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Protecting Public Lands
Protecting Public Lands resources include national updates on proposed public land sales in Congress, threats to national parks, and the U.S. Forest Service FY26 Budget Justification. Locally, several counties have taken formal positions to keep public lands public, including Eagle, Pitkin, San Miguel, and Jefferson counties, with resolutions, letters, and......
Tax Status of Municipal Bonds
(Thanks to Patti Clapper for bringing this issue to our Council.) Kiplingers: Municipalities who fund 75% of their infrastructure through bonds, and the Investors who purchase “Muni” bonds would be adversely impacted by federal proposal to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Trump Tax Cuts”) by removing the tax break for interest. The administration estimates that this could generate $250 billion over 10 years. The muni bond market is a $4 trillion market in which private citizens directly or through retirement funds (72%) and other investors make a conservative investment which allows much of our infrastructure to be built. On its website, industry coalition group Municipal Bonds for America (MBFA) states, “Today, roughly 75% of the infrastructure in the country is financed by municipal bonds, accounting for 4 million miles of roads, 16,000 airports, and 900,00 miles of water pipelines.”...
Vehicle Living
Ross, Tracy (September 29, 2023) Long-term RV camping could help alleviate Colorado’s housing crisis — but only with more support Long-term RV camping could help alleviate Colorado’s housing crisis — but only with more support…...
Short Term Rentals
Blevins, J. (2023 September 25th) Telluride council among first to consider easing short-term rental restrictions. The Colorado Sun. https://coloradosun.com/2023/09/25/telluride-short-term-rental-cap/?mc_cid=0171dbb01d&mc_eid=5687bff98f Powell, S. (2022 November 9th) Steamboat voters favor STR tax by a wide margin. The Steamboat Pilot. https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/steamboat-voters-favor-str-tax-by-a-wide-margin/ Blevins, J. (2023, August 17th) More than 100 Summit county homeowners sue over......
Uinta Railway Project
Response letter from United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 Bennet and Neguse Letter to the EPA Administrator Uinta Basin Railway Letter – Eagle County Commissioners Putnam Meeting Request Concerning Uinta Basin Railway – Eagle County Commissioners Uinta Basin Railway Mitigation Request Gov. Polis – Grand County Commissioners Uinta Basin Railway......
Executive Annual Evaluations
Executive Evaluation Forms and Templates: NWCCOG Executive Director Performance Review Routt County Manager Review Memo Routt County ICMA Manager Review Routt County Manager Self Evaluation Form SBS City Manager Evaluation Fillable Template SBS Council Detailed Summary Template SBS City Manager 360 Summary Template WP Town Manager Evaluation Form “I have......
Tiny Homes
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Housing, Building Codes & Standards is responsible for inspecting all manufactured homes, including tiny homes, in the state of Colorado. Tiny homes are considered permanent living structures and inspections include construction, installation and foundation which must meet all state adopted building codes,......
Housing Policies and Resources
It is often noted that discussions about public policy, economics, or quality of life in the NWCCOG Region eventually lead to housing. The issue is not new to our region. In fact, many of our jurisdictions have been on the cutting edge of public policy in the housing sector for......
Return on Investment for Affordable Housing
A member, who hasn’t been as active in workforce housing policy, requested information recently on how different communities calculate the value of a dollar spent on housing. Turns out communities ask this very question in different ways and come up with different metrics. Below are a variety of documents highlighting......