talk Dinners name, offering free monthly pizza and judgment-free conversation rather than counseling. Its next gathering is November 19 at Timberline Fire Protection District Station 3.
   

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Ok Gunnison! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What did the fallen horse say?" — I can’t giddy up… (Thank you Kathy J. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Gunnison

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.