At Home
Father-son duo prepare for city’s largest fireworks show
Monday, June 30, 2008
Tim and Scott Borden have a gift for understatement. “We like fireworks,” Tim Borden said Friday while peering down two 40-foot-long containers that resemble railcars and hold the 3,000 fireworks that will make up the city of Steamboat Springs’ Fourth of July fireworks display this year.
‘Building crunching’ nears
Ski Time Square demolition could begin July 1; will roll east to west
Thursday, June 26, 2008
A liquidation sale is complete, asbestos abatement continues and the first buildings are set to come crashing down in Ski Time Square.
Chancellor gathers input
Flagship 2030 will prepare CU for global education
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
The University of Colorado at Boulder is trying to figure out how to prepare its students for jobs that don’t exist and technologies that haven’t been invented.
Cyclists spurned
In split vote, commissioners decide to trim shoulders on C.R. 36
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
The broad shoulders enjoyed by cyclists and other nonmotorized users of one of Routt County’s most popular recreation corridors are about to shrink.
Fatka pleads guilty
Sentencing in August for one of two alleged embezzlers
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Terri Dawn Moody Fatka, one of two women accused of stealing more than $1.2 million from Alpine Bank account holders, pleaded guilty Monday to four counts each of felony theft and forgery.
Steamboat’s practices typical
Complaint-based enforcement is the norm for secondary units
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Other Colorado mountain communities take the same approach as the city of Steamboat Springs when it comes to policing what are commonly referred to as secondary or accessory dwelling units: Unless a complaint is made, they don’t.
City regrets disposal of dead dog
Monday, June 23, 2008
Steamboat Springs City Councilwoman Cari Hermacinski has drafted a condolence letter to the family of David Engle, including an apology from council for anything the city may have done to exacerbate the family’s grief in the wake of Engle’s smoke-inhalation death June 15 in an Old Town apartment.
Steamboat Springs officials take action after fire in apartment
Saturday, June 21, 2008
City Council members are calling for a review of code enforcement priorities, and city planners hope to inventory Steamboat Springs’ stock of secondary residential units in the wake of David Engle’s death last weekend in an Old Town apartment.
Ritter plugs tax-credit repeal
Friday, June 20, 2008
Gov. Bill Ritter touted Thursday a proposed ballot measure that would repeal a tax credit enjoyed by the oil and gas industry in Colorado but has some local government officials worried about how the resulting tax windfall would be divvied up.
Council picks Lincoln layout
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The Steamboat Springs City Council wants to have its traffic light and build one, too.
City explores urban renewal expansion
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The city’s advisory committee for public improvements at the base of the Steamboat Ski Area has unanimously recommended a boundary expansion of the urban renewal authority.
One more look
Council revisits options for Lincoln Avenue reconfiguration
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Less than a month after they informally agreed to stick with the status quo, Steamboat Springs City Council members once again will consider a major reconfiguration of U.S. Highway 40 through downtown.
Defense: A plot against Wall
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
A disgruntled former deputy and a concerted effort by area law enforcement officers to frame Gary Wall led to the Routt County sheriff’s arrest last year on suspicion that he drove under the influence of alcohol, defense attorney Ron Smith suggested Monday.
Gearing up for fire season
Responders, officials attend incident management training
Sunday, June 8, 2008
As wildfire season bears down on the Western Slope, more than 700 people from Colorado and 24 other states attended the Colorado Wildland Fire and Incident Management Academy at Western State College last week, including several Yampa Valley officials.
City sees future west of town
Trip to Denver gives eye-opening look at urbanist design
Sunday, June 1, 2008
An ice cream truck jingles in the distance as young couples ride bikes, push strollers and walk dogs past ultramodern architecture, through extravagant roundabouts and over brick crosswalks on their way to outdoor sidewalk cafés below vibrant banners proclaiming, “Spring has sprung.”
Streetscape consultants plan revitalized downtown
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Yampa Street could become a festival hub, Lincoln Avenue could have wider, plaza-like sidewalks, Oak Street could get greener and side streets could be revitalized under recommendations consultants are considering.
