City News

The City of Steamboat Springs is set to host what we believe is one of the biggest (if not the biggest) Fireworks Show on the Western Slope. The Fireworks Show will be at 9:30 pm Friday July 4th right after the rodeo, with a live simulcast of music on KBCR 96.9 fm and 1230 am. We are able to offer such an amazing show due to the great volunteers who donate their time and expertise and our wonderful sponsors. We estimate that the actual value of the Fireworks Show is well over $50,000.

A big thank you to Tim and Scott Borden and all their great volunteers that make this show possible.

At the request of Steamboat Springs Police and Fire Departments, for the safety of the Fireworks Crew and the Public, we will close all Howelsen Hill trails on July 4th.

Unauthorized people need to stay away from the Fireworks blast areas during the day while the fireworks are loaded as well as before, during and after the fireworks show.

On July 10th, Michael Osterholm will present The Next Influenza Pandemic: A Harbinger of Things to Come? Michael Osterholm is Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, Associate Director of the Department of Homeland Security's National Center for Food Protection and Defense, and Professor at the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health.

Date: Thursday, July 10
When: 5:00 p.m.
Where: the new Strings in the Mountains Festival Pavilion

The City of Steamboat Springs held a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Community Center on Wednesday, June 18, 2008.

This forum will pull together financial, governmental and development professionals to discuss options and strategies for funding affordable housing projects. We will seek creative input from public and private sources as well as potential collaborative (public/private) suggestions for land acquisition, deed restricted housing, apartments and not-deed restricted housing (high density, small square footage developments). Barriers to the funding options will be discussed and the public policy issues will be contrasted for the audience.

We are nearing the half way mark for the Base Area Redevelopment Construction Project this summer (roundabout construction on Mt. Werner Circle), and asphalt will be laid on Apres Ski Way tomorrow and Wednesday, July 1 and 2. That road will open by Thursday afternoon.

Beginning July 7th, the section of Mt.Werner Circle moving through the project will be one way traffic only (counterclockwise).

Each spring, as snow melts and the rivers run higher, various sections of the Core Trail are closed as water exceeds the river banks. As the flows increase and decrease there will be several closures and re routes on the trail system. To date, the following sections of trail are closed:

· 13th Street Underpass

· Trafalgar Drive to Fetcher Pond due to high water near the Botanic Park

· Rail Road Underpass upstream of Fetcher Pond

· Highway 40 Underpass at Walton Creek

· These section and others may open/close as we near peak flows

The CIty has engaged the services of GreenPlay, LLC.a nationally renowned park & recreation consulting firm, to help conduct a community needs assessment as part of a Parks & Recreation Master Plan. The intent of this comprehensive plan is to identifity our community's park & recreation needs so we can proactively plan for the future. In order to identify these needs, we are asking for your participation with the Parks & Recreation Commission at this kick-off meeting. Focus group meetings are being held with stakeholders so keep your eyes open for future meetings.

The City of Steamboat Springs is honored to host the 86th Annual Colorado Municipal League Conference. Each year the Colorado Municipal League (CML) holds its annual conference in communities around Colorado. This year it will be in Steamboat Springs June 17 through June 20, 2008.

The Annual Conference will be attended by approximately 1,000 city and town officials and their guests from across the state. The conference will be held at the Steamboat Grand Resort and Sheraton Steamboat with activities taking place throughout the city.

The City of Steamboat Springs would like to invite the community to the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for the Steamboat Springs Community Center.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Noon – 2:00

Steamboat Springs Community Center
1605 Lincoln Avenue
At the Stockbridge Transit Site

Refreshments will be served

Please RSVP to 871-8219
or wdubord@steamboatsprings.net