By Shannon Lukens.
Steamboat Springs Police Chief Mark Beckett is warning again about the dangers of kids riding E-Motorcycles. These are the ones without pedals. You have to have a driver’s license to ride one. Chief Beckett says it is a problem in the community and parents need to take responsibility for their kids’ actions.
“The police department’s job is NOT to parent your kids. You have to take responsibility for your kids and I agree, sooner or later, a kid is going to get killed on one of these things and they are illegal, folks. You have to have a driver’s license, you have to have a license plate, they have to be registered with the DMV. If you haven’t done those things, those things are illegal. I have directed my officers to start seizing them and you will have to come talk to me.”
- More on the Story — SSPD Chief Beckett warns parents about E-Motorcycles and illegal drinking parties
- June 4, 2025 — Steamboat Police are concerned about incidents with Electric Motorbikes and Motorcycles
Automated External Defibrillators or AEDs are being distributed across Steamboat Springs. Yampa Valley Medical Center Foundation has 50 AEDs to hand out in the community. They’ll be at businesses, nonprofits, churches, and other gathering spaces. If you would like one for your business, there is a link to a questionnaire on our website. Please fill out this questionnaire by Aug. 31, 2025.
The Steamboat Springs Planning Commission meets at 5 p.m. today. One agenda item is a request to add a Kindergarten through 8th grade private school at Concordia Lutheran Church off of Amethyst. It would be run by Steamboat Christian Academy. Apex Architecture is making the request to begin holding classes in the fall of this year.
There are three houses along the entrance to the parking lot at Concordia. Matt and Dana Tredway were in the first lot sold by Concordia back in 1989.
“They got a conditional use permit, in perpetuity, for the operation of a church, one day a week and that’s how we’ve all been living together. And now, we’re being told that they want to be able to run a five day a week educational school, which legally is a commercial business.”
“And I get it. As a former teacher, I’m pro education. I’m pro church. But maybe this is not the right spot. It kind of falls under that guise of just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.”
Forty students would be expected to attend and use five existing classrooms at the church.
The application says staff supports the school and finds it meets the Criteria for Approval, and it should not have any adverse impacts. That meeting is at 5 p.m. today.
From the report:
- Staff Findings —Staff finds that PL20250199, application for an Elementary/Secondary School in the existing Concordia Lutheran Church, is CONSISTENT with the Criteria for Approval for a Conditional Use.
- Recommended Motion Planning Commission approves PL20250199, a Conditional Use application for an Elementary/Secondary School in the existing Concordia Lutheran Church with the following condition: The maximum capacity of the school use is 40 students and five classrooms.
The letter from Apex Architecture says, “The use will operate within the existing buildings on the church campus during the week from 8:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. No noise impacts will occur while the students are inside the building, and when outside the building will be on the opposite side of the structure from the neighboring residential use.”
We have left messages with Steamboat Christian Academy and Concordia Lutheran Church and will update the story when we hear back.
- Planning Commission Agenda
- More on the Story — Concordia Lutheran may be adding a K-8 school this fall
Friends of the Yampa presents Yampa River Cleanup in Craig and Hayden. It’s from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 10. Meet at Yampa River State Park at 5 p.m. west of Hayden, and at Loudy-Simpson Park at 5 p.m. in Craig. Wear good footwear and bring gloves. Expect mosquitos so bring some bug spray. Trash bags and pickup sticks will be provided.
More on the Story — Here’s how you can help Clean Up the Yampa this week
Hayden Town Council is having a Special Town Council meeting at 6 p.m. tonight in Hayden Town Hall. Hayden is also going into Stage 1 Fire Restrictions, in line with Routt County.
Memorial Regional Health is hosting one of their Community Conversations at noon on Thursday, July 10. Brittney Wilburn is the Executive Director of The Health Partnership. She will speak on “Understanding Our Community’s Health Needs” in the MRH conference rooms. All are invited.
Six figure skaters with the Steamboat Skating Club are competing through the weekend at the Excel National Festival, at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs. They are Elsie Miller, Felicity Charoenving, Hadley Hoffman, Nora Gould, Olivia Roesink, and Shealyn O’Connor. Close to 1,000 athletes from across the United States are participating.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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