Pitkin County Telecommunications

Bringing Connectivity to Pitkin County

Updates and Meetings

Board Members

Advisory Board Meetings

Updates and Outages

Board Members

John Emerick, Chair

Representing: Redstone/Upper Crystal
Appointed: February 2007
Term Expires: April 1, 2027

Kevin Heinecken

Representing: Snowmass area
Appointed: July 2013
Term Expires: April 1, 2028

Open Board Position

Open Board Position Available
Call Charlotte 970-920-5210 or click here to apply

Buck Field

Representing: Aspen area alternate
Appointed: July 2016
Term Expires: April 1, 2029

Alex Kelloff

Representing: Aspen area
Appointed: April 2023
Term Expires: April 1, 2027

Bob Plessett

Representing: Aspen area
Appointed: April 2021
Term Expires: April 1, 2029

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Open Board Position

Open Board Position Available
Call Charlotte 970-920-5210 or click here to apply

Advisory Board Meetings

Upcoming Meetings

Time: 6:00 pm Mountain Time

Location: Virtual via Google Meet

Agendas are posted here 24 hours before the meeting. Virtual meeting information is contained within the Agenda.

Meeting Packets

Additional information

Advisory Board By-Laws
Advisory Board Notebook

Updates & Outages

  • 4/1/26 Channel 7 ABC Denver Offline

    Our rebroadcast of Channel 7, the ABC affiliate out of Denver, is offline due to a technical issue. Our team is investigating and there is no estimated time of restoration for this service. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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  • Elephant Tower Outage Repaired

    Staff was able to fly to the Elephant Tower on Tuesday, July 30th and repair the power outage for broadband, public safety radio and some TV. They will continue to monitor power to the site and be ready for any unforeseen problems.

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  • Elephant Mountain Tower Site Electrical Outage

    Elephant Mountain Tower has experienced a power outage sometime Friday night July 26 or Saturday morning July 27th, possibly due to a lightning strike. Staff will be flying to this helicopter only site on Tuesday, July 30, to repair equipment that is damaged and return needed electrical power to the broadcasting equipment that runs public…

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Get Involved

Have a hand in connecting Pitkin County with the telecommunications services we all rely on. Advisory Board members help the Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners make decisions on expenditures, administration, and operations of the re-broadcasting of television/FM radio signals and extend wireless communication and internet services to Pitkin County.

Contact Board Liaison Drew Petersen to apply for a Board Member position at drew.petersen@pitkincounty.com