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Polling shows that if voters were asked to reauthorize Routt County’s taxpayer-funded Purchase for Development Rights program in November, it would likely pass. The survey of 300 local, registered voters posed a very similar ballot...

After the Rainbow Family of Living Light posted directions to a forested part of Routt County just after noon on Tuesday, June 14, Commissioner Tim Redmond’s phone was “bombarded.” Constituents were reaching out concerned about...

After the Rainbow Family of Living Light posted directions to a forested part of Routt County just after noon on Tuesday, June 14, Commissioner Tim Redmond’s phone was “bombarded.” Constituents were reaching out concerned about...

Starting July 1, Routt County employees will have access to up to 12 weeks of paid family or medical leave after commissioners approved the new policy on Tuesday, May 24.

Routt County’s Purchase of Development Rights Board has used just over $2 million in taxpayer dollars to set up conservation easements on more than 6,400 acres of land since 2020.

Planning officials anticipate having a draft of Routt County’s next master plan by the end of the month with a final version coming in August.

Routt County will need to spend about $1.1 million more than budgeted to complete road maintenance planned for this summer, as the cost for some of the materials has increased by more than 40%.

The Routt County Board of Commissioners will match a contribution from the city of Steamboat Springs to help set up a regional solar co-op in Northwest Colorado.

The Yampa Valley Housing Authority has approved a memorandum of understanding with a developer for the Mid Valley housing project, which is expected to add 200 units in Steamboat Springs.

On Monday, April 11, Routt County Commissioners expressed support for providing some funding to help set up a solar co-op in Northwest Colorado, an effort the city of Steamboat Springs has already committed $10,000 toward.