City Council faces rec center deadline
Tonight's meeting is last chance to finalize ballot issue
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
If you go
What: Steamboat Springs City Council Meeting
When: 4 p.m. today
Where: Centennial Hall, 124 10th St.
Call: City offices at 870-2060 for more information
AGENDA
4 p.m. Executive session to discuss real estate
5 p.m. Staff and community reports (Routt County ballot issue, Main Street Steamboat Springs update); introduction and discussion of future work session agendas; resolution to submit ballot issues for a recreation center to be located in Ski Town Park; first reading of an ordinance imposing a moratorium on accepting applications for building or demolition permits substantially affecting any exterior aspect of any "historic structure;" first reading of an ordinance approving a contract to buy and sell the Iron Horse Inn
7 p.m. Public comment; planning commission report; planning commission referrals
Steamboat Springs — A proposed $34 million recreation center at Ski Town Fields will likely be taken out of City Council's hands and placed in voters' after tonight's Steamboat Springs City Council meeting.
The council will consider a resolution to finalize ballot language for the center, the funding of which would have to be approved by voters in November. Tonight's meeting is City Council's last chance to get the recreation center on this year's ballot. City Clerk Julie Jordan has told the council that the ballot must be certified by Sept. 7.
The first reading of an ordinance concerning building and demolition permits for "historic structures" is also on tonight's agenda. On Aug. 21, City Council voted 4-2 to impose an emergency moratorium that prevents the acceptance of applications "for building permits that could result in the alteration of an exterior aspect of, or demolition permits for, any historic structure." Historic structures are defined by the ordinance as any building more than 50 years old.
The regular ordinance being presented tonight would replace the emergency moratorium and will seek to clarify the moratorium's language to only prohibit demolitions and major exterior projects, while allowing smaller projects to move forward. The regular ordinance would tentatively take affect Sept. 23.
To reach Brandon Gee, call 871-4210 or e-mail bgee@steamboatpilot.com
Comments
agentofchange 5 years, 8 months ago
This is just more control being exerted by the Socialists at the city level. To compare todays Brek to Steamboat is asurd. Brek had a totally different architechtural style and timeline.
Steamboat's older residences worth saving are long gone. Let the property owners alone! Stay out of their lives, government !!
How much of the taxpayers $$ will you spend on this ?? You have much bigger fish to fry, like planning the much needed "Tom Leeson" Steamboat Skyway. That elevated bypass of downtown (with no dowtown exits) will be a western marvel. Mineral water (hot) piped through the structure (no plowing needed) and fast. No more needless downtown traffic. Interested? Me too. Let's get started, and leave those kids alone. Private property rights forever.
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