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Wins of change
Challengers convincingly beat council incumbents
Steamboat voters called for change Tuesday. Challengers convincingly won all three Steamboat Springs City Council races involving incumbent candidates.
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by Brandon Gee
at 12:00am
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Complete Routt County election results
Click here for full results from Tuesday's election, which featured a number of overwhelming victories for City Council and School Board challengers.
Stories
Steamboat briefs for Nov. 7
Sheriff's court date moved to Nov. 27
Magill defeats Arroyo for District 3 seat
Local businessman looks to make City Council more efficient
Walter Magill says he's ready to get to work on a number of important issues facing the Steamboat Springs City Council. Magill won a two-year seat representing District 3, defeating opponent Vince Arroyo by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent Tuesday.
Recreation center tanks
Voters overwhelmingly defeat Referendums 2B, 2C
A proposed $34 million recreation center that would have been funded by Steamboat Springs property taxes failed miserably in Tuesday's election. Almost 80 percent of city voters cast "no" ballots for Referendums 2B and 2C.
Hayden approves cemetery revenue change
West Routt County voters pledged support for the Hayden Cemetery District on Tuesday night by resoundingly approving Referendum 5B.
Sharon Nereson wins Hayden seat
District D incumbent Troy Wertenberger lost his seat on the Hayden School Board to challenger Sharon Nereson in Tuesday's election.
Hayden passes building use tax
The town of Hayden will put more of its tax responsibility on new growth, thanks to the passage of Referendum 2A.
South Routt school funds OK'd
Property taxes will buy new boilers, boost district coffers
The South Routt School District will receive money for new boilers at two schools and for its general fund after voters passed Referendums 3A and 3B by a wide margin Tuesday.
Crossan cruises past Rusk for School Board seat
Robin Crossan, a retired facilities director and disaster recovery planner for Macy's in New York City, was elected the District 4 Steamboat Springs School Board representative Tuesday, defeating incumbent Char Rusk.
The Record for Nov. 5
Monday, Nov. 5
Jim Tholson: Construction a problem
When are we, the residents of Steamboat Springs, finally going to stand up and say, "We have an incurable illness"? Construction and deconstruction has gotten to the point of being ridiculous, especially when the only thing driving this madness appears to be greed.
North Routt approves tax for fire district
Dave Moss wasn't too surprised Tuesday night when 75 percent of North Routt County voters voted "yes" on Referendum 5A, an annual property tax increase for the North Routt Fire Protection District.
Long retains her School Board seat
Longtime South Routt School Board member Linda Long retained her District 4 seat after voters re-elected her Tuesday night.
Wins of change
Challengers convincingly beat council incumbents
Steamboat voters called for change Tuesday. Challengers convincingly won all three Steamboat Springs City Council races involving incumbent candidates.
Our View: Another way to create change
The Vision 2030 process provides a valuable opportunity for community members to discuss their hopes for the future of the Yampa Valley. Strong public involvement began last week in North Routt, and we hope that trend continues tonight in Olympian Hall at Howelsen Hill.
Bentley edges past Hughes in District 2
Affordable housing and teamwork at the top of her agenda
Meg Bentley defeated former Steamboat Springs City Manager Paul Hughes in a close race for the District 2 City Council seat.
Routt County road tax voted down at polls
Voters overwhelmingly reject deBrucing measure that didn't include sunset provision
Routt County voters overwhelmingly turned down a property tax increase that would have raised $3.3 million or more a year for road improvements and other capital projects.
Voters get relief with short lines, no waits
What a difference a year makes. Voters in Steamboat Springs saw little delays at polling locations Tuesday, breezing through the ballot process in a distinct contrast from Election Day a year ago.
Anderson wins School Board seat
In October 2006, the Steamboat Springs School Board voted 3-1 to appoint Jerry Kozatch, not Laura Anderson, to the District 5 seat vacated when former School Board President Tom Miller-Freutel resigned.