YVMC expanding care
$13 million expansion will increase birth, surgical services
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Things can get a little tense at Yampa Valley Medical Center’s Family Birth Place. When the hospital was built in 1999, about 200 babies were being delivered each year. YVMC delivered 431 babies in 2007.
Weather could dictate holiday crowds
Lodging barometer projects 39 percent occupancy for weekend
Saturday, May 24, 2008
As Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of the summer tourist season in Steamboat Springs, restaurants are padding their schedules and the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association has released its first lodging barometer since the close of ski season.
U.S. 40 talks, inaction continue
Shelton talks history of bypass discussions at Economic Summit
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Before Philo Shelton started his new job as public works director for the city of Steamboat Springs, he received a prediction from a predecessor: “You will be talking about the bypass at some time in your career.”
Biodiesel remains a feel-good fuel
Friday, May 23, 2008
Switching to biodiesel is easy, Breckenridge’s former public works director said Thursday, but the economics of such a move are not.
City to sketch Triple Crown future
Thursday, May 22, 2008
A four-field sports complex near Steamboat Springs Airport and $7.5 million could be the answer to keeping Triple Crown Sports in Northwest Colorado for another decade.
Observances begin today
Local veterans stress Memorial Day education, remembrance
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Local observances of Memorial Day begin at 4:30 p.m. today at Steamboat Springs Cemetery, where the local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and their auxiliaries, along with Boy Scouts Troop 194, will place flags on the graves of 264 veterans. An official ceremony at the cemetery is at 11 a.m. Monday.
Gloomy financial briefing
Adviser tells county that crisis is worst since Great Depression
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Routt County government’s investments aren’t performing as well as officials budgeted for this year, and financial adviser Scott Prickett said the slump could be a prolonged one.
Rail Authority chairman briefs Rotary Club
Price, political will are modern rail’s highest hurdles; track would follow Interstate 70, 25 routes
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The Steamboat Springs Rotary Club was briefed Tuesday by the chairman of a group that is exploring high-speed passenger rail service that could include a spur extending from South Routt to Craig.
Gossard wins Heritage Award
Moylan named hearing officer for liquor infractions
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Steamboat Springs City Council unanimously chose longtime Steamboat resident Gloria Gossard as this year’s winner of the biennial Steamboat Springs Heritage Award at a special meeting Monday.
Ritter praises South Routt
School district's new heating system ‘visionary’
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
When it comes to heating its schools, the South Routt School District is old hat — and trailblazing. Gov. Bill Ritter was in town Monday to commend the district on the latter.
City’s fiscal plans vague
Lanning: Economic consolidation key
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Spurred by the potential loss of Triple Crown Sports, much discussion has been devoted in recent weeks to Northwest Colorado’s need for a long-term regional economic strategy. But the picture of what such a strategy might look like remains nebulous.
Bypass supporters uniting
Group hopes to consolidate plan for moving forward
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Tired of the idea of a Steamboat Springs bypass road being kicked around for decades without action, a group of bypass supporters is gathering next week to consolidate efforts and formulate a plan for moving forward.
360 to ask for annexation
Developers expected to submit application to city this week
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
After decades without a significant expansion of city limits, Steamboat Springs will likely soon see a proposal for a second major annexation in the west of Steamboat area.
Bypasses to parking garages
Council considers it all in Lincoln Avenue discussions
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
From bike lanes to paid parking, the Steamboat Springs City Council considered a number of “scandalous things” — as councilwoman Cari Hermacinski called them — in a discussion of possible changes to Steamboat’s main thoroughfare Tuesday.
Mother’s Day callers frustrated
Cell phone glitch makes calling home impossible for some
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
An unexplained cell phone glitch frustrated many well-intentioned efforts to call Mom on Sunday.
Main Street makeover
City prepares for 2009 Lincoln Avenue overhaul
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Forget all the construction under way in Old Town; the reconstruction of U.S. Highway 40 may result in a very different-looking downtown Steamboat Springs in coming years.
Looking down the road
City Council sets priorities, focuses on long-term vision at Saturday retreat
Monday, May 12, 2008
At a Saturday morning retreat with city department heads, the Steamboat Springs City Council rearticulated the issues at the top of its priority list.
