SILVERTHORNE — Silverthorne has finalized its purchase of the Smith Ranch parcel, enabling the town to save the land for a future affordable-housing development.
Council members hope to annex and zone the land quickly, despite remaining hesitant to commit to a building project.
The final purchase cost was $3.56 million for the 51-acre property that is slated […]

SUMMIT COUNTY — The con­ventional wisdom is that ski towns may hurt during economic down­turns but not as much as else­where. Still, edginess is evident in reports from across the West.
  In Steamboat Springs, reports the Pilot & Today, cash-buyers are asking for — and getting — dis­counts on properties as concern spreads about the […]

The Summit County commissioners have placed Referendum 1A on the November ballot, asking voters to approve a tax hike that would raise about $5.9 million annually to establish a wildfire fund and to pay for open-space protection, affordable housing and other government services.
  Property-tax bills would rise about $11 for every $100,000 of assessed valuation, […]

 FRISCO — A group of Frisco residents is proposing a new law that would require a citizen vote to approve development, but the measure could block the town’s plan for affordable housing on the Peak One Parcel.
  Some current and former town council members immediately slammed the effort as a selfish move that conflicts with […]

 SUMMIT COUNTY — The quest for affordable housing may require some changes to local master plans, county planning director Jim Curnutte said during a county commissioner work session on Tuesday.
  Some parcels of county land that potentially could be used for housing projects is currently designated as open space. Under that zoning, devel­opment proposals may […]