Some Colorado towns are preparing to sue to make the post office prioritize mail over last-mile deliveries for Amazon.
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Western Slope voters overwhelmingly passed taxes on short-term rentals to fund affordable housing
Colorado’s Western Slope communities could generate about $40 million in new tax revenue from vacation rentals to support affordable housing
Posted inElection 2022
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
Posted inBusiness, COVID, Economy, News, Outdoors
How Aspen Snowmass hosted six major contests in a season when resorts worldwide canceled events
When just about every other resort in the world nixed contests for the 2020-21 winter, Aspen Snowmass hosted its busiest competition season ever. “It was monumental,” said Eric Webster, the director of events for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, or USSA. Going into the 2020-21 season, USSA had no events on the calendar in […]
Posted inColoradans, Environment, News, Outdoors
Colorado wildlife officials use helicopter to transport and study pregnant elk near Aspen
By David Krause, The Aspen Times Elk have been roaming the Roaring Fork Valley for centuries, and the gang that makes its way around Sky Mountain Park has given visitors a taste of mountain life and locals a reason to pause when they go by on their morning or evening commute. The herd between Aspen […]
Posted inBusiness, COVID, News, Outdoors
Colorado Classic women’s pro cycling race is called off because of coronavirus concerns
This is getting old. Organizers on Thursday pulled the plug on the Colorado Classic race, set for August. The decision to cancel the fourth running of the four-stage race comes less than six weeks after organizers announced a revised, made-for-TV race model that replaced expos and start-and-finish festivals with virtual events and online streaming of […]
Posted inBusiness, Coloradans, Growth, News, Politics and Government
In Colorado mountain towns, the U.S. Post Office no longer delivers like it used to
Margaret Bowes has personally felt the pain of a poorly functioning postal system in Colorado’s resort towns. In her role as executive director of the Colorado Association of Ski Towns, she recently ordered paper goods from an out-of-town supplier and specified that they be delivered to her home office in Dillon. Instead of receiving the […]