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Summit County’s housing problem isn’t new, but if you’ve been one of the many residents trying to find a place to live in the past year, it’s been no easy task.
County officials gathered Thursday, April 29, to listen to a housing needs presentation by the Summit Combined Housing Authority. Consulting firm Economic & Planning Systems presented their findings after conducting a housing study from March 2019 to March 2020. After a yearlong delay due to COVID-19, Economic & Planning Systems representatives David Schwartz and Rachel Shindman showcased the data, which highlighted the region’s current housing needs.
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A growing number of mobile home residents in Dotsero are reaping the benefits of fuel-switching to electrification, first and foremost because now they can actually heat their homes in the winter.
Eagle County government, Northwest Colorado Council of Governments, Energy Smart Colorado, Walking Mountains Science Center, Colorado Energy Office and Holy Cross Energy are making great strides in helping these residents. The organizations are outfitting homes in the Dotsero Mobile Home Park with state-of-the-art weatherization and sustainable energy systems through the Beneficial Electrification for Eagle County Housing project.
The project launched in December, supplying three mobiles homes in Dotsero with brand new Air Source Heat Pump heating and cooling systems, induction ranges and customized energy efficiency and weatherization upgrades. Every dollar spent on the upgrade is designed to return at least a dollar savings on their utility bill. The upgrades will
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At first glance, a bunch of numbers jump out of a regional economic update published recently by the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments. Those numbers need a bit of explanation.
The council of governments does research about and provides services for five counties in northwest Colorado: Eagle, Grand, Jackson Pitkin and Summit. The latest report measures activity between the end of the third quarter in 2019 and the same period in 2020. That quarter ends at the end of September. As you’d expect, there are a lot of declines in the report, thanks primarily to the economic punch thrown by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Snowmass Village participates in a “Mountain Migration” research project. Plus, seasonal road weight limits and a lottery for a limited elk hunt go on the calendar.