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Affordable housing on planning agenda tonight

Steamboat Springs — The Steamboat Springs Planning Commission meets at 6 p.m. today to debate the Thunderhead project, which is requesting substantial height variances as part of its proposed 390,000-square-foot redevelopment at the site of the former Thunderhead Lodge.

The Atira Group is proposing two buildings more than 100 feet tall. The Community Development Code's maximum height for buildings in the gondola two zone district is 73 feet.

Atira's proposed community housing plan for the project also is on the agenda. Atira proposes to pay $2.6 million in affordable housing fees in lieu of actually building affordable units, which is a right for all projects near the immediate base of the Steamboat Ski Area.

Also tonight, commissioners will review a request from Trappeur's Crossing to allow payment in lieu for six deed-restricted affordable housing units the development is finding difficult to sell.

Hayden church collects supplies for Iraqi children

When Hayden Police Chief Ray Birch sought school supplies for Iraqi children, Hayden Congregational Church took action. The mission team collected supplies to send to Birch, who is serving with the Air Force Reserves.

The group collected supplies worth at least $400, Loretta Slunaker reported. The town's American Legion post paid for shipping. The items will be sorted and given to schools in the area, Birch wrote in an e-mail.

"The best part of my deployment is going into the Chapel with items from home," Birch wrote. "I enjoy letting them know that these items are from the caring people in Hayden, Steamboat Springs and around the Routt County, Colorado area."

Training offered for food service workers Jan. 29

The Routt County Cooperative Extension Office and Steamboat Springs Restaurant Association offer a food safety work training session for food service workers from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 29 at Rex's American Grill and Bar on U.S. Highway 40 in south Steamboat. The training covers the fundamentals of food safety, food-borne illness, proper personal hygiene, cooling, reheating and minimum internal cooking temperatures. The cost is $30. The training is free for SSRA members. To enroll, call the Extension Office at 970-879-0825.