Out before the snow flies: Longtime Steamboat Resort employees evicted under new lease policy
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — On March 18, Ervin Clark, a former lift operator and snowmaker with Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp., received an unsettling email from the management office of his apartment complex. “To All Ponds Tenants,”...
Developer seeks to build new manufactured home park in Hayden
HAYDEN — A developer is courting Hayden to build a 136-lot manufactured home park on the west side of town. At a Hayden Town Council meeting on Thursday, David Zulejkic, of the Texas-based First Step Homes,...
Tiny home community in Milner gets green light; set for completion by spring 2020
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Milner will see the development of its first tiny home community after Routt County Board of Commissioners approved the project during its Tuesday meeting. The planned construction of six units, each ranging in...
Steamboat among top Colorado Airbnb destinations this summer
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Steamboat Springs was the eighth-most popular Airbnb destination in Colorado this summer. A total of 22,800 guests stayed in the area from May 24 through Sept. 2, according to booking data from the...
City Council FYI: Council reflections
Late summer and fall bring going back to school; family routines; a time of order, reflection and promise. So many of us can finally breathe and plan for the months ahead. Those of us in...
Milner tiny home community a step away from reality as final approval vote slated for end of month
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — In a unanimous vote, the Routt County Planning Commission during its September meeting gave its final approval to what would be the first tiny home development in an unincorporated part of the county. ...
Steamboat City Council repeals code that aimed to build affordable housing
Opponents worry repeal would eliminate city's role in providing local affordable housing
With access resolved, West Steamboat Neighborhoods and Overlook Park move one step closer to construction
Both developments will have temporary road access to U.S. 40
City council FYI: Blueprint for understanding housing success
Steamboat Springs City Council deals with a large number of policy issues every year. From my time on City Council and the decades prior, it is quite apparent housing policy has been one of the...
Yampa Valley Housing Authority hopes to break ground on another west side affordable development in 2020
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The Yampa Valley Housing Authority is working toward a new affordable housing project on Steamboat Springs’ west side with the developer Gorman and Co. The development is planned for a corner lot...
In a split vote, Steamboat City Council moves to repeal measure intended to encourage affordable housing
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — On Tuesday, the Steamboat Springs City Council moved to repeal inclusionary zoning, the long-dormant city code that required developers to create affordable housing within a project or pay a fee to the city....
Yampa Valley Housing Authority starting vertical construction on its newest affordable apartment complex in Steamboat
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — As community leaders gathered for a ceremony celebrating the beginning of vertical construction of what’s soon to be the Yampa Valley Housing Authority’s newest apartment complex, audience members found it hard to pay...
West Steamboat Neighborhoods annexation approved: What now?
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — With the ballot question on the West Steamboat Neighborhoods annexation now answered, the community is looking ahead to what happens next. Though results are still preliminary, the annexation was approved with 59.7%...
West Steamboat Annexation ballots are due by 7 p.m. Tuesday
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Ballots for the West Steamboat Neighborhoods annexation election must be turned into the secure ballot drop box at the Steamboat Springs City Hall or Routt County Courthouse by 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 25....
Routt County seeing uptick in commercial construction
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — There are more commercial buildings going up in Routt County this year. Data reflecting the number of building permits issued by the Routt County Building Department shows a boost in commercial development outside...
People have donated more than $17K to West Steamboat annexation election campaigns
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — According to reports filed with the Steamboat Springs City Clerk, the Yes to Locals’ Housing Committee has raised and spent more money than the Let’s Vote Steamboat Committee. The two committees, which...
FACT CHECK: How will West Steamboat Neighborhoods pay for city services such as police, fire and EMS?
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The city of Steamboat Springs’ budget operates on sales tax. While there are property taxes on land in the Steamboat Springs area, none of this revenue ends up in city accounts. That...
Steamboat exploring registration process for Airbnbs, VRBOs and other vacation rentals
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — There are about 3,000 short term vacation rentals in the Steamboat Springs area, according to airdna.com, a website that collects market data about vacation rentals. But because websites such as Airbnb.com and...
Rising cost of construction stalls condo project aimed at providing housing for Steamboat locals
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Buyers who invested in the planned Trailside Village condo project received disappointing news last week when developers announced they are suspending plans to build the 46-unit complex on the west side of...
Routt County’s state legislators discuss health care, education and more at town hall in Steamboat Springs
Editor’s note: This story was corrected at 4:15 p.m. May 15 to reflect the impact of House Bill 1030. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County’s state legislators — Republican Sen. Bob Rankin and Democrat Rep. Dylan Roberts — held a town hall Monday to update residents on the most recent...
