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Dylan Anderson
Aug 11, 20234 min read
Steamboat-based ice cream company founder Bryan Swintek announces run for City Council
The 33-year-old who has served on the city’s Planning Commission for the last six months, said he wants to be on Council to help people...
Dylan Anderson
Aug 9, 20235 min read
Housing Authority offers to pay per unit, per year fee to close Brown Ranch operational funding gap
The proposal, if accepted by the city, would take care of operational funding shortfalls, but how the city will pay for its share of...
Dylan Anderson
Aug 7, 20234 min read
Petitions to run for Steamboat City Council are available starting Tuesday; Due Aug. 28
Four of the seven seats are on the ballot in November, three of which will have a race without an incumbent. Petitions to run for one of...
Dylan Anderson
Aug 7, 20233 min read
Housing Authority's, 234-unit Mid Valley project clears Planning Commission; Goes to Council Aug. 22
Project includes 84 for sale units and 150 rental units across four buildings targeting folks of middle incomes from 80% to 140% area...
Dylan Anderson
Aug 4, 20234 min read
New Hayden Police Chief has had his eye on the heart of the Yampa Valley for years
New Chief Scott Scurlock was sworn in by Mayor Ryan Banks on Thursday after starting his new job on Monday. Hayden’s new police chief...
Brodie Farquhar
Aug 4, 20235 min read
‘A Matter of Justice:’ Navajo Reservation water an elusive goal, say experts at Steamboat seminar
About 30% of the 200,000 Navajo people in the Southwest lack access to clean, potable water and about 40% of them have no running water...
Dylan Anderson
Aug 2, 20236 min read
Special Steamboat Council meeting results in little progress toward Brown Ranch Annexation deal
Council showed support for allocating 75% of STR tax revenues toward Brown Ranch, but lacked consensus on whether to send the question to...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 31, 20233 min read
Yampa Valley to see first monsoonal push of the summer, but it doesn't look to last long
Best rain chances come on Tuesday and Wednesday, but precipitation is likely through the week. The Yampa Valley will see its first...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 27, 20234 min read
Steamboat negotiators float potential breakthrough deal to secure land for regional park
The deal, which would offer the Yampa Valley Housing Authority its request for a ballot measure allocating 75% of short-term rental tax...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 27, 20233 min read
Steamboat identifies $10.5 million payment for fee in lieu of water rights at Brown Ranch
Housing Authority argues assessing the fee will only make housing more expensive to deliver. The city of Steamboat Springs is asking the...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 27, 20234 min read
Committee sets timeline to get Brown Ranch funding question on November ballot
The annexation ordinance itself will not be done in time to appear on the November ballot, but that doesn't mean it can't go to a public...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 26, 20233 min read
New workforce housing development approved by Steamboat Council, despite recommendations to deny
Project includes self-storage units on ground floor in addition to 24 housing units. the development, which is in an industrial zone...
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