By Shannon Lukens.
The new Routt County Workforce Housing Preservation Fund has been set up through Yampa Valley Community Foundation to help preserve workforce housing.
It’s specifically in reaction to the recent announcement of the purchase of the land at the White Haven Mobile Home Park in west Steamboat. While residents there may own or rent the 29 mobile homes, the land is owned by someone else and there is a contract to buy that land for over $3 million. Homeowners were given 90 days to come up with the money to buy the land under their mobile homes. This fund could be used to do that.
If the White Haven property is sold, the money in the fund will be used for the purchase, preservation, or emergency capital improvements of other mobile home parks or low income housing in Routt County.
Donations can be made through Yampa Valley Community Foundation
The official groundbreaking was Wednesday on the new entrance to Yampa River Botanic Park in Steamboat Springs. Kathy Connell is president of the board of the park. She said the chain link fence entrance that is being replaced has been there for 25 years and it was time.
The entrance at the front, and then the back entrance along the core trail is expected to cost about half a million dollars, and it’s all through private donations. About $350,000 has been raised so far. There is a donate button on the Yampa River Botanic Park website.
Work should be finished by November 1, weather permitting.
There is some road damage by a washout in the Marshall Draw area. That’s west of Moffat County Road 46. There are signs up. The Bureau of Land Management asks that you avoid the area until the road is repaired.
Hayden Town Council meets tonight. Reports include a presentation from John Bristol regarding the Routt County Economic Development Partnership and a grant application from Heidi Mendisco on the Yampa Valley Autism Program. Hayden Town Council will also discuss the design and planning for the Northwest Colorado Business District. The meeting is at 7:30 p.m.
High school Football is tonight! The Moffat County Bulldogs are hosting the Steamboat Sailors in Craig for a Thursday night game. First, here is Senior Cort Murphy, quarterback for the Bulldogs.
“I’m just looking forward to going out there with my team and having a fun time and hopefully having the best outcome that we can and just everybody play hard and I hope that everybody stays healthy.”
For the Sailors, here’s Senior Austin Moore.
“We’re expecting a big game, especially after last year losing 50 to nothing. We’re expecting to hopefully change things around. We have a strong fan base that’s supposed to be coming down and we hope for a great game.”
Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Listen to Brian Harvey make the call on KRAI FM or KTYV 105.7 Sports on FM. You can also listen through our website.
Then Saturday, we’re in Erie for soccer as the Sailors take on the Tigers at 11 a.m. Listen on KTYV 105.7 or watch on our YouTube page which you can all find at SteamboatRadio.com