Area golfers pack facilities
Warm weather drives enthusiasts out to the links
Monday, May 12, 2008
Eager golfers crowded the only open course and driving range in Steamboat Springs on Sunday, as the lingering effects of a heavy winter continue to prevent the wide-scale opening of Routt County golf facilities.
Losing Triple Crown risky
Lanning warns of $1M budget cut
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Worse than Northwest Colorado’s potential loss of Triple Crown Sports, Steamboat Springs City Manager Alan Lanning said, is the lack of a long-term economic strategy such a loss could reveal.
Council does Steamboat 700 research
Public welcome on new-urbanist field trip to Stapleton, Lowry
Saturday, May 10, 2008
The Steamboat Springs City Council hasn’t done its homework — yet.
Steamboat woman has no information on Burmese relatives
Saturday, May 10, 2008
A week after Cyclone Nargis struck her native Mynamar, Cho Tun Schram has no idea whether relatives including her father and grandmother are alive.
Average fire season expected
Trees killed by beetles pose wild card for fire forecasts
Thursday, May 8, 2008
The same snowy winter that has Chuck Vale concerned about flooding this spring doesn’t translate into a reduced fire risk this summer, Routt County’s emergency management director said Tuesday.
Steamboat 700: Transfer fee ‘unfair’
Thursday, May 8, 2008
A lawyer representing the developers of Steamboat 700 told the Steamboat Springs City Council on Tuesday that a financing mechanism being considered by the city is unfair and unconstitutional.
Skating toward construction
City hosts kick-off meeting for new skatepark design
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Jon Casson won’t be making any specific requests of the firm designing a new Steamboat Springs skatepark. He just hopes the finished product makes people say, “Wow, Steamboat has a killer park.”
School district wants 700 land
Superintendent requests 14 acres, money for elementary school
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The Steamboat Springs School District wants the developers of Steamboat 700 to give it 14 acres for a new elementary school — and cover half the cost of building the facility.
Attorney expects plea deal
Women accused of embezzling $1.2M make court appearance
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The attorney representing one of two Routt County women accused of embezzling more than $1.2 million from a local bank expects prosecutors to offer a plea agreement.
Triple Crown ordinance shelved
City Council to review Steamboat 700 proposal tonight
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The Steamboat Springs City Council has plenty of items on its agenda when it meets today for the first time in three weeks — but Triple Crown won’t be one of them.
Preschool students get comfortable with unfamiliar foods
Sunday, May 4, 2008
It’s not every day you hear preschoolers begging for okra and jicama, but that’s exactly what 4- and 5-year-olds at South Routt Preschool were doing Friday morning.
Gas prices draining local, county budgets
Rising oil costs, record snowfall shattering expense projections
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Record snowfall and soaring fuel costs have set both Routt County and the city of Steamboat Springs on a course to overshoot their 2008 budgets for transit and road maintenance.
Hunt rounds out Seminars at Steamboat
Organizers expect large election-year crowds at series events
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Seminars at Steamboat officials have identified their fourth and final speaker for the 2008 edition of the series, which begins July 10.
Adult softball strikes out
Triple Crown cutting tournaments from business mix
Friday, May 2, 2008
After 26 years, Triple Crown Sports is calling it quits on the sport that sustained the company through its earliest years. This year will be the last for adult slow-pitch softball.
Underwood pushes community approach to underage drinking
Thursday, May 1, 2008
After one of his many presentations on youth substance abuse in Steamboat Springs this week, John Underwood was shocked when a sixth-grader challenged his concepts, arguing that smoking pot improved snowboarding.
Liquor checks show total compliance
No establishments fail law enforcement tests that happened Monday night
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Eleven Steamboat Springs liquor establishments garnered a 100 percent compliance rate in the Steamboat Springs Police Department’s latest checks Monday. Businesses who passed included two that failed a round of checks in December.
County seeing rash of thefts
Patterns suggest cases are related
Thursday, May 1, 2008
A flurry of burglaries has officers urging Routt County residents to lock their cars and homes and keep valuables out of sight.
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