By Shannon Lukens.
A second shuttle service will be allowed to serve Yampa Valley Regional Airport with Go Alpine, pending final approval from the Public Utilities Commission. Ski Town Transportation filed for authorization to also serve the local airport. The Public Utilities Commission heard their request and had a hearing in Steamboat Springs this week. The pending agreement says Ski Town Transportation will have the same authority at the airport as Go Alpine. Nick Wozniak owns Ski Town Transportation and he said they filed the application because there was a need for additional service at the local airport.
“It’s a great thing for the community, just having another option at the Hayden Yampa Valley Airport, and shuttle service to Steamboat and Craig. We did this for the community because we thought the community needed and deserved another option.”
Wozniak adds that they are currently serving shuttle service on a temporary license. The hearing this week was for permanent authority.
Go Alpine was purchased by a company called Destination Systems in late 2019. Their Colorado headquarters are in Montrose. Also, with Southwest Airlines now flying in and out of the airport in Hayden, the need for shuttles went up. In 2019, there were 103,000 enplanements with 150,000 last year, and 200,000 expected to fly in and out of the local airport this year.
Friday is 50K Day for Routt County United Way. Swing by Yampa Valley Bank from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Steamboat Springs and make a donation. The bank will match donations up to $10,000. Also, grab a free lunch from Vaqueros, and members of the Steamboat Springs Fire Department will be on hand to do car seat safety inspections.
Tonight is a presentation from Great Education Colorado on school funding in the state. It starts at 5 p.m. at Bud Werner Library in Library Hall.
Integrated Community is celebrating World Fiesta during Hispanic Heritage month. Tonight is a free concert with Walter Morales on the piano with “A Piano Journey through Latin America.” It’s at 6:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Steamboat. Right before the performance is a free community dinner at the church.
Hayden Town Council meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night.
Volunteers are needed to plant willows along First Creek in California Park (from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) next Tuesday, Sept. 20. This is in Northwest Colorado. First Creek is part of the Upper Yampa River Basin and it provides miles of stream habitat for native fish populations. There is some vegetation loss and erosion that is threatening the waterways in California Park which is why First Creek is undergoing a restoration process. About 300 to 500 willows will be planted along five miles of First Creek, with help from the U.S. Forest Service and Yampa Valley Climate Crew. Register to volunteer through the website of Yampa Valley Sustainability Council.
For more information or to register to volunteer, please visit https://yvsc.org/yampa-valley-climate-crew/, or contact Ryan Messinger at ryan@yvsc.org
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