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Dylan Anderson
Jun 7, 20234 min read
Steamboat looks to expand late-night bus service this winter, but paying for it won’t be easy
Late night service was asked for ahead of last ski season, but at the time it was too late to make any changes. The effort to hire bus...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 7, 20233 min read
Now $6.8 million over original budget, cost of Steamboat's city hall, fire station hopes to be firm
Latest cost estimates come as part of gross maximum price, which will lock in what it will cost to build the two buildings unless there...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 6, 20234 min read
YVEA’s new power deal won’t change the co-op’s net metering policies
New contract includes same requirement to adhere to state minimums for net metering, so only fix would be increasing those minimums...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 2, 20233 min read
Routt Commissioner's letter pushes Steamboat Council to use renewables for Ski Time Square snowmelt
Commissioners say system as proposed wouldn't be allowed when draft energy codes go into effect next year. The Routt County Commissioners...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 2, 20232 min read
Steamboat's April sales tax collections set a record for the 26th straight month
Revenues from Steamboat's STR tax totaled $316,00 in April after being over $1.3 million in each of the first three months of the year....
Dylan Anderson
May 30, 20233 min read
City, housing authority lack 'common ground' on 46-acre regional park at Brown Ranch
While the Brown Ranch Annexation Committee is in agreement on other parks, open space and trails, a regional park is still an issue where...
Dylan Anderson
May 30, 20233 min read
Two-thirds of young professionals surveyed fear lack of housing will force them from Steamboat
A survey of more than 250 people involved in the Young Professionals Network and local teachers show 63% do not have affordable housing....
Dylan Anderson
May 24, 20234 min read
$1.9 million grant ensures Steamboat Schools will maintain, increase mental health supports
Steamboat's program has become a model for schools across the state and schools across Routt County also got funding to increase mental...
Dylan Anderson
May 24, 20235 min read
Yampa will ask voters for 2% sales tax in November to fund fixes to neglected wastewater system
The lagoons the town uses to treat water haven't been serviced in 20 years and Yampa's collection system is under a consent decree from...
Dylan Anderson
May 17, 20233 min read
Steamboat Police to start zero-tolerance crack down on traffic violations Memorial Day weekend
Interim Chief Mark Beckett says speeding and red light running is an issue throughout the city, and education and warnings simply are not...
Dylan Anderson
May 17, 20234 min read
Polis vetoes 10(j) wolf bill, setting up reintroduction with or without experimental status
In veto letter, Polis argue the bipartisan legislation was unnecessary and undermined the will of Colorado voters when they narrowly...
Dylan Anderson
May 15, 20233 min read
Could paying STR owners to convert their units be a Band-Aid on Steamboat's housing crisis?
The idea has been tried in Winter Park and Summit County with some success, but it can be expensive. While the Brown Ranch hopes to solve...
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