By Shannon Lukens.
The Yampa Valley Housing Authority hosted the Urban Land Institute (ULI) in Steamboat Springs this past week. It’s a panel of national experts and practitioners in development, affordable housing, public policy, and finance. It was to kickstart the implementation of the Brown Ranch Community Development Plan.
Molly McCabe is a CEO of a real estate development and investment firm from Montana.
“I think YVHA is doing an extraordinary job. They have their vision, they have brought in a great team together to look at this community development plan and their next steps are how do you implement this. We were so impressed with what they’re doing.”
Jason Peasley is the executive director of the Yampa Valley Housing Authority. He is overseeing the vision of the neighborhood development of Brown Ranch on the 534-acre site, that will be built over 17 years.
“The most valuable thing about this whole process for us is hearing that we’re on the right track, which is reassuring because we’re in a lot of unchartered territory for us as a community and for the housing authority. We’re leading the state or the nation in this sort of endeavor. And also, just as a sort of reaffirmation of the volume of work that we have to do to execute on this vision but it is still achievable. That’s what gives me a hope that the work continues but there is going to be a great outcome at the end of the day.”
Steamboat Springs School District Board of Education is meeting at 4:30 p.m. tonight. That meeting is at the middle school. One agenda item is results of a survey with staff at Steamboat Springs High School. Agenda
The Moffat County School District Board of Education is also meeting tonight, with a work session at 4:30 p.m. and the meeting at 6:30 p.m. That meeting is at 600 Texas Avenue. Agenda
Both school board meetings can be watched remotely via Zoom.
Also, this is the last week of school in the Steamboat District before the holiday break. It’s finals week at the high school.
The 2023 Winter Carnival Poster has been released. It’s a ski jumper at Howelsen Hill. The poster was designed by local artist Joanne Orce. Posters, neck gaiters and buttons are available at retailers throughout Steamboat Springs. All proceeds benefit Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.
Co-Parenting for Healthy Kids is being offered Tuesday, through the CSU Extension office of Routt County. It’s particularly helpful for family support professionals. The discussion will include the invisible impacts of divorce on kids and how to support parents. Melina Bricker is organizing the event in the Routt County Building behind the historic courthouse downtown.
Co-Parenting for Healthy Kids is at 11:30 Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the Trout Creek Conference Room. Call the CSU Extension office to register.
Register at mbricker@co.routt.co.us, calling the Extension office at 970-870-0825, ext. 245, or by clicking this link: https://forms.gle/RijYfW6k7y7NQgUF9 .
For the KRAI Time, Temp, and Weather Hotline, call 970-824-1918.