Our View: All-day kindergarten worthy of funding
Funding a full-day kindergarten program for Steamboat students would be an excellent use of Steamboat Springs Education Fund dollars.
Our View: Pay freeze has long-term impact
As it enters the fourth year of employee furloughs and pay freezes, the city must be wary of the long-term impact staff compensation issues can have.
Our View: Dollar Game fun but don’t expect much
The city of Steamboat Springs wants your feedback on city services and costs. Sort of. In reality, it seems what the city really wants from its online survey is to show residents just how hard it is for the city to pay for much beyond essential services. That’s too bad.
Our View: Golf committee hits it straight
The Haymaker Golf Committee’s decision to increase greens fees for residents is the right move for a golf course struggling to achieve self-sufficiency.
Our View: Board analysis is spot-on
The city’s sales tax-dependent revenue structure is a good fit for the community and doesn’t need to be drastically altered because of ongoing economic struggles.
Our View: Finding a middle ground
A Steamboat Springs man’s run-in with Colorado campaign finance reporting laws is evidence that the system needs to change, but not to the dangerous degree proposed by Secretary of State Scott Gessler.
Our View: District should stick to mission
The Steamboat Springs School District ought to focus its energies on providing the best possible education for our children, not on competing with private enterprise for a food service contract at Colorado Mountain College.
Our View: A career of community service
JD Hays demonstrated during the course of his 32 years with the Steamboat Springs Police Department a commitment to professionalism and integrity,
Our View: Pot question is right step
A campaign to legalize marijuana in Colorado appears headed to the November ballot, representing the logical next step in getting clarity on what state residents truly want when it comes to the availability and enforcement of the popular recreational drug, as opposed to the medical use allowed under current law.
Our view: Micro-grants miss the mark
The city of Steamboat Springs’ micro-grant program for small businesses is a well-intentioned but poorly executed effort to spur local economic development.
Our View: Good start under circumstances
Snow is perhaps our most precious commodity. So hats off to the entire community for getting the 2011-12 ski season off to a strong start without the benefit of the powder levels we’ve grown accustomed to.
Our View: Reasons for optimism
As our community readies to close the books on 2011, there are reasons for optimism that 2012 will be a better year for us all.
Our View: Go ahead with trail project
The Routt County Board of Commissioners were wrong for being so quick to dismiss collaborating with the city on a project to extend the Yampa River Core Trail west of Steamboat Springs.
Our View: Board decision calls into question funding needs
Last week’s decision by the Steamboat Springs School Board to approve pay raises for district teachers and staff sends a conflicting message to taxpayers about the state of school funding.
Our View: County better served by new house district
Partisan politics may have led to the recently approved redistricting maps of Colorado’s house districts, but the end result is a new district that better fits Routt County interests.
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