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Hahns Peak, Buff Pass, more Routt County public lands could be for sale in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

1 week ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

Analysis from the Wilderness Society shows that nearly all public land in Routt County not protected as wilderness could be sold. The hike up Hahns Peak, trails through the aspens on Buffalo Pass and a large portion of Steamboat Ski Resort are some of the public lands in Routt County that could be for sale in the latest edition of President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.
Mad Rabbit funding decision part of Tuesday’s packed Steamboat Council agenda

1 week ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

Dylan Anderson15 minutes ago4 min readCity will decide whether to send the U.S. Forest Service $1.6 million to support the trails project after an adaptive management plan was altered.
From the Editor: And then it’s your hometown.

1 week ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

Dylan Anderson6 minutes ago4 min readSome images stick with you. One that has been in my head the last two days is of my dad sitting on the bleachers at the pool in my hometown. I was on the swim team in high school, and I imagine he was picking me up from practice in this memory. Seems logical anyway. Next to him in this mental picture is my friend Colin’s mom. Colin could probably be described as the best swimmer on the team, though I don’t think we admitted that at the time.
Short-term rental owners voice opposition to Steamboat Springs’ vacancy tax proposal

1 week ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

Dylan Anderson21 minutes ago5 min readAs proposed, the $3,100 vacancy tax would be paid by homeowners whose property sits vacant for 183 days a year or more. Short-term rental owners voiced their opposition to Steamboat Springs City Council’s vacancy tax proposal during public comment last week, saying the potential $3,100 per year tax would be “devastating” for many STR owners.
PHOTOS: Steamboat Springs joins nation with 'No Kings' protest

1 week ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

Organizers estimate more than 1,600 people gathered on the Routt County Historic Courthouse lawn on Saturday as part of more than 2,000 nationwide demonstrations protesting the Trump Administration. As many at 1,600 gathered in downtown Steamboat Springs on Tuesday for a "No Kings" protest opposing President Donald Trump and his administration. (Dylan Anderson/The Yampa Valley Bugle)Hundreds of people lined both sides of Lincoln Avenue Saturday as part of nationwide "No Kings" protests.
Routt County Commissioners reject 200-unit Tailwaters project in Stagecoach

2 weeks ago | yampavalleybugle.com | Dylan Anderson

Developers requested a two-month delay in consideration of the project to address wildlife and land dedication issues, but Commissioners unanimously voted to reject the application. The 200-unit Tailwaters project will need to try again after the Routt County Commissioners denied the development application for the new neighborhood in Stagecoach on Tuesday, rejecting a request from developers for more time to address concerns with the development.
A two-bedroom condo at YVHA’s Cottonwoods development could start at $311,000

3 weeks 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

3 weeks 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?

1 month 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.