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![The Yampa Valley Sustainability Council planted more than 5,000 trees in Routt County this year](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_2c6a08f2a090490c8aea42cc244cc190~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_2c6a08f2a090490c8aea42cc244cc190~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Nov 10, 20234 min read
The Yampa Valley Sustainability Council planted more than 5,000 trees in Routt County this year
More than 3,000 trees were planted on the Muddy Slide Fire’s burn scar with another 2,000 of them being planted in riparian areas along...
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![Yampa approves ballot measures to support new water infrastructure](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_9f744baae07f4af39954d51ae492c08b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_9f744baae07f4af39954d51ae492c08b~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Nov 8, 20231 min read
Yampa approves ballot measures to support new water infrastructure
Town's neglected wastewater treatment plant and deteriorating collection lines have been flagged by state officials for not meeting...
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![Two Hayden ballot measures still too close to call; 2E currently has one vote difference](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_934f16581db144b9a30cada3fc32fbe2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_934f16581db144b9a30cada3fc32fbe2~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Nov 8, 20232 min read
Two Hayden ballot measures still too close to call; 2E currently has one vote difference
There are potentially 150 more ballots to be counted, with 122 of those needing to be cured by the voter by Nov. 15. A Hayden ballot...
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![Muntean, Dickson elected to Steamboat Springs City Council](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_7c3e960e16e64114b7b925ce65f161ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_7c3e960e16e64114b7b925ce65f161ad~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Nov 8, 20231 min read
Muntean, Dickson elected to Steamboat Springs City Council
New council members will be sworn in on Nov. 14. Steamboat Springs City Council has three new members after Steve Muntean and Amy Dickson...
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Dylan Anderson
Nov 8, 20233 min read
‘The work begins now’: Steamboat makes historic commitment to affordable housing at Brown Ranch
Steamboat Springs Ballot Measure 2I to dedicate 75% of short-term rental tax revenues approved by margin of 487 votes, with just 150...
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![It's Election Day, cast your ballot by 7 p.m.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_36a3edc7fd5240a786e8d88741ca969f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_36a3edc7fd5240a786e8d88741ca969f~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Nov 7, 20232 min read
It's Election Day, cast your ballot by 7 p.m.
As of Monday afternoon there were 5,150 ballots returned in Routt County, as turnout trends below 2021. Voters in Routt County had...
![One Steamboat Council candidate has raised more than $8,400. The rest combined for $1,175.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_1c181ee0f0b549d2a72dd6db81d66a4a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/5e3132_1c181ee0f0b549d2a72dd6db81d66a4a~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Nov 7, 20232 min read
One Steamboat Council candidate has raised more than $8,400. The rest combined for $1,175.
House Our Community raises $26k in support of Ballot Measure 2I, including $10k from YVHA’s Brown Ranch development partner. After last...
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![Colorado’s property tax relief proposal, Proposition HH, explained](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
Nov 3, 20236 min read
Colorado’s property tax relief proposal, Proposition HH, explained
Measure will lower property taxes for next compared to what they would be over current law, but it also reduces money allocated for TABOR...
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![About 3,000 ballots returned in Routt County as of Thursday after low early turnout](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
Nov 3, 20233 min read
About 3,000 ballots returned in Routt County as of Thursday after low early turnout
Ballots need to be returned by 7 p.m. on Election Day. It is now too late to mail your ballot back, as postmarks do not count. After...
![Steamboat Ballot Measure 2I – the Brown Ranch funding question, explained](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_a757899ec6f1416fb0cb26e582211c8a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/5e3132_a757899ec6f1416fb0cb26e582211c8a~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Nov 1, 20234 min read
Steamboat Ballot Measure 2I – the Brown Ranch funding question, explained
If approved, the measure guarantees 75% of Short-Term Rental tax revenue to Brown Ranch for at least six years. If certain unit delivery...
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![Steamboat Ballot Measure 2H – extension of the city’s independent audit deadline, explained](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_e6c2f0f2f2e34a72af6d23fee4941bd7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_e6c2f0f2f2e34a72af6d23fee4941bd7~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Nov 1, 20232 min read
Steamboat Ballot Measure 2H – extension of the city’s independent audit deadline, explained
The current deadline in the city's Charter is not realistically achievable, and city council has approved an extension to the deadline in...
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![Steamboat Ballot Measure 2G – City Council pay raises, explained](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e3132_58c7d452eb67452f9668bfdf5cec51b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_221,h_166,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/5e3132_58c7d452eb67452f9668bfdf5cec51b4~mv2.webp)
Dylan Anderson
Nov 1, 20233 min read
Steamboat Ballot Measure 2G – City Council pay raises, explained
The measure would increase the pay for a Steamboat Springs City Council member by about 68% to $20,000 per year. Ballot measure 2G asks...
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