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A typical Steamboat project took about seven months from its first meeting with city planners to its final hearing, the Independent found in the city's own timelines for 100 projects. Counted from a complete application, projects that needed a City Council vote took nearly two months longer.
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Environment & Outdoors
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The council's 6-0 vote cleared the way for a project described to the council as a $500 million investment. A site plan comes next.
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Steamboat Springs City Council hears a subcommittee report Tuesday on the authority’s plans to seek city money for Hilltop. The authority’s own records show a disputed Cottonwoods cost, a Hilltop construction estimate below its own figures and no permanent director.
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Ballot Issue 2A would raise the town's sales tax from 3% to 5% for capital projects, with no end date. The town's books show how big those projects are next to the $400,000 a year it would raise.
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The ballot estimates $7.9 million in the first full year, 6.3 times the figure council saw in August, and its wording would let the authority spend the money on more than buses.
Practical guides to the Yampa Valley, kept up to date and checked with the people who run the places we list.
Where to find happy hours, locals’ deals and who’s open in Steamboat Springs, Hayden and Oak Creek, updated as restaurants tell us.
Dog parks, off-leash hours, trails and their seasonal rules, dog-friendly patios and hotels, pet stores, groomers and vets in Steamboat Springs, Hayden and Oak Creek, checked against official sources.
