How about a hotel? Take the same footprint that 'the other' option had proposed & instead have something where folks 'come and stay' and which generates additional income WITHIN the town for retail, restaurants, and events. From heritage tourism to Fairground events to accommodating the power plant; mine and emerging extractive industry lodging needs - Hayden could certainly use one. That is, by the way, a zoned use.
Sounds like you have a lot of time to invest in how to turn a community's downtown viability around Scott - would welcome viable solutions that would enable 10 businesses (which could initiate 10-50 jobs) to emerge & succeed in our downtown area - ideally those that the money stays within the community not to a corporate hq elsewhere. 'Nothing Daunted' is a great read on Hayden in 1916 when it was a far more thriving community than we have now. If you'd like to get involved beyond posting comments would always love you to come attend & share your wisdom at some of our Chamber, EDC or Town meetings - or - even better, just stop by for a cup of coffee.
Good discussion last night... Granby is taking a combined approach of Sirolli Enterprise Facilitation - good explanation at http://youtu.be/4v_GsU3kouw and more in-depth at http://www.sirolli.com/. Article on Granby's approach at http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article... Basically - how do we as a community and region become pro-active on revitalizing our town? Retaining existing businesses and enabling new business is a good start.
As I understand it, the kids first talked with the Haven and were steered to go to Doak instead. All materials were donated, made by the kids and the student council funds (they raised) paid for their trip in... This was an AMAZING gesture of giving from our Hayden kids as well as a great lesson in community service. Go Hayden, we love our schools here!!!
I have some huge admiration for their pretty mellow horses... Mike, you may have started something - as a kid I was always so proud of Steamboat's winter carnival & 4th of July parades having more horses than people (or trucks, floats, etc.) & loved riding drill team maneuvers with both Perry Mansfield & 4H. It's about time we reclaim our western heritage! Not sure I could ever get my horse inside OTP but I'm all over the the hitching post concept. In Hayden, we still have the hitching rings on Walnut Street... & some major quarter horse heritage to boot. Hmmm, next up Hayden Holiday Horse Stroll?
Grateful to Mom & Dad Bowes for choosing hill over home... - howevery MY memories were of timed runs and lots of hot chocolate - maybe an espresso if we were getting really wild!
Art can often start a conversation that otherwise would never occur... we were so grateful to have Justin Hayes paint a wheat thresher mural on our granary last summer and since then it's brought forth many conversations of our Hayden heritage and more. I'm all for a little more art in all of our lives.
Kum & Go was fully aware that pump stations were not a use by right in the zoning upon purchasing the lot at 40/Walnut while it was in foreclosure, however you have some good points Scott, which leads back to encouraging K&G to expand where they already are (only 1/2 block away) to enable multipurpose development to occur on 40&Walnut - see http://www.itcouldbesomuchmore.com/
What if Kum & Go partnered with Hayden from a civic, economic, social and environmental (rather than the current economic only) aspect to enable the vision of Walnut Street to come to fruition? It seems to me we should seek a 'win-win' solution in our town. A partnership where Kum & Go can utilize the lot at Walnut and 40 as a real estate investment (to develop a concept such as the illustration) would have a tremendously positive impact to our community AND they still could expand the store/pumps where their current facility stands or relocate to the other property they own east of town (which is a larger lot). This enables us to adhere to our community's zoning codes and fulfill the vision that our community's heart is in the center of our town.
HOW does relocation of an EXISTING business boost revenues? Ironically, the INCREMENTAL sales increase will likely be derived from existing LOCALLY owned businesses so this increment actually decreases the revenue that circulates around our town and instead goes to corporate HQ in IOWA NOT Hayden! (see top 10 reasons to buy local at http://sustainableconnections.org/thi...)
7-10 new businesses/services/gathering spots in that same location will help our town THRIVE! Hayden has so much untapped potential as a place to live and work... "when it comes to 21st century economic development a key concept is “community differentiation”. If you can’t differentiate your community from any other community you have no competitive advantage" - see more at http://www.orton.org/blog/heart_and_s.... We can be so much more in the heart of our downtown than a convenience store/pump station... Share your voice tonight!
Hayden Town Council lacks quorum
How about a hotel? Take the same footprint that 'the other' option had proposed & instead have something where folks 'come and stay' and which generates additional income WITHIN the town for retail, restaurants, and events. From heritage tourism to Fairground events to accommodating the power plant; mine and emerging extractive industry lodging needs - Hayden could certainly use one. That is, by the way, a zoned use.
