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‘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...
Brodie Farquhar
Aug 4, 20235 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
Aug 2, 20236 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 31, 20233 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, 20234 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, 20233 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 27, 20234 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...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 26, 20233 min read
Group behind tennis and pickleball center improvements asks for more funding. Council says no.
A frustrated council denied the additional funding request, though they did alter the agreement to allow Court Sports for Life to obtain...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 26, 20233 min read
Child care, housing project has steep price tag, but Routt County 'assured' funding is available
Early estimate for building with 10 early childhood education classrooms and 36 housing units is nearly $74 million. Early estimates to...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 19, 20233 min read
Emerald Park will stay off limits for organized adult use despite short supply of fields
The complex is the only city park that restricts how adults can use fields. Steamboat Springs City Council balked at a proposal to allow...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 12, 20233 min read
Steamboat voters to see accomidations tax update, council pay raises on November ballot
Council granted first of two approvals needed to place questions on ballot Tuesday, and more measures could be coming. Steamboat Springs...
Dylan Anderson
Jul 12, 20234 min read
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
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