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🌱 What Eagle County leaders say parents must know before buying kids an e-bike

Eagle, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Eagle! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Eagle County leaders say parents must know before buying kids an e-bike
  • Why Avon's parking crackdown is making waves beyond Eagle County
  • Which Eagle judge helped decide the latest Utah Skatefest winners?

Also on today's calendar: Bike with Brett Community Ride Series and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunny and winds picking up, with a high of 87 and low of 45 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 87, low: 48.
  • Sunday: Becoming windier, not as warm, with a high of 80 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. E-bikes explode in popularity in Colorado, but laws aren't keeping pace (aspentimes.com) — Eagle County officials are sounding the alarm about kids and teens riding fast e-bikes without helmets or regard for traffic laws, and they’re rolling out the “Own the Ride” safety campaign in local schools and towns. With injuries rising statewide, lawmakers whose districts include Eagle are exploring tougher statewide rules and clearer liability standards for parents, which could directly affect how local families buy and use e-bikes.
   

2. Avon Town Council passes emergency ordinance aimed at controversial parking fees (vaildaily.com) — Avon Town Council has rushed through an emergency ordinance forcing private parking lots to clearly post maximum charges after drivers reported surprise fines despite signs promising free parking. The controversy over automated camera enforcement has grown so intense that council members say they’re hearing complaints far beyond Eagle County, and more crackdowns on private parking systems and possible new taxes are on the table for July.
   

3. 2026 Utah Skatefest: 38 Aspire 1-4 Character Performance Grp B (usfigureskating.org) — An Eagle resident, Judge Susan Crawford, is on the officiating panel for the 2026 Utah Skatefest’s Aspire Character Performance Group B event, where skaters from several Western clubs just competed. Final placements, judging panel details, and the latest update time are all listed, giving locals a small but fun connection to this regional figure skating competition.
   

4. Community effort to help residents buy Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park could inform regional strategy, but challenges remain (kdnk.org) — Efforts to help residents buy Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park in Garfield County could shape how mobile home communities are preserved across Garfield, Pitkin and Eagle counties. While Eagle County declined to contribute funding here, the tri-county data show rising lot rents and growing pressure on manufactured-home residents. The emerging resident-ownership model and new state protections may influence future decisions affecting Eagle-area parks like Dotsero.
   

5. Xcel takes it on the chin in public comments (bigpivots.com) — An Eagle County commissioner from Minturn blasted Xcel Energy at a state utilities hearing, arguing high electric rates are undermining local efforts to switch homes from gas to heat pumps. He and other advocates urged regulators to stop making ratepayers shoulder the costs of the troubled Comanche 3 coal plant and to push for cleaner, more affordable power—moves that could eventually affect Eagle-area electric bills and reliability.
   

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Ok Eagle! 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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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