Kathleen Ann Sickles

This strategic plan, titled 'Creede 2025-2026', serves as a shared commitment to preserve Creede's identity as 'The Last Great Place' by fostering a community grounded in beauty, civility, and resilience, and building a stable, vibrant, and welcoming future. The plan is structured around five key priorities: Capital Improvement & Infrastructure, Budget & Fiscal Stability, Public Engagement & Trust, Staff & Administration, and Preserving and Improving Quality of Life. Its intention is to maintain essential services, strengthen infrastructure and finances, and foster trust and connection among residents, staff, and leadership, ultimately protecting Creede's unique character while adapting for thoughtful progress.

This Community Assessment Report for the City of Creede, Colorado, serves as a roadmap for community revitalization and economic development. It outlines recommendations across four strategic pillars: Organization & Management, Marketing & Promotion, Economic Development & Restructuring, and Physical Improvements & Design. The plan aims to build a vibrant, year-round commercial district by leveraging Creede's heritage, arts, and recreation, fostering partnerships, and enhancing physical infrastructure to support local businesses and attract diverse residents and visitors.

The Silverton Compass Master Plan serves as a comprehensive roadmap for the Town of Silverton, guiding its development and investments over the next decade. Key focus areas include improving existing infrastructure, strengthening the local economy, promoting responsible land use and development, expanding housing choices and affordability, stewarding the environment and natural assets, and building community trust and improving governance. The plan aims to foster a resilient, thriving community by balancing growth with the preservation of community values and natural resources, ensuring a high quality of life for all residents.

This Comprehensive Plan Update Review Document for the City of Creede and Mineral County outlines a strategic direction focused on preserving natural and scenic qualities, maintaining community character and heritage, and fostering economic prosperity. Key pillars include managing growth through a preferred scenario that blends open space preservation with economic development, diversifying the local economy beyond tourism, and ensuring adequate community services and facilities. The plan emphasizes inter-governmental cooperation, historic preservation, and the development of architectural standards and incentives for affordable housing, all while balancing individual property rights with a common vision for quality of life.

The City Council meeting included the swearing in of a new council member, Charles G. Barnes. Reports were given by the Chamber of Commerce, Recreation Department, Sheriff's office, and Maintenance Supervisor. Discussions included the relocation of a cabin to the Underground Mining Museum, roadside vendors, traffic control in the Town Hall parking lot, the Building Inspector position, a property sale to Ed and Cindy Wagner, a variance request from Sherri Hosselkus, the Virginia Christensen Trust, a new zoning map, and legal issues regarding the railroad. A second August meeting was scheduled.