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As the Interstate 70 closure through Glenwood Canyon hits two weeks, Silverthorne is feeling the impact of travelers detouring through the town to make their way around the closure.
Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan New housing units have been popping up all around Silverthorne for a few years now, and even more are on the drawing board. Lina Lesmes, Silverthorne planning manager, said there are a lot of housing projects in the works right now, but that it has been this way for about three years as Silverthorne is growing in popularity. “It’s just really exciting to see all the interest in Silverthorne and the town really transform,” Lesmes said. “I would love it if we could see more workforce housing development.” Lesmes said the market is delivering more and ...
Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan As the Silverthorne community continues to grow, so does the need for child care on the northern end of Summit County. Silverthorne and Summit County officials recognized the need for additional child care and partnered to build a new center at the Smith Ranch Neighborhood. Silverthorne Town Manager Ryan Hyland said having a child care facility by Smith Ranch has been a goal since the start of the project. Hyland said the project is in its planning and building programming phase, working with architects and developers on what the facility would look like. Bas...
Photo by Elaine Collins was implemented by Summit County and most towns, progress has been made toward bringing more new buildings into compliance. The code aims to maximize energy efficiency, air quality and water conservation in an effort to work toward goals outlined in the Summit Community Climate Action Plan, which include reducing emissions 50% by 2030 and 80% by 2050. Scott Hoffman, Summit County’s chief building official, said the county is just starting to see the first projects under the new code near completion. The code was implemented July 1, 2020, and while the county initia...
Units are under construction at the Smith Ranch neighborhood May 31. Silverthorne is at the tail end of building the workforce housing neighborhood and is already discussing new ideas for development because of an ongoing shortage of workforce housing in the county. Photo by Sawyer D'Argonne / sdargonne@summitdaily.com The Silverthorne Town Council threw out ideas for affordable housing solutions at its work session Wednesday, June 9, amid countywide conversations about an increasingly scarce supply of affordable workforce housing. Town Manager Ryan Hyland said that while Summit County, Frisc...