Author: The Steamboat Today Editorial Board

Steamboat Springs City Council began discussions last week that could pave the way toward placing a property tax issue on the November ballot to fund the downtown improvement district, which was formed in 2007 but has never been funded after tax proposals failed in 2014 and 2016. The property tax would be used to fund…

Smartwool announced new leadership at the end of last month with Jen McClaren stepping into the role of president after former company president Travis Campbell was promoted to vice president and general manager of The North Face, Americas. It was exciting to learn that Smartwool had tapped a woman to lead the company. McClaren, who…

Depending upon your perspective, the completion of traffic and pedestrian improvements on Yampa Street have either been four – or 34 – years in the making. Now, that it’s done, we think the re-birth of Yampa Street is worth celebrating throughout Independence Day week. For decades, community leaders have vowed to increase the connection between the…

The light rain that fell across Routt County June 17 and 18 took some of the edge off the wildfire danger here. But it wasn’t significant enough to warrant complacency so soon after an event like the Buffalo Mountain Fire that threatened homes in Silverthorne last week. If there is anything we’ve learned from the horrific fires…

The Steamboat Springs City Council is currently in the process of hammering out an annexation agreement with Brynn Grey, the development company that is proposing to build 400 homes in the city over a 20-year period on a 150-acre tract of land on the city’s west side. The project, which the city and Brynn Grey…

When Cory Christensen was named police chief of the Steamboat Springs Police Department in November 2015, he was tasked with changing the culture of an agency that had been the focus of an outside investigation, which found evidence the city’s former top cops presided over a hostile work environment. In particular, the investigation revealed instances…

Living in a mountain resort community like Steamboat Springs, we can sometimes fall into the trap of thinking life here is all powder days and bike rides up Emerald Mountain, when in reality, our community suffers from many of the same ills that affect towns all across the country. And one of those issues –…

With wildfire season upon us, we were pleased to learn that Routt County has a new weapon in its arsenal of firefighting tools. Routt County Emergency Management Director Mo DeMorat announced last week the Civil Air Patrol’s Colorado Wing, which is an auxiliary arm of the U.S. Air Force, will be supplying the county with…

There is nothing more heartbreaking than the death of a young child, unless it’s a death resulting from child abuse. And it’s with that in mind that we oppose a bill under consideration in the Colorado State Legislature that would withhold juvenile autopsy reports from public release. We are not indifferent to the agony that…

The news that Amazon.com Inc. has begun collecting and remitting local sales tax to the city of Steamboat Springs on certain online purchases is a welcome development, and it represents a small step toward leveling the playing field for local retailers. City Finance Director Kim Weber was unable to provide specific information about the amount…