Colorado’s Western Slope communities could generate about $40 million in new tax revenue from vacation rentals to support affordable housing
Chaffee County
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Brush police chief, central in sexting case against school administrators, leaves for Eagle job
Derek Bos said his last day in Brush will be Dec. 9. He will start work in Eagle on Dec. 12
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10 Colorado communities support lawsuit to block Utah oil trains along Colorado River
Cities and counties the tracks run through want to support appeal of 2020 federal approval of Utah’s Uinta Basin Railway, which routes waxy crude oil trains through Colorado
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Voters across Colorado’s high country will weigh in on new taxes on short-term rentals, affordable housing proposals
As many as 14 Colorado municipalities and counties will ask voters next month to increase or repurpose taxes on short-term rental properties — offered on sites by Airbnb and Vrbo — to help fund affordable housing
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“A joke.” “TERRIBLE.” “Insane!!!”: Want mail in Buena Vista? That will be $134.
BUENA VISTA — Even in these politically divided times, one topic has united this 3,000-person town in Colorado’s high country: frustration with the local U.S. Postal Service office. Residents complain that prescriptions are lost. Bills come late. Mail goes to the wrong post office box, or is inexplicably returned to the sender. “A joke.” “TERRIBLE.” […]
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Monarch Pass could serve as a new model for wildfire mitigation in treacherous areas
MONARCH PASS — Sergio Bernal casually flicks his wrist and the towering spruce falls. The Oregon forester presses a button and buzzing saws de-limb the beetle-killed tree and slice it into 33-foot logs. A giant claw swings the tree to the side and the slash falls to the forest floor. The eight-wheeled Finnish machine — […]
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An end of unfettered growth for short-term rentals in Colorado’s resort communities
Visitors to the 13-bedroom Little Mountain Lodge above Breckenridge’s historic downtown have supported the tourist town’s economy for many years. They book snowmobile rides. They rent bicycles and ski. They reserve tables and rooms in local restaurants. “All the business owners in Breckenridge who rely on visitor spending, they are getting it from my group,” […]
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Barry Morphew chose to “hunt and control” wife, investigators say
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press Investigators allege that a Colorado man charged with killing his missing wife decided to “hunt and control” her like an animal after she insisted on leaving him and later changed his statements as evidence in the case developed, according to a court document released Monday. A judge allowed the […]
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Silverman: Expect a big ruling this week in the Barry Morphew murder case
Dramatic criminal trials fascinate America. The press and public have constitutional rights to watch. Barry Morphew sits in a Colorado jail right now charged with murdering his own spouse. Big rulings are coming this week, with a trial to follow. People are watching. When Morphew and Suzanne Moorman married in 1994, this attractive couple appeared […]
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Seven Peaks Festival pulls out of Buena Vista after county declines to raise its 5,000-person capacity cap
Live Nation on Friday canceled its Seven Peaks music and camping festival in Buena Vista and announced it was seeking a new location after the county declined to raise its coronavirus capacity limits for events. The world’s top concert promoter was seeking a permit to host as many as 20,000 spectators at the festival on […]