Steamboat Springs Chamber Board supports ‘yes’ vote on Brown Ranch annexation
Survey of members and their employees showed 62% in favor of annexation and just 25% opposed. The Steamboat Springs Chamber Board of...
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Dylan Anderson
- Feb 23
- 2 min
After ending second sheet of ice talks, Council will discuss future of Howelsen Hill Tuesday
Council decided not to move forward with negotiations on Feb. 6 after it became clear the project needed significant city funding. After...
Dylan Anderson
- Feb 19
- 5 min
How will Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue need to expand because of Brown Ranch?
Annexation agreement requires YVHA to pay for 75% of new public safety facility at Brown Ranch and 78% of the cost of new fire apparatus....
Dylan Anderson
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Steamboat Council walks back property tax talk, wants working group to explore potential revenue options
Initial talk suggests council will form a working group later this year to have Steamboat’s “long overdue, awkward conversation” about...
Dylan Anderson
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Lukens, Roberts keeping an eye on how sweeping STR bill could hamper mountain town economies
Legislators expressed concern about how the bill could impact economies that have come to rely on short-term rentals as a significant...
Dylan Anderson
- Feb 9
- 4 min
What is annexation and why is it being pursued for Brown Ranch?
Steamboat has seen numerous annexations over the years and annexation has been called for in plans for growth west of Steamboat Springs....
Dylan Anderson
- Feb 9
- 3 min
Where did the Brown Ranch come from and what has been said about the anonymous donor?
YVHA is the sole owner of the Brown Ranch, even though the land was purchased with a $24 million anonymous donation. This story is part a...
Dylan Anderson
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Steamboat Council will talk political feasibility of asking voters for a property tax next week
Council will talk generally about their thoughts on finding more revenue for the city at its work session next week. Steamboat Springs...
Dylan Anderson
- Feb 6
- 4 min
Passenger rail from Denver to Steamboat Springs will need to be more than a ski train
CDOT Director says a train connecting the Mile-High City to Ski Town, USA would cost “hundreds of millions,” on par with significant...
Dylan Anderson
- Feb 2
- 3 min
Where did the Yampa Valley Housing Authority come from and what has it built?
After being formed in 2003, voters approved dedicated revenue for YVHA in 2017. Since, the housing authority has leveraged $4.5 million...
Dylan Anderson
- Feb 2
- 3 min
Steamboat has been talking about affordable housing for more than 50 years
Housing woes in the Yampa Valley are not new. Some people were talking about it in the 1970s Editor's Note: This story is part a...
Dylan Anderson
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Routt Commissioners will hold another work session to hone in updated large special events policy
Commissioners expressed support for the general concepts of draft policy but felt some of the details needed more work. The Routt County...
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