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Big boxes increasing in mountain towns

Silverthorne has a Target, and Eagle County has a Home Depot. Now, both of the mountain communities within 100 miles of Steamboat Springs are on track to get the national retailer they are missing.

Steamboat residents traveling to Denver for sports and cultural events already drive by a Target and a slew of factory outlet stores in Silverthorne. Caitlin Rowe of the Summit Daily News reports that the Silverthorne Town Council is considering a permit for a 100,000-square-foot Home Depot south of Interstate 70 near the outlet stores at the base of Dillon Dam.

Edward Stoner, of the Vail Daily, reports that government leaders and residents in the town of Eagle are weighing a proposal to make a Target store the anchor in the $346 million Eagle River Station being planned for a pasture east of town.

Eagle River is proposing more than 550,000 square feet of retail, 581 homes and a hotel on 88 acres. The project would require a new highway interchange on I-70.

Proponents say it would raise much-needed sales tax revenues; detractors of the plan say it would undermine the small-town character that residents value.

Board of Realtors offers grants for education

The Steamboat Springs Board of Realtors is offering the Colorado REALTORS for Education Grant Program through the Colorado Association of Realtors. Grants are intended to assist teachers, schools, school districts and nonprofit education centers in Colorado with the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment and other resources. To apply for a grant, contact Jody at the Steamboat Springs Board of Realtors at ssbr@ssbr.org or 970-879-4663. Applications must be submitted no later than Aug. 1.