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Breckenridge Town Council has finalized plans for a business rent relief program. Town staff hopes to have applications available for businesses by Monday, Jan. 4. As businesses continue to struggle with the financial impacts of COVID-19 restrictions, Breckenridge Town Council is rolling out a grant application process to help keep businesses afloat. The grants are designed to help cover January and February rent in a tiered format based on how much of a decrease in sales a business has experienced. The council first discussed the tiered grant program at a special council meeting Dec. 22 and ...

Photo by Elaine Collins Breckenridge Town Council is planning another round of rent relief for business owners in any industry who can show a certain amount of revenue loss over the course of the year. The grant was discussed at a special council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 22, and is intended to be a bridge that helps to pay January rent before businesses can apply for the next installment of the Paycheck Protection Program. The town so far has issued $356,000 in rent relief to 82 approved restaurants following its announcement of a grant in November. Town officials did not discuss further rent re...

Photo by Taylor Sienkiewicz / tsienkiewicz@summitdaily.com Summit County’s 5 Star Business Certification Program allowed 134 restaurants to open to indoor dining over the weekend. The program allows restaurants to reopen to in-person dining at 25% capacity or 50 people, whichever is fewer, despite the county being in level red on the state’s COVID-19 dial. The catch is that restaurants have to comply with more stringent regulations than those required for in-person dining in level orange, including spacing tables and parties at least 10 feet apart, screening customers and employees for sy...

Fafay Grestan, an employee with the Family & Intercultural Resource Center in Silverthorne, carries food supplies in May for a drive-thru food bank. The resource center has seen a significant increase in the demand for the food bank due to the pandemic. Photo by Jason Connolly / Summit Daily archives In a difficult year, when so many people and organizations have sacrificed and given back to the community, The Summit Foundation had a different idea for its 2020 Philanthropy Awards. Rather than give out 10 or so awards to individuals and groups, why not give the award to the entire Summit Coun...

Brianne Snow helps carry items from a food delivery to the Family & Intercultural Resource Center in Silverthorne on Nov. 12. In addition to its food pantries, the nonprofit is offering rental assistance for people who have been affected by the pandemic. Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan As level red restrictions start to take a toll on the Summit County community, the Family & Intercultural Resource Center is providing rental assistance to those who need it most. With the help of funding from town and county governments, the nonprofit is providing rental relief for December and January. Peop...