The Yampa Valley Bugle

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A two-bedroom condo at YVHA’s Cottonwoods development could start at $311,000

2 days ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

Dylan Anderson2 minutes ago4 min readSTR Tax revenue will help some units sell for 45% lower than cheapest two-bedroom condo sold in Steamboat through April of this year. Some two-bedroom condos at the Yampa Valley Housing Authority’s Cottonwoods at Mid Valley development could cost $311,000, roughly 45% lower than the cheapest two-bedroom condo sold in Steamboat Springs through April of this year.
Committee considering whether affordable housing at Brown Ranch is still worth pursuing

5 days ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

Steamboat officials stress the 40-member Deliberation and Stewardship Team is first considering “if” development at Brown Ranch should move forward, “not when.” Before a Steamboat Springs citizen group can make recommendations about the future of the Yampa Valley Housing Authority’s Brown Ranch property, it has first been tasked with deciding whether the affordable housing project is worth pursuing anymore at all.
Steamboat’s vacancy tax proposal moves forward; How would city verify if a property is vacant?

3 weeks ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

Staff analysis recommended setting a flat tax rate of $3,100 a year for homes that are unoccupied for 183 days a year or more. A vacancy tax proposal being talked about by Steamboat Springs City Council would assess homes that are unoccupied for 183 days or more a year a flat charge of $3,100 annually, according to discussions about the tax proposal on Tuesday.
Last minute USFS changes to Mad Rabbit has Steamboat Council revisiting $1.6 million pledge

1 month ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

The final plan approved by the Forest Service alters the adaptive management plan, a move that now has CPW opposing the project. Steamboat Springs City Council will revisit a $1.6 million contribution to the Mad Rabbit Trails Project after the final version of the project approved by the U.S. Forest Service included changes to an adaptive management plan that state wildlife officials now say they cannot support.
Deal with Xcel could pay off government debt, save average Hayden taxpayer $1,300 a year

1 month ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

The proposal from Routt County governments seeks $22.7 million to pay off long-term debt held by school district, fire district and town of Hayden. An $89 million proposal from a collection of Routt County governments to Xcel Energy includes a provision that would see the power company pay off long-term debt currently held by the Hayden School District, West Routt Fire District and town of Hayden.
Neguse says Democrats need “affirmative, hopeful, optimistic vision” at Steamboat town hall

1 month ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

National politics dominated the agenda as resident’s filled auditorium at Colorado Mountain College to for Neguse’s first stop in Steamboat since the election. A few questions into U.S. Rep.
Routt County seeking $89 million from Xcel Energy in potential Hayden Station settlement

1 month ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

The county’s request is far above what the power company has offered at this stage, but Commissioners say funding to replace lost property tax revenue and to support economic development is warranted. Routt County is seeking $89 million over 10 years from Xcel Energy as part of a potential settlement agreement connected to the closure of the Hayden Station powerplant, a request far above the roughly $16 million over six years that has been offered by the power company.
Yampa Valley RTA contemplates seven-days-a-week bus service for South Routt

1 month ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

Service could operate for three hours in the morning and evening, with buses traveling between Yampa, Oak Creek and Steamboat Springs. If approved by voters this fall, a Yampa Valley Transportation Authority could provide daily bus service to South Routt County, with multiple 20-person buses traveling from Yampa, through Oak Creek and down to Steamboat Springs every morning and evening.
As CDOT touts 2026 goals for passenger rail, there is no timeline for Yampa Valley service

1 month ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

Steamboat Council member questioned the fate of the project after 2026, when Mountain Rail’s key catalyst — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis — leaves office. While touting their goal to begin new passenger rail service in Colorado’s mountains by the end of 2026, officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation said Tuesday that a Yampa Valley line doesn’t have a timeline for implementation.
RTA or SST? How to spend lift tax revenue at the heart of City’s negotiations with Steamboat Resort

1 month ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

Both the city of Steamboat Springs and Steamboat Resort want to spend lift tax revenues on transit, but exactly which transit is up in the air. Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. has long committed to financially support a regional transportation authority to the tune of $1 million a year, but that commitment now hinges on the result of lift tax negotiations with the city of Steamboat Springs.