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Routt County News
Dylan Anderson
Feb 256 min read
Routt County calls on Trump Administration to reinstate 20 Forest Service workers in Steamboat Springs
Letter drafted by the Routt County Commissioners is one of several being sent to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins requesting laid-off...
Dylan Anderson
Feb 256 min read
Routt County calls on Trump Administration to reinstate 20 Forest Service workers in Steamboat Springs
Letter drafted by the Routt County Commissioners is one of several being sent to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins requesting laid-off...
Dylan Anderson
Feb 244 min read
Agreement to form Yampa Valley RTA looking for ‘soft approval’ in March and April
The intergovernmental agreement is being drafted by two committees currently, and can be adjusted until a question for an RTA is sent to...
Dylan Anderson
Feb 56 min read
Tailwaters development in Stagecoach will need to pay $7.8 million to improve County Road 14, others
Developers argue payments required to improve roads are excessive, potentially violate U.S. Constitution. The Tailwaters development in...
Dylan Anderson
Jan 304 min read
Steamboat voters could see half-cent sales tax increase this fall to support a Yampa Valley RTA
Steamboat will likely contribute the lion’s share of funding for regional transportation, but the existing free bus service would still...
Dylan Anderson
Jan 225 min read
Routt Commissioners skeptical of nuclear in Northwest Colorado, feel county’s interests being misrepresented
Less than 60% of responses to survey concluding there is broad support for nuclear were from confirmed Northwest Colorado residents, with...
Dylan Anderson
Jan 164 min read
New Routt County Commissioner Angelica Salinas wants to be a voice for her generation
Salinas, 34, was sworn in as Routt County Commissioner on Tuesday, joining first-term Commissioner Sonja Macys and Commissioner Tim...
Dylan Anderson
Jan 164 min read
Craig to Steamboat Springs in under an hour — by train
Momentum to bring a commuter rail line to the Yampa Valley is growing as officials get closer to releasing a service development plan for...
Dylan Anderson
Jan 144 min read
Commissioner Tim Corrigan leaves role proud of the work of Routt County’s employees
While he listed accomplishments of protecting open space and opening new facilities, Corrigan said fulfilling the county’s core mission...
Dylan Anderson
Jan 84 min read
Meghan Lukens starts second term after getting more votes than most Democrats she shared a ballot with
Lukens raised more than $200,000 in the last cycle, the second most of any candidate running for the Colorado Legislature in 2024. Rep....
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Could differences over snowmelt derail Steamboat Springs’ plans to redesign Gondola Transit Center?
Officials with Steamboat Resort say snowmelt is essential for safety of their guests while City Council members insist new snowmelt needs...
Talks restarting to build second sheet of ice at Howelsen Hill
City abandoned talks for a fundraising agreement with the Steamboat Springs Youth Hockey Association last year to allow a more extensive...
Steamboat Springs voters could consider first-of-its-kind vacancy tax in November
Policy would seek to generate revenue for the city’s general fund from homes that are unoccupied 183 days a year or more. A vacancy tax...
Steamboat Resort, City to begin lift tax negotiations alongside process to draft ballot language
The two processes will work in parallel this summer, likely resulting in either a question on November’s ballot or a solution born out of...
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