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Dylan Anderson
Aug 14, 20242 min read
Steamboat Council approves emergency $2.5 million in hopes of spurring private funding to save Casey’s Pond
Private funding is not in place as implied on Tuesday night, but city buy in hopes to spur support. Steamboat Springs City Council...


Dylan Anderson
Aug 14, 20245 min read
Steamboat Springs School Board says it can no longer sit on Whistler Park land
Residents near the park said they support affordable housing but that there were numerous reasons why the school district’s early talks...


Dylan Anderson
Aug 14, 20245 min read
Steamboat will consider emergency ordinance Wednesday that hopes to save Casey’s Pond
At 10 a.m. council will vote on whether to allocate $2.5 million in short term rental tax revenues, a sum that they believe will spur...


Dylan Anderson
Aug 12, 20249 min read
Records show Casey’s Pond has been bleeding cash for years. Residents only found out last month.
Publicly-available records reviewed by The Bugle show Casey’s Pond has been bleeding cash since the year it opened.


Dylan Anderson
Aug 9, 20247 min read
Milner Mobile Home Park is on the market for $8M. Residents have 104 days to try to buy it.
Residents fear a new park owner could make more steep lot rent increases or even demolish the park to build more lucrative housing,...


Dylan Anderson
Aug 7, 20246 min read
Could Steamboat’s short-term rental tax help save Casey’s Pond?
City Council members agreed to keep options open on Tuesday, including the potential for an eleventh-hour ballot question posed to...


Dylan Anderson
Jul 17, 20243 min read
Steamboat on pace to have $21 million in STR tax revenues by year’s end. What's the plan to spend it?
City is working to put out a request for proposals this month that could allocate STR tax dollars to a project before the end of the...


Dylan Anderson
Jul 17, 20243 min read
‘Cooling off’ sales tax revenues mean Steamboat Springs will likely need to cut services next year
Sales tax collections, the largest source of revenue for the city, are up just over 2% through May when compared to same period last...


Dylan Anderson
Jul 10, 20246 min read
UPDATE: Steamboat Council member Buccino says he is quitting role with Discovery Land Company
Shortly after the initial publication of this story, Steamboat Springs Council member Michael Buccino told The Yampa Valley Bugle he was...


Dylan Anderson
Jul 10, 20244 min read
Could consolidating Steamboat Fire with surrounding fire district lead to long-sought financial sustainability?
Council members Steve Muntean and Bryan Swintek presented a concept on Tuesday that would see the city’s fire operations merge with the...


Dylan Anderson
Jul 8, 20244 min read
Steamboat’s Fourth of July Parade detour was more successful this year. Was it good enough?
Traffic didn’t back up as far and first responders didn’t experience delays responding to calls with Lincoln Ave. closed, though the day...


Dylan Anderson
Jul 8, 20244 min read
Steamboat Council member’s role with Stagecoach Mountain Ranch developer spurs conflict of interest talk
Michael Buccino is making a “couple thousand” a month working in a community relations position for Discovery Land Company, the developer...
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