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Basalt has worked hard over the past two months to slow the spread of the coronavirus. That effort showed great resolve and cooperation across our community. And while this endeavor has been successful with regards to our health and safety, it has pushed our small businesses and employees to their limits.<\/p>\n
Now comes the hard work of reopening, recovering and rebuilding. We must do this while striking a balance between public health and serving the economy. That means working with public health officials in Eagle and Pitkin counties while listening to our local business owners on the challenges they face with social distancing, serving customers and keeping employees on the payroll.<\/p>\n
This crisis is constantly evolving, requiring greater communication and collaboration between local governments, chambers of commerce, business owners and employees. This is clearly going to be a difficult balancing act, but one that we are committed and dedicated to on behalf of our community.<\/p>\n
For this reason, the town of Basalt and Basalt Chamber of Commerce are partnering to reach out to business owners, establishing lines of communication between our two organizations and community members who contribute to our local economy. As part of this effort, we launched a listening tour to gain invaluable feedback from local businesses to the town and chamber.<\/p>\n
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