The trailhead sign for Quandary Peak is pictured May 21. The 14,265-foot peak is one of the most popular 14ers in Colorado, attracting hikers, climbers and skiers year-round, which has led to the two trailhead parking lots overflowing on busy days and creating traffic issues for nearby residents.
Photo by Jason Connolly / Jason Connolly Photography
At the Summit Board of County Commissioners meeting Tuesday, June 29, county staff laid out potential short-term solutions to the board and to officials from the town of Breckenridge to help mitigate some of the overcrowding and parking issues at Quandary Peak and surrounding trailheads. Some of the solutions won’t be implemented until later in the summer or even after Labor Day, frustrating a couple of the commissioners.
Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan
Summit County still hasn’t received word from the state that the community is headed to level orange on the state’s COVID-19 dial this weekend, but the area’s trends have continued to move in the wrong direction.
Public Health Director Amy Wineland provided officials with an update on the county’s COVID-19 situation during a joint meeting with the Summit Board of County Commissioners on Thursday afternoon, noting that Summit County’s numbers have returned to January levels over the past couple of weeks.
Summit County has had 154 positive COVID-19 cases over the past week, an average of 22 per day, according to Wineland. The county’s seven-day cumulative incidence rate is more than 403 new cases per 100,000 residents, well above the threshold for level orange. The county’s seven-day average positivity rate is at 10.31%, which falls in level red.
The Summit Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution to establish a new disposal district in unincorporated Summit County, a move meant to bolster the regulation of solid waste collection and disposal..