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Special to the Daily Town of Vail officials have been working for more than a year on a plan for alternatives to the controversial Booth Heights workforce housing project, a complicated idea. Things have become more complicated in the last few months. In December, Vail Resorts “paused” its participation in three-way talks — which included the town, the resort company and Triumph Development — to find alternatives to Booth Heights. That announcement roughly coincided with Triumph canceling its purchase contract for the 23-acre parcel in East Vail. In January, Vail Resorts Vice Presiden...

A recent Vail Resorts’ letter to town of Vail officials asserts that the company still wants to build housing on the controversial Booth Heights Parcel. Vail Resorts and the town of Vail have very different opinions of the future of the Booth Heights property in East Vail. In a pair of letters, both dated Jan. 18, the company and the town have laid out those different opinions about the future of workforce housing in town. In the letter from the company, Vail Resorts Vice President of Mountain Planning Kyle Griffith states that the company still wants to build housing on the 23.3-acre site ...

2020 wraps up on a hopeful note The year of a global pandemic came to an end with the approval of a COVID-19 vaccine, but cases continue to increase locally and across the nation. Health experts warn the next month could be the deadliest yet. December 31, 2020 - 10:13 AM Tiffany Koehn checks in to vote early Tuesday morning. She is assisted by Lori Moran. An estimated 40 people were waiting for polls to open at 7 a.m. Registered voters have until 7 p.m. to cast their ballot. Photo by Tim Stauffer / Iola Register As the summer came to a close, COVID-19 cases were rising in Allen...