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Along the iconic drive from Denver to Glenwood Springs is the town of Gypsum, Colorado – Eagle County’s most populated municipality. And just beyond there, nestled one mile from the Dotsero Volcano, is a small fraction of Eagle County’s population who live in the Dotsero Mobile Home Park, a community of roughly 80 lots housing

Northwest Colorado Council of Governments (NWCCOG) is an association of county and municipal governments that work together for the benefit of their communities and citizens. NWCCOG has served its communities for over 38 years—covering 7,000 square miles, 28 member jurisdictions, and 230,000 residents in a region of northwest Colorado.

The Biden administration recently announced the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), giving eligible households up to $30 off their monthly internet bills, as well as a $100 discount on laptops, tablets, or desktop computers. According to Delia Sanchez, Energy Engagement Specialist at the Colorado Broadband Office (CBO), “ We estimate more than 600,000 Coloradans are eligible

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) delivered the first Wildfire Risk Mitigation Loan under a new partnership with the San Luis Valley Development Resources Group (SLVDRG) Business Loan Fund. Along with the help of the Northwest Loan Fund, Marshall Forestry Solutions received this specialized loan that will be used for equipment

In a recent webinar, two officials from the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments shared how several Colorado communities have worked together to expand broadband to rural parts of the state.

The Beneficial Electrification for Eagle County Homes, or BEECH program, is expanding to fund energy improvement projects for 125 homes by the end of 2027. – Vail Daily News 6.8.2022

NWCCOG Broadband Director, Nate Walowitz, presents Western Colorado Regions Elevate Broadband in this episode of Fiber for Breakfast. – Fiber Broadband Association 4.29.2022

Fast, reliable, and affordable broadband service is critical for participation in our modern economy. To create a Colorado for all, equitable online access to educational opportunities and government services is imperative. To accelerate Colorado’s economic recovery and continue to position Colorado as a top state to live and work in, we must invest in broadband

At the end of August, the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments released a transportation gap analysis assessment, detailing how accessible transportation is throughout the region and what can be improved.

Colorado is trying to fight both poverty and climate change by retrofitting low-income homes. Now the state set to get a big boost from the new federal infrastructure law. – NPR 11.17.2021

For the first time in years, United Healthcare has announced that it will offer Medicare Advantage Plans in Eagle and Pitkin counties, said Jonnah Glassman, the coordinator of the Medicare State Health Insurance Program run out of the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments. The company will expand advantage plan offerings in Summit County next year

October 18, 2021 – Vail Daily – The Governor signed an Executive Order allowing Routt County to change Regional Planning Districts so that they may join the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments (NWCCOG). The Routt County Board of Commissioners cited that their county shares NWCCOG’s priorities of housing, childcare, transportation, and local air service.

September 3, 2021 – The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) today announced the renovation of five mobile homes in Eagle County through its Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) resulting in successful transitions from propane to fully electric heating and cooking. The projects were a joint effort between CEO, Northwest Colorado Council of Governments, Eagle County, Walking Mountains

July 21, 2021 – A paved trail system aiming to run from Breckenridge to Aspen became much more likely following a decision by elected officials to issue $20 million to $22 million in bonds to see Eagle County’s portion realized. But it will take approximately $26 million to complete the unfinished portions of the Eagle Valley Trail

August 16, 2021 – Vail Daily. The Glenwood Canyon mudslide damaged much of the infrastructure on Interstate 70, including the Colorado Department of Transportation’s fiber-optic cable used to provide service in the canyon. Special to the Daily. A regional broadband service called Project THOR, aptly named in this case, was the hidden hero of reopening

June 24, 2021 Summit Daily News Most people don’t have to be told that the pandemic caused an exodus to and from Summit County. In one aspect, residents began leaving the community as businesses laid off staff. On the other hand, people from larger metropolitