By Shannon Lukens.
The City of Steamboat Springs is working with Community Builders on a plan for the Brown Ranch property. Community Builders is a non-profit based in Glenwood Springs. The plan is to engage the community to determine a “workable path forward” for the Brown Ranch property. City Manager Gary Suiter says the effort will involve community residents and stakeholders. The first step is a Situation Assessment. The Yampa Valley Housing Authority, which owns the Brown Ranch property, will be involved in the project team. The Community Builders team is in town today and tomorrow for the first meetings to kick off the effort.
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Carrie Besnette Hauser will be the new president and CEO of Trust for Public Land, beginning in early October. It’s a non-profit in 30 states that says, “We believe everyone should have access to the outdoors” by creating parks and protecting land for people while ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.” Hauser is the past president and CEO of Colorado Mountain College which has a campus in Steamboat Springs. She also served two terms on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission, most recently as chair.
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In Hayden, there are some new trees in Dry Creek Park. Forty-four have been planted thanks to a grant from the Colorado Tree Coalition.
The Town Board for the Town of Yampa meets tonight. The discussion of street lights is on the agenda. That meeting is at 6 p.m.
Also tonight, Partners for Youth in Moffat County has scheduled Movie Night, from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, at the Center of Craig. This is for Craig and Hayden High School and middle school students. All events have prizes and food.
The SBT GRVL ride says the Friday Night HLL CLMB is back. That’s an event at Howelsen Hill on Friday night, Aug. 16, where athletes dress in costume and sprint to their bikes at the base of the ski jumps, and then begin a ride on Emerald Mountain. Proceeds go to The Cycle Effect which is a non-profit dedicated to empowering young women through mountain biking. Details were all in an email.
At the end of the long email from SBT GRVL was a graphic that said, “Respect the Routt,” referring to Routt County. It’s a list of, “things to know when living in or visiting rural Routt County.” This includes things like Rules of the Road, pack out your trash, be a good neighbor, leave all gates as you found them, and respect private property and don’t trespass. This is in response to rural residents in Routt County who have expressed their frustration with the bike ride, and the events all week, leading up to race day. There is also now a “Local Community” link on the SBT GRVL website.
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Thursday night in Oak Creek, the SBT GRVL ride is hosting an informational session for all rural community members. It’s from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Town of Oak Creek Board Room, at 129 Nancy Crawford Blvd., in Oak Creek. You may also join virtually. Link to join virtually
Thursday morning is a workshop with some members of the Moffat County Board of County Commissioners, and Todd Wheeler who is the director of the Moffat County Office of Emergency Management. The discussion is about the area ambulance licensing policy.
Fetcher Park Road in Steamboat Springs will be closed starting Thursday morning, July 18, for dust mitigation treatment. The treatment will go on in the morning but then left to dry all day. The Fetcher Park road should be closed all day, depending on the weather. There will be no parking and any vehicles left there tonight could be towed. The park and public restroom there will still be accessible, but only available to pedestrians and bike access from the Yampa River Core Trail.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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