Tag: Workforce Housing
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Winter Park secures loan to assist with new employee housing
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In an effort to curb the lack of local housing for Winter Park Resort workers, local leaders and the operators of the resort will move forward with employee housing in a public-private partnership that could serve as a model for other resort towns. D.A. Davidson’s Special District Group in partnership with Alterra Mountain Company closed…
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Vail Resorts asks judge to toss “emergency ordinance” that stopped affordable housing development
The Vail Corp., parent company of Vail Resorts, has asked a district court judge to nullify an emergency ordinance the Town of Vail passed Aug. 2 to stop the company from developing affordable workforce housing on land it owns. The complaint, filed Aug. 30, alleges the Town Council acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” and that it…
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Two Colorado resort towns’ approaches to boost workforce housing
Workers in Colorado’s mountain resort towns have always had a challenging time getting affordable housing close to their employers. Real estate prices in places like Aspen, Vail, Telluride and Breckenridge continue to climb, worsening the problem. But the issue that was problematic before grew to “crisis” stages in many of these communities post-pandemic. People along…