Mo-Town Knows

Do you have questions about housing in Montrose? Have you experienced housing insecurity? Reporter Anna Lynn Winfrey sits down with Montrose city manager and Western Slope housing experts to take a broad look at the housing crisis's causes, effects and potential remedies. 

If any comments or questions come up while listening, head to nabur.montrosepress.com to post them, and we'll be sure to get back to you.

Mo-Town Knows was created by Justin Tubbs and Josue Perez, edited by Sean Flannelly and Sean Fitzpatrick, with additional production support from Anna Lynn Winfrey and Cassie Knust. 

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Over the next month, we're going to be discussing and analyzing the housing market and housing concerns in Montrose and the Western Slope. 

It's a lot to fit in one episode though, so we're breaking up the topic into three distinct parts. This first part is a basic breakdown of the current Montrose real estate market through the eyes of local realtor Jeff Keehfuss, hosted by reporter Josue Perez. 

The second part will focus explicitly on housing insecurity and the broader housing crisis. This is a topic that has been covered extensively in Colorado, but it's usually focused on the Front Range rather than the Western Slope, and very rarely with an eye directly toward Montrose.The third part will discuss Montrose's housing future and the developers with their hat in the ring.

We hope you follow along as we have these discussions, and that you won't hesitate to ask any questions or share your opinion. We want these conversations to be guided by community input -- Do you have any questions about the housing market, or concerns about affordable housing and development? Share on our local social media site, NABUR, at nabur.montrosepress.com.

Mo-Town Knows was created by Justin Tubbs and Josue Perez, and edited by Sean Flannelly and Sean Fitzpatrick. Additional support from Staff Writers Anna Lynn Winfrey and Cassie Knust. 

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Montrose County School District is making some big changes soon -- updating their early childhood center, addressing long-running maintenance concerns and maybe even building a new high school. Staff Writer Anna Lynn Winfrey interviewed James Pavlich, executive director of operations at MCSD, as well as director of property services Philip Bailey and director of the early childhood center Penny Harris. The three discussed the school's new master plan along with the needs of the broader scholastic community.

Mo-Town Knows was created by Justin Tubbs and Josue Perez, edited by Sean Fitzpatrick and Sean Flannelly, and overseen by Dennis Anderson. 

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Reporter Cassie Knust sits down with the Hispanic Affairs Project, the Olathe Language Connection and a Tortilla Flats resident to discuss what Montrose residents should be thinking about during Hispanic Heritage Month. Bobbi Fresquez and Ricardo Perez emphasize that many local Hispanic residents have been here for decades, if not longer, while Karen Perez and bebe byrd focus on the problems facing immigrant and undocumented locals.

Mo-Town Knows is produced by Justin Tubbs, Josue Perez, Sean Flannelly, Sean Fitzpatrick and Dennis Anderson.

Special thanks to Delta-Montrose Electric Association for their sponsorship.

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Managing Editor Justin Tubbs sat down with local authorities and experts on mental health to talk about suicide prevention awareness month, and how Montrose is watching out for residents that are struggling. Montrose Police Chief Blaine Hall joins to talk about the department’s co-responder program and officer training. Montrose School District threat assessment coordinator joins to discuss the school’s new Safe2Tell program and new district therapist program. And finally, Center for Mental Health clinical director Laura Byard joins to talk about online training programs and the center’s crisis walk-in center. 

 

Mo-Town Knows was created by Justin Tubbs and Josue Perez, edited and produced by Sean Fitzpatrick and Sean Flannelly and overseen by Dennis Anderson.

Support the show: https://www.montrosepress.com/site/forms/subscription_services/

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Montrose High School football players Austin Griffin and Ethan Hartman sat in with Montrose Press Staff Writer Josue Perez to talk about the upcoming season, their past triumphs (and defeats) and their love for the Montrose community. 

 

Episode produced by Sean Fitzpatrick, Justin Tubbs, Sean Flannelly and Josue Perez.

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