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Colorado’s Joe Neguse reintroduces wildfire mitigation reform package in Congress, this time in the era of Trump cuts

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U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse is bringing back a legislative package aimed at updating the country’s wildfire mitigation strategies, with a focus on bridging gaps at the federal, state and local levels. The package consists of bills that Neguse, a Democrat representing Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, initially introduced last fall but never advanced out of the House.  While the bills have already secured some bipartisan support in Congress, Neguse…See the Story

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Dillon Moves Forward with Hosting Community Forums on Town Core Redevelopment

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The topic of redevelopment has been a mainstay in Dillon Town Council meetings in recent months. Voters recalled three council members in March and voted in new council members more critical of controversial development projects, after overturning approval for one of those projects last year. Since then, the council has reviewed the 2020 Town Core Master Plan and taken an interest in the Dillon Urban Renewal Authority, which consists of the same…See the Story

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A Breckenridge nonprofit needed staff, so it created a partnership with Summit School District where students get paid

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Dave Miller found himself struggling with a problem all too familiar to nonprofit leaders: short staffing. His outdoor education organization needed staff to provide essential childcare through after school programs, so he had to get creative.  Miller decided it was time to pull the trigger on an idea he had been contemplating for a while, one that would meet his staffing needs at Mountain Top Explorium and bolster career education opportunities…Read Article

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Annual pride celebration in Silverthorne, featuring local leaders in drag performances, adds to programing

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The new management group behind The Block Hotel & Commons, formerly known as The Pad, is continuing the spot’s annual Pride month celebration, and organizers are shooting to make it even more robust.  The June 21 event marks the fourth Pride celebration the community’s hub has hosted and features an 11-hour-long day filled with activities and performances.  Director of marketing Abbey Arlt said the new management group, Crestline Hotel & Resorts…Summit County, Colorado · Summit CountyRead Article

‘It’s part of my strength’: How a Peruvian immigrant overcame abuse, challenges in a full-circle mental health journey in Summit County

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Pierina Reyes, who shared her success story as part of Building Hope’s Faces of Hope initiative, walks with her family on a trail in Summit County. Reyes said she found a lot of support for her substance use and mental health challenges when she reached out for help, and she encourages everyone to seek help sooner than later since there are many resources to help the community. Building Hope/Big Pictures Media Pierina Reyes will never forget her…Health · Summit CountyRead Article

Unoccupied car rolls over guardrail and down mountainside, causing brief Boreas Pass Road closure near Breckenridge

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4 p.m.: Boreas Pass Road has reopened. 3:40 p.m.: Boreas Pass Road was cleared around 3 p.m., according to Colorado State Patrol trooper Gabriel Moltrer. Moltrer said the call for the crash near the intersection of Boreas Pass Road and Hummingbird Drive came in around 1:40 p.m. and that the road was closed between County Road 503 and Illinois Gulch Road around 2:15 p.m. He confirmed there were no injuries or people inside the vehicle. 3 p.m.: An…Summit County, Colorado · Summit CountyRead Article

Summit County is nearing when its snowpack measuring sites hit 0. How’s the melt off this year as a heat wave nears?

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After a year of peaks and valleys, the mountains in Summit County are still holding onto a sliver of its frozen water storage, but it likely won’t last long.  Snowpack measuring sites on June 16 registered less than 1 inch of snow water equivalent, which is the amount of liquid water trapped in its snowpack. The 30-year median for the sites hitting zero is June 20, and there is typically just under an inch of snowpack left by June 16 each year. …Heatwaves · Summit CountyRead Article

OK Tire Store and Service donates new tires for Breckenridge Police Department’s Rock Wall

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The Breckenridge Police Department recently received a donation from OK Tire Store and Service of Wahpeton, who replaced all four tires on the department’s mobile rock wall free of charge.Breckenridge · BreckenridgeRead Article

Biff America: Take a book, leave a book

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If the “take a book, leave a book” sign — found in a very high-end, East Coast retirement community — was to be believed, the number of books on that table should always be the same. But that was not the case. I’ve been visiting a relative there for years and it seems like the number of books has grown substantially.When I say a “high-end retirement community,” I don’t mean simply expensive. The residents include former chancellors of Ivy League…Summit County, Colorado · Summit CountyRead Article

Summit County Open Space and Trails presents special use permit plan geared toward nonprofits

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The Summit County Open Space and Trails Departments’ rules and regulations prohibit commercial use on county lands and trails. It has no process to allow exceptions, meaning if nonprofits or educational groups want to use trails for something they charge for, like a summer camp, they cannot get approval. Katherine King, the Open Space and Trails director, said the department has gotten requests from these sorts of groups to use county trails and…Summit County, Colorado · Summit CountyRead Article

‘This isn’t an easy build’: Breckenridge officials get more details on workforce housing development set to replace free skier parking

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Now with a more finalized budget for key aspects of construction, Breckenridge officially signed off to work with a local developer to build a neighborhood on the former free skier parking lot down the road from Breckenridge Ski Resort.  Officials learned at a June 10 meeting phase 1 of the Runway Neighborhood project infrastructure construction will likely cost $24 million. This puts what the town is paying at around $33 million, which is what …Summit County, Colorado · Summit CountyRead Article

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