By Shannon Lukens.
Everyone is now back in school after Winter Break. Students in Moffat County, Hayden, and Soroco started Monday. Those three districts are on the four-days a week school schedule. Kids in the Steamboat Springs School District are back in school Tuesday, so expect a bit more traffic during pickup and dropoff times.
The Steamboat Springs School District Board of Education meets at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Steamboat Springs Middle School. Meeting Agenda
A presentation will be given on the Butcherknife Creek Restoration Project, which is scheduled to happen this summer and fall.
Bennett Colvin is the Environmental Science teacher at Steamboat Springs High School. He is coordinating the project with Jeff Ruff.
“Currently our students have been acting as fish and marine biologists and looking how to test water quality and look at the macro invertebrates and the fish and all of the riparian habitat out of our river. And we’re going to get to see how doing a river restoration project with will affect the biodiversity so it should be really really cool and we’re really excited.”
The Butcherknife Creek Project is right behind Steamboat Springs Middle School and Strawberry Park Elementary. A company called Fly Water out of Fort Collins will come in to do the river restoration work. Students from all of the schools will be helping with tree planting, signage, monitoring the creek, and outreach. Colvin hopes it will create a prime learning space at the schools for years to come.
Also supporting the project are the Yampa Valley Stream Improvement Charitable Trust, Trout Unlimited, and the school district.
WORK ON BUTCHERKNIFE CREEK BEGINS THIS SUMMER
The Mobile Vision Clinic will be on site at the South Routt School district on Wednesday.
Craig City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. Council will discuss and possibly select a new city council member to fill the vacant council seat. Those who have submitted a Letter of Interest are Charles Fread, Andrea Camp, Michelle Gottschall, Jnl Linsacum, Grant Mader, and Shane Hadley. Council is expected to decide who fills the vacancy at Tuesday night’s meeting. If the new councilmember is selected, Municipal Judge Jay Cranmer will be there to administer the Oath of Office.
Also on Tuesday night’s agenda, is the Approval of a Proclamation proclaiming January 2024 as General Aviation Appreciation Month.
Staff reports include:
- Police report for the month of December 2023.
- Update from Gayle Zimmerman, Municipal Court Administrator.
The Craig Housing Authority also meets tonight at 5:30 p.m.
Link to Agenda
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Steamboat Springs City Council also meets tonight at 5 p.m. One agenda item is the confirmation of the Brown Ranch Annexation to a public vote for the residents of Steamboat Springs. The date of the vote would be March 26.
The City Manager report from Gary Suiter includes an update on construction of City Hall and the Central Fire Station which is progressing as normal. Crews will work through the winter.
The city of Steamboat Springs has also purchased 14 e-cargo bikes with grant funds. They’ll be used by transit, water, the rodeo grounds, trails, facilities and police.
Suiter’s report also says Steamboat Springs Police had more DUI stops and arrests in December, and more domestic violence calls for service. The City Manager’s report says Steamboat Police will continue efforts at traffic stops for speeding, red light/stop light running and other traffic violations.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be electing two new delegates for the Northwest Region at the next Sportsperson’s Caucus Meeting. Nominations are being accepted through Feb. 1. The meeting is from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, in Grand Junction. The group is gathering to discuss hunting, fishing, and conservation.
During the Northwest Region Sportsperson’s Caucus, staff from CPW will present and field questions from participants on the following topics.
- Northwest Region Aquatic Updates
- Northwest Region Terrestrial Updates
- Big Game Season Structure Update
- Question from attendees on topics not presented
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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