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Council Columns
Each month Councilors tackle a topic of interest to them in an effort to share information with citizens of Steamboat Springs. Columns can cover fiscal sustainability to civic engagement to pressing community issues and anything in between.
Column typically run the first of the month in the Valley Voice and the third Monday of the month in the Steamboat Pilot & Today.
Steamboat Pilot & Today-Council FYI
2020
- Land and Water Conservation Fund, Sonja Macys, June 2020
- Decisions, Decisions, Decisions, Heather Sloop, May 2020
- Biting Into Trash, Gary Suiter, February 2020
2019
- Better Than We Found It, Lisel Petis, December 22, 2019
- Routt County's Steps Toward Emissions Reductions, Sonja Macys, November 17, 2019
- Six Years Well Spent, Scott Ford, October 20, 2019
- Council Reflections, Heather Sloop, September 15, 2019
- Blueprint for Understanding Housing Success, Jason Lacy, August 19, 2019
- Property Tax: Then & Now, Robin Crossan, July 1, 2019
- Won't You Be My Neighbor, Heather Sloop, May 2019
- Routt County Open Spaces, Sonja Macys, April 2019
- In The Know - Council & the School District, Robin Crossan, March 2019
- What's Behind Legislative, Quasi-Judicial Responsibilities, Scott Ford, February 2019.
- Water - Stay Aware, But Don't Panic, Lisel Petis, January 2019
2018
- West Steamboat Neighborhoods Annexation, Jason Lacy, December 2018
- A Season of Thanks, Kathi Meyer, November 2018
- Council Top Ten Questions, Heather Sloop, October 2018
- Yampa River Management Could Face New Norm, Sonja Macys, September 2018
- Volunteer With Us, Robin Crossan, August 2018
- Providing Emergency Services, Scott Ford, July 2018
- Local Groups Address Housing Needs, Jason Lacy, June 2018
- What Can You Do For Your Community? Lisel Petis, May 2018
- Welcome to Inaugural Column, Kathi Meyer, April 2018
Valley Voice-Council Voices
2020
- Respecting the Yampa is a Daily Commitment, Gary Suiter, August 2020
- How Do Breakfast Burritos, Chicharritas 7 Tight Lights Make a Better Mountain Area? Mountain Area Master Plan Project Team, July 2020
- We’re In This Together, Steamboat Springs City Council, June 2020
- Q&A, Lisel Petis, March 2020
- Yield the Right of Way, Shane Gassaway, Steamboat Springs Transit, February 2020
- Stampeding Toward Steamboat Springs! Gary Suiter, January 2020
2019
- Celebrating Success Locally, Sonja Macys, December 2019
- Council Bits & Pieces, Kathi Meyer, November 2019
- Six Years Well Spent, Scott Ford, October 2019
- Community Snapshot, Robin Crossan, September 2019
- What I Did On My Summer Break, Gary Suiter, August 2019
- Stepping Up to Serve, Lisel Petis, July 2019
- Sustainability - Part of Everyday City Operations, Jason Lacy, June 2019
- Spring Break in the Valley, Robin Crossan, May 2019
- 2A Funds, Lisel Petis, April 2019
- Mother Nature Will Begin to Fight Back, Sonja Macys, March 2019
- Plastics, Heather Sloop, February 2019
- It's About High Time, Scott Ford, January 2019
2018
- Year in Review, Jason Lacy, December 2018
- Winter is Coming, Robin Crossan, November 2018
- Checking Up on City Council Goals, Kathi Meyer, October 2018
- Economic Diversification is Achieved by Being A Great Place to Live, Scott Ford, September 2018
- To Annex or Not To Annex - That is the Question, Lisel Petis, August 2018
- Water, Sonja Macys, July 2018
- Core Services and Kids, Heather Sloop, June 2018
- Structure/Policy/Procedures All Matter, Scott Ford, May 2018
- An Eye Towards the Future, Jason Lacy, April 2018