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...
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Dylan Anderson
- Jun 7, 2023
- 4 min
Steamboat looks to expand late-night bus service this winter, but paying for it won’t be easy
Late night service was asked for ahead of last ski season, but at the time it was too late to make any changes. The effort to hire bus...
Dylan Anderson
- Jun 7, 2023
- 3 min
Now $6.8 million over original budget, cost of Steamboat's city hall, fire station hopes to be firm
Latest cost estimates come as part of gross maximum price, which will lock in what it will cost to build the two buildings unless there...
Dylan Anderson
- Jun 6, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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 2, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
Routt Commissioner's letter pushes Steamboat Council to use renewables for Ski Time Square snowmelt
Commissioners say system as proposed wouldn't be allowed when draft energy codes go into effect next year. The Routt County Commissioners...
Dylan Anderson
- Jun 2, 2023
- 2 min
Steamboat's April sales tax collections set a record for the 26th straight month
Revenues from Steamboat's STR tax totaled $316,00 in April after being over $1.3 million in each of the first three months of the year....
Dylan Anderson
- May 30, 2023
- 3 min
City, housing authority lack 'common ground' on 46-acre regional park at Brown Ranch
While the Brown Ranch Annexation Committee is in agreement on other parks, open space and trails, a regional park is still an issue where...
Dylan Anderson
- May 30, 2023
- 3 min
Two-thirds of young professionals surveyed fear lack of housing will force them from Steamboat
A survey of more than 250 people involved in the Young Professionals Network and local teachers show 63% do not have affordable housing....
Dylan Anderson
- May 30, 2023
- 6 min
Updated estimate predicts Brown Ranch infrastructure costs would exceed $355 million
Revenues from taxes associated with building the Brown Ranch and from Steamboat's tax on short-term rentals still leave the balance for...
Laura Soard, Steamboat Springs Chamber
- May 30, 2023
- 3 min
From the Chamber: Summer is just around the corner
The Steamboat Springs Chamber shares an update on its destination stewardship work and its new locals focused newsletter. After an...
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