By Shannon Lukens for Steamboat Radio/Blizzard Broadcasting.
Jason Peasley has accepted and now signed the mutual separation agreement with Yampa Valley Housing Authority. It includes six months of severance pay, health insurance, and accrued paid time off for close to $143,000, which will be paid in a lump sum. Peasley started the job back in 2012. His last day as executive director will be June 1.
YVHA Press Release — YVHA Executive Director Jason Peasley and Board Prepare for Mutual Separation
Those who entered the lottery to receive a unit in Building Two at The Cottonwoods at Mid Valley, at 140% of AMI, or Average Median Income, will be notified Thursday if they get one. Twenty out of 43 units are already under contract. Bill McCoy has already been approved and will be one of the first moving in.
“Super excited about the opportunity. I’ve been in town for about 20 years now. I think I had written off the possibility of ever being a homeowner. This is a dream come true, really, just to have a place that I can call home and be in Steamboat for another 20 years, or more.”
Yampa Valley Housing Authority hosted a tour of Building Two at the Cottonwoods Wednesday. There are a total of 86 deed-restricted one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans at The Cottonwoods. They are only available to those who work in Routt County or retirees here. Another new homeowner is Lauren Hughes.
“ So I’m just so grateful and so blessed for YVHA and for what it’s allowed me to do. And now I’m able to like actually set down roots.”
Sale price, based on AMI, is from the mid $200s to $400s.
A donation of the land also helped make The Cottonwoods possible, as well as a $4 million grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
There is also an underground parking garage with storage.
Applications are now being accepted for the 43 units in Building One. That lottery opens up April 14. New homeowners will be notified on April 21.
- Welcome to The Cottonwoods at Mid Valley
- Homeownership Pre-Screening Form
- The Cottonwoods at Mid Valley Pricing Guide
- The Cottonwoods Lottery
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for The Cottonwoods at Mid Valley
More on the Story — Take a tour of The Cottonwoods at Mid Valley and meet some new homeowners
Four finalists have been selected for the job of superintendent of Steamboat Springs School District. They are:
- Drew Adams, Louisville, Colorado
- Kristin Drury, Parker, Colorado
- Scott Springston, Dodge City, Kansas
- John O. Stover III, Eden, North Carolina
The community is invited to meet the four candidates at 5 p.m. Monday, April 13, at Sleeping Giant School.
From the Steamboat Springs School District website: Meet the Superintendent Finalists
Hayden Town Council meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Hayden Town Hall. One agenda item is proclaiming April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Hayden. Council will also review and consider approval to suspend enforcement of the Winter Parking Ordinance.
More on the Story — April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
The Routt County Planning Commission has a meeting at 6 p.m. tonight. Agenda
Chrissy Lynch is retiring as CFO after more than a decade with Rocky Mountain Youth Corps.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) wants to remind hunters that the deadline to submit a big-game draw application in the primary draw is next Tuesday. Submit your application at cpwshop.com by April 7 at 8 p.m. to be eligible to participate.
The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is now accepting applications for the 2026 round of the NextGen Ag Leadership Grants, which provide up to $25,000 per project. This is for organizations and educational groups that support careers in food and agriculture in Colorado. Apply through the Dept. of Ag website before April 24.
Applications will be accepted through the online application form until 5 pm MDT on Friday, April 24, 2026.
More information about the program can be found at ag.colorado.gov/nextgen. If you have additional questions, please reach out to cda_nextgen@state.co.us.
Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp presents The Wizard of Oz. Music by L. Frank Baum, and directed by Kurt Phelan, with 28 local students from throughout Routt County participating. Shows are at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with an extra 1 p.m. matinee on Saturday, April 2-4, at Julie Harris Theater on the Perry-Mansfield campus. Ticket link: https://perry-mansfield.org/event/
The 2026 Routt County Fair is looking for vendors for the fair this summer. This can be food and drinks, to retail. A link is on our website. The Routt County Fair is Aug. 7-16.
April 2 — MCHS Girls Soccer vs. Delta AWAY at 4 p.m.
April 2 – SSHS GIRLS LAX 5 p.m. game vs. Fruita-Monument AWAY
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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