January 21, 2012 at 11:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Hayden Town Council lacks quorum
Sounds like you have a lot of time to invest in how to turn a community's downtown viability around Scott - would welcome viable solutions that would enable 10 businesses (which could initiate 10-50 jobs) to emerge & succeed in our downtown area - ideally those that the money stays within the community not to a corporate hq elsewhere. 'Nothing Daunted' is a great read on Hayden in 1916 when it was a far more thriving community than we have now. If you'd like to get involved beyond posting comments would always love you to come attend & share your wisdom at some of our Chamber, EDC or Town meetings - or - even better, just stop by for a cup of coffee.
January 20, 2012 at 2:29 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Hayden Town Council lacks quorum
Good discussion last night... Granby is taking a combined approach of Sirolli Enterprise Facilitation - good explanation at http://youtu.be/4v_GsU3kouw and more in-depth at http://www.sirolli.com/. Article on Granby's approach at
http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article... Basically - how do we as a community and region become pro-active on revitalizing our town? Retaining existing businesses and enabling new business is a good start.
January 20, 2012 at 8:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Hayden Elementary students make fleece blankets for Steamboat seniors
As I understand it, the kids first talked with the Haven and were steered to go to Doak instead. All materials were donated, made by the kids and the student council funds (they raised) paid for their trip in... This was an AMAZING gesture of giving from our Hayden kids as well as a great lesson in community service. Go Hayden, we love our schools here!!!
December 19, 2011 at 10:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Ride through Steamboat a nostalgic 1 for some
I have some huge admiration for their pretty mellow horses... Mike, you may have started something - as a kid I was always so proud of Steamboat's winter carnival & 4th of July parades having more horses than people (or trucks, floats, etc.) & loved riding drill team maneuvers with both Perry Mansfield & 4H. It's about time we reclaim our western heritage! Not sure I could ever get my horse inside OTP but I'm all over the the hitching post concept. In Hayden, we still have the hitching rings on Walnut Street... & some major quarter horse heritage to boot. Hmmm, next up Hayden Holiday Horse Stroll?
December 16, 2011 at 9:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Siblings on a Homespun Slope: Cactus Beauregard, from left, Jim Bowes, Jenny Bowes, John Beauregard,
Grateful to Mom & Dad Bowes for choosing hill over home... - howevery MY memories were of timed runs and lots of hot chocolate - maybe an espresso if we were getting really wild!
November 27, 2011 at 12:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Hayden hosts final potluck, barn dance
Saturday night should be a GREAT one... Amy Laugesen's work, however, is raku sculpture... more info at http://www.amylaugesen.com/Site/Welco.... More info on the barn dance at http://yampavalleyfeeds.com/ . ;)
September 23, 2011 at 9:14 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Groups seek $12,000 for cycling-themed mural in Steamboat
Art can often start a conversation that otherwise would never occur... we were so grateful to have Justin Hayes paint a wheat thresher mural on our granary last summer and since then it's brought forth many conversations of our Hayden heritage and more. I'm all for a little more art in all of our lives.
March 26, 2011 at 9:59 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Hayden Town Council to consider Kum & Go tonight
Kum & Go was fully aware that pump stations were not a use by right in the zoning upon purchasing the lot at 40/Walnut while it was in foreclosure, however you have some good points Scott, which leads back to encouraging K&G to expand where they already are (only 1/2 block away) to enable multipurpose development to occur on 40&Walnut - see http://www.itcouldbesomuchmore.com/
What if Kum & Go partnered with Hayden from a civic, economic, social and environmental (rather than the current economic only) aspect to enable the vision of Walnut Street to come to fruition? It seems to me we should seek a 'win-win' solution in our town. A partnership where Kum & Go can utilize the lot at Walnut and 40 as a real estate investment (to develop a concept such as the illustration) would have a tremendously positive impact to our community AND they still could expand the store/pumps where their current facility stands or relocate to the other property they own east of town (which is a larger lot). This enables us to adhere to our community's zoning codes and fulfill the vision that our community's heart is in the center of our town.
March 17, 2011 at 2:14 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Hayden Town Council to consider Kum & Go tonight
HOW does relocation of an EXISTING business boost revenues? Ironically, the INCREMENTAL sales increase will likely be derived from existing LOCALLY owned businesses so this increment actually decreases the revenue that circulates around our town and instead goes to corporate HQ in IOWA NOT Hayden! (see top 10 reasons to buy local at http://sustainableconnections.org/thi...)
7-10 new businesses/services/gathering spots in that same location will help our town THRIVE! Hayden has so much untapped potential as a place to live and work... "when it comes to 21st century economic development a key concept is “community differentiation”. If you can’t differentiate your community from any other community you have no competitive advantage" - see more at
http://www.orton.org/blog/heart_and_s.... We can be so much more in the heart of our downtown than a convenience store/pump station... Share your voice tonight!
March 17, 2011 at 10:59 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )