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Commissioner Tim Corrigan won't seek a fourth term in 2024
Corrigan, who represents District 1 including South Routt County, was first elected in 2012. Routt County Commissioner Tim Corrigan will...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 7, 20232 min read
Housing Authority wants to put Brown Ranch funding on the ballot
The question, if referred to the November election by Steamboat Springs City Council, would dedicate future STR revenues toward the Brown...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 7, 20234 min read
There are 41 Climate Action Plan recommendations. Which are easiest to do? Which are most impactful?
Experts who helped craft the recommendations share which they feel will be the simplest to accomplish and which will do the most to...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 30, 20236 min read
Routt County Commissioners show interest in ban on snowmelt systems, no matter how they are powered
Current recommendations from the Building Department would only allow for snowmelt systems if they were powered 100% by renewables. Each...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 30, 20233 min read
YVEA Board Chair Tom Fox wants one more term. His challenger has extensive utility experience.
Candidate Lisa Rosintoski has spent her entire career in the energy utility industry, including stints in Colorado Springs and Fort...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 23, 20233 min read
Summer is here. That means the grasshoppers are coming too.
Grasshoppers were shielded from the cold by strong snowpack and spring weather hasn't done much to deter them. Based on last year's...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 23, 20233 min read
Steamboat Bear that went viral across the country after dangling from window is trapped, euthanized
Wildlife officers in Steamboat express frustration that many in public seem unaware of the steps they should be taking to avoid bear...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 21, 20233 min read
Brown Ranch Annexation Committee adds July meetings as key issues remain undecided
The two additional meetings were characterized as "if necessary" when added to the schedule and some aspects of the draft agreement will...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 9, 20236 min read
Maybe next time: Steamboat Council approves gas snowmelt for Ski Time Square, shirking climate goals
The decision allows the long-awaited project to start this year but goes against the Climate Action Plan that has been adopted...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 7, 20235 min read
Routt County median income up 6%; now stands at nearly $76k a year
Rep. Joe Neguse introduces bill that would allow area median income, an important metric for affordable housing projects, to be...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 6, 20233 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 6, 20234 min read
Yampa Valley Electric announces deal to break from Xcel Energy by 2028
Power co-op has been pursuing a new wholesale power supplier for years and now has a deal with Denver-based Guzman Energy. Yampa Valley...
Dylan Anderson
Jun 2, 20234 min read
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