Our View: Hayden airport analysis welcome
Although there’s no significant expansion of summertime air service in sight, there’s reason for optimism with YVRA’s soon-to-be-underway analysis of future needs at the regional airport west of Steamboat Springs.
Our View: Signs a good short-term move
A proposal to allow downtown Steamboat Springs businesses to display sandwich boards through the busy summer season is a smart short-term compromise that promises to provide long-term guidance.
Our View: Steamboat Springs School Board makes right move with ballot question
We think it’s a no-brainer that Steamboat move toward at-large board seats. By moving forward with a ballot question to that end, the School Board now leaves it up to voters to decide.
Our View: Yampa Valley Housing Authority's foolish gamble
The Yampa Valley Housing Authority’s decision to stop making payments to First National Bank of the Rockies on a $2 million loan is a shortsighted stunt that puts the agency’s long-term future in doubt.
Our View: Routt County high school seniors turning a page
Regardless of their paths and ambitions, we wish the best for each of Routt County’s graduating seniors.
Our View: Move to at-large districts is a smart move
The Steamboat Springs School Board should move forward with a plan to make all five of its seats at-large positions instead of seats tied to specific geographic boundaries within the school district.
Our View: Can't discuss police station without addressing fire department needs
Importantly, any decision about building a new police station shouldn’t be made without clarity on what the implications are for the city’s fire department.
Our View: Keep it rolling, Steamboat
Four years into the Bike Town USA initiative, it’s hard to see anything but positives about the long-term vision as well as the specific projects that have been completed and the many more on the to-do list.
Our View: Springtime gardening of the economy a worthwhile effort
Recognizing the growing influence and potential of location-neutral businesses in Steamboat Springs and Routt County is becoming increasingly essential to our economic health.
Our View: Despite flaws in process, county's Yampa Valley Regional Airport decision was right
While Routt County may have been justified in its decision to stand by an RFP process that ultimately re-awarded an exclusive Class One service contract to longtime local shuttle and taxi service Go Alpine, county officials didn’t emerge from the process unscathed.
Our View: Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board should keep merit in mind
There’s merit to the Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board’s recent decision to establish a minimum level of funding for the Steamboat Springs School District this year, but we hope such a move doesn’t come at the expense of evaluating individual funding requests on their merit.
Our View: Spillane’s career noteworthy even by Steamboat standards
Even in a city that bills itself as Ski Town USA and is home to more Winter Olympians than any other community in the country, Johnny Spillane stands out above the crowd.
Our View: A special graduation for CMC
College officials will tell you that all commencements are special, but there’s no denying that Colorado Mountain College Alpine Campus’ spring 2013 commencement ceremony is of particular significance.
Our View: Ski season success a tribute to resort workers
With another ski season in the books, it’s appropriate to stop and thank the personnel at Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. for a job well done in this the 50th anniversary season.
Our View: School district should fully fund athletics
The wide array of sports offered at Steamboat Springs High School is one of the school’s greatest attributes, and we urge school officials to work diligently to solve a funding shortfall without cutting such activities.
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