Businesses, CDOT, contractors meet to talk about spring plans
After a fall season that has been nightmarish for some downtown businesses, talks are under way about how to better plan for effects of spring construction on Lincoln Avenue.
Atira solicits Ski Time Square ideas
Site at base area sits vacant as council tables redevelopment plans
From landscaping and a playground, to an ice skating rink and tethered balloon rides, there has been no shortage of ideas thrown out for using the site of the demolished Ski Time Square commercial area.
Snowmaking begins on Steamboat Ski Area
It's dumping snow at Steamboat Ski Area, with piles 4, 5 and even 6 feet deep. Snowmaking on the slopes began in earnest Sunday night and Monday morning, with crews now on standby 24 hours a day to make as much snow as possible in the 28 days leading up to the ski area's opening.
Cyclists breeze past construction delays
People need several factors to motivate them to commute by bicycle, Erin Brosterhous said, and she said she found hers from an unexpected source: downtown construction.
700 proceeds during signature petition drive
Development's project manager says signature drive was not a surprise
Don't expect to see any major campaign efforts promoting Steamboat 700 while a group of citizens tries to collect enough signatures to challenge the Steamboat Springs City Council's annexation of the development. "We've always known a petition was an option of the electorate, and we respect that," Danny Mulcahy said.
Lanes on Lincoln opening up this weekend
Weekend construction update.
Council wants demolished site put to use before redevelopment
A development plan for the former site of Ski Time Square was tabled until January on Tuesday, largely because the Steamboat Springs City Council wants to see a plan for igniting the demolished commercial area between now and redevelopment.
Lincoln Avenue construction updates
Closures and information about the downtown construction. A meeting about the project is 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Centennial Hall.
Partners seek OK for 14 starter townhomes
Curt Weiss and the Weiss Family Partnership have entered the city planning process with a plan to demolish three older wooden frame buildings and replace them with 14 new townhomes. The four townhome buildings would be built on an acre of land sandwiched between two ponds and just steps from the Yampa River on the city's south side.
Downtown businesses deal with construction, recession, weather
Kenny Loose, of Pioneer Spirits, is one of many business owners and employees dealing with construction along Lincoln Avenue where the Colorado Department of Transportation and Scott Contracting are in the thick of a major resurfacing and improvement project that's moving in stages between 13th Street and Third Street.
Decision time for Steamboat 700
City Council to give final consideration to Steamboat 700 annexation
What some have billed as the most important issue to ever face the city of Steamboat Springs goes before City Council today for final consideration.
August sales tax down more than 20 percent
Lodging, sporting goods, retail all take significant hits compared to August 2008
Steamboat Springs sales tax decreased 20.4 percent in August compared to August 2008, placing the city's year-to-date collections at about 17.2 percent - or about $2.3 million - less than last year.
Gravel pit opponents speak up
Commissioners to consider pre-application Tuesday evening
Opponents of a proposed gravel pit south of Steamboat Springs have caught wind of the project they thought was dead in the water four years ago. The Routt County Board of Commissioners will review a pre-application for the Steamboat Sand and Gravel Mine and a subsequent land preservation subdivision Tuesday.
Hayden man dies after construction site accident
Man was working on project next to Slopeside Grill when fatally injured
A 29-year-old Hayden man died today after a compression cap on a water line blew off and struck him. The man was working on a construction project at the base of Mount Werner.
CDOT work to close Third Street at post office
Closure could begin today and last through weekend; vehicle access from Lincoln Avenue
Today's work on U.S. 40 has closed Fourth Street south of Lincoln Avenue, and Fifth Street north and south of Lincoln. A CDOT spokeswoman said a closure of Third Street north of Lincoln could start today and will continue "at least through the weekend." Vehicles can access the post office from the Lincoln Avenue entrance or the Wells Fargo parking lot, and pedestrian access will be available.
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