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Steamboat says ‘no’ to 700
City voters reject annexation 61 to 39 percent
The vote rejects what would have been the city's most substantial annexation since the Mount Werner ski resort area was folded into city limits decades ago. Danny Mulcahy, Steamboat 700 principal and project manager, said earlier today that his development team was not yet sure what its next step would be if voters denied Steamboat 700.
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by Mike Lawrence
at 8:01pm
Early Morning
Steamboat teens return found cash
4 students find nearly $800 in envelope at Steamboat Ski Area
The drifting piece of paper near the top of the Morningside Lift caught the attention of the four Steamboat Springs High School students Sunday, but as they grabbed the envelope, they weren’t prepared for what they found. “Money exploded out of it,” Ty Hvambsal said. “It ended up being about $800.”
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by Zach Fridell
at 12:00am
Afternoon
Steamboat 700 vote wraps up at 7
Clock winding down on city's annexation vote
Supporters and opponents of the annexation have spent time on Lincoln Avenue downtown today, waving signs and attempting to sway every last vote in the election.
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by Mike Lawrence
at 4:33pm
Early Morning
Decision day for Steamboat 700 arrives
Ballots on proposed annexation due by 7 p.m. at City Hall
Steamboat Springs stands at a fork in the road today. Until 7 p.m. At that point, election officials will stop accepting ballots at City Hall, and city voters’ decision will be made. When the result of the Steamboat 700 annexation vote is announced, the city will set its course down a path that guides where, when and how Steamboat will grow for years to come.
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by Mike Lawrence
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Steamboat says ‘no’ to 700
City voters reject annexation 61 to 39 percent
The vote rejects what would have been the city's most substantial annexation since the Mount Werner ski resort area was folded into city limits decades ago. Danny Mulcahy, Steamboat 700 principal and project manager, said earlier today that his development team was not yet sure what its next step would be if voters denied Steamboat 700.
Steamboat 700 vote wraps up at 7
Clock winding down on city's annexation vote
Supporters and opponents of the annexation have spent time on Lincoln Avenue downtown today, waving signs and attempting to sway every last vote in the election.
Deputy clerk resigns due to Hatch Act violation
Moffat County Chief Deputy Clerk Lila Herod will resign from her position with the county in order to run for county clerk and recorder in November.
Recycling yard up for vote
Commissioners could act today on business south of Oak Creek
Routt County commissioners could decide today whether to sanction a scrap metal recycling business that has been operating since August just south of Oak Creek. Kelly and Dixie Lipsie are seeking a special use permit needed to continue their business on land they lease from Jack and Andrea Brunton, just north of the intersection of Colorado Highway 131 and Routt County Road 14. The matter is on commissioners’ agenda for 2 p.m. today.
Biologists wary of new crayfish
New species may alter Yampa River; trappings to begin in April
Local wildlife experts are keeping an eye on a species of crayfish that was found in the Yampa River last year, and they plan to remove the invasive species. Several rusty crayfish were found in the Yampa River and Catamount Reservoir last year, and aquatic biologists said they might pose a risk to the health of other species.
The Record for March 7, 2010
Sunday, March 7
Steamboat Briefs: Colorado Highway 131 closure moved to Thursday
Colorado Highway 131 will be closed periodically from Steamboat Springs to Yampa on Thursday, a change from the initial date of Wednesday.
Steamboat teens return found cash
4 students find nearly $800 in envelope at Steamboat Ski Area
The drifting piece of paper near the top of the Morningside Lift caught the attention of the four Steamboat Springs High School students Sunday, but as they grabbed the envelope, they weren’t prepared for what they found. “Money exploded out of it,” Ty Hvambsal said. “It ended up being about $800.”
Tom Ross: Exchanging banter with perfect strangers
“We could totally crash this wedding,” I exclaimed to my wife Saturday night. I had to raise my voice to be heard above the din of a happy hour cocktail party in the Hotel Monaco. And I may have spoken too loudly, because we immediately attracted the attention of three women in their 40s.
Decision day for Steamboat 700 arrives
Ballots on proposed annexation due by 7 p.m. at City Hall
Steamboat Springs stands at a fork in the road today. Until 7 p.m. At that point, election officials will stop accepting ballots at City Hall, and city voters’ decision will be made. When the result of the Steamboat 700 annexation vote is announced, the city will set its course down a path that guides where, when and how Steamboat will grow for years to come.
Jimmy Westlake: Saturn joins the planet parade
On March 21, the ringed planet Saturn will be at its closest point to the Earth for the year, a point called opposition. At the moment of opposition, the Earth is positioned directly between Saturn and the Sun, placing the two planets as close together as they can be. This year, Saturn will be 780 million miles from Earth.
