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![Where did the Brown Ranch come from and what has been said about the anonymous donor?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_b1c2c08989624eb783d67bef0838090c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/5e3132_b1c2c08989624eb783d67bef0838090c~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Feb 9, 20243 min read
Where did the Brown Ranch come from and what has been said about the anonymous donor?
YVHA is the sole owner of the Brown Ranch, even though the land was purchased with a $24 million anonymous donation. This story is part a...
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![Steamboat Council will talk political feasibility of asking voters for a property tax next week](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_bef5c810c77242e5a0144001e2868fcc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_bef5c810c77242e5a0144001e2868fcc~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Feb 7, 20243 min read
Steamboat Council will talk political feasibility of asking voters for a property tax next week
Council will talk generally about their thoughts on finding more revenue for the city at its work session next week. Steamboat Springs...
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![Steamboat Council won't extend fundraising deal for Howelsen Ice Pavilion](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_905d9410964243eb80a365b30971d5f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_905d9410964243eb80a365b30971d5f2~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Feb 7, 20243 min read
Steamboat Council won't extend fundraising deal for Howelsen Ice Pavilion
After a discussion in executive session, council members said they needed to think broader about the future of Howelsen Hill complex...
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![Passenger rail from Denver to Steamboat Springs will need to be more than a ski train](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_a5b702f6676a4eeca16d2c05aad11885~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_a5b702f6676a4eeca16d2c05aad11885~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Feb 6, 20244 min read
Passenger rail from Denver to Steamboat Springs will need to be more than a ski train
CDOT Director says a train connecting the Mile-High City to Ski Town, USA would cost “hundreds of millions,” on par with significant...
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Dylan Anderson
Feb 2, 20242 min read
Introducing “Brown Ranch — Explained”
Reporting series aims to layout various aspects of the Brown Ranch project and annexation agreement in effort to inform voters ahead of...
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![Where did the Yampa Valley Housing Authority come from and what has it built?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_e7e2d5c3befe4aa1851977525277fac9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_e7e2d5c3befe4aa1851977525277fac9~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Feb 2, 20243 min read
Where did the Yampa Valley Housing Authority come from and what has it built?
After being formed in 2003, voters approved dedicated revenue for YVHA in 2017. Since, the housing authority has leveraged $4.5 million...
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![Steamboat has been talking about affordable housing for more than 50 years](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_1c27ae48ec014d6fa9f6e360a8ca071f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_1c27ae48ec014d6fa9f6e360a8ca071f~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Feb 2, 20243 min read
Steamboat has been talking about affordable housing for more than 50 years
Housing woes in the Yampa Valley are not new. Some people were talking about it in the 1970s Editor's Note: This story is part a...
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![Routt Commissioners will hold another work session to hone in updated large special events policy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_be991622323343579eda5ea984aa6b51~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_be991622323343579eda5ea984aa6b51~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Jan 24, 20242 min read
Routt Commissioners will hold another work session to hone in updated large special events policy
Commissioners expressed support for the general concepts of draft policy but felt some of the details needed more work. The Routt County...
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![‘You went there’: Council member wants Steamboat to explore property tax to fund Parks and Recreation](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_b404221ea999433caf3d16937b891a0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_b404221ea999433caf3d16937b891a0f~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Jan 24, 20243 min read
‘You went there’: Council member wants Steamboat to explore property tax to fund Parks and Recreation
Steamboat Springs City Council spent a year considering a property tax to help fund the city's Parks and Recreation efforts in 2021 but...
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![Despite slow fundraising, Steamboat Council doesn’t want momentum for second sheet of ice to melt](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_d967e506d9ad4284bd7e4fa988cabb03~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_d967e506d9ad4284bd7e4fa988cabb03~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Jan 24, 20243 min read
Despite slow fundraising, Steamboat Council doesn’t want momentum for second sheet of ice to melt
Council members want to renegotiate the fundraising agreement for the Howelsen Ice Pavilion and showed a willingness to back the project...
![Draft events policy would cap SBT GRVL at 3,000 riders, require commissioner approval for some events](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_4a56bcbed4924e91b04003da2a0076e3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/5e3132_4a56bcbed4924e91b04003da2a0076e3~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Jan 22, 20242 min read
Draft events policy would cap SBT GRVL at 3,000 riders, require commissioner approval for some events
Commissioners are set to review an updated special events policy on Monday that would require some special events to obtain commissioner...
![Snowy start to 2024 increases basin’s snow-water equivalent, leads to 31 avalanches](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_4a9d49d0993a4631b63bc3b2e045cc78~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/5e3132_4a9d49d0993a4631b63bc3b2e045cc78~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Jan 22, 20242 min read
Snowy start to 2024 increases basin’s snow-water equivalent, leads to 31 avalanches
Avalanche risk is considerable on Monday, but is forecasted to decrease to moderate for most of the mountains around Steamboat Springs on...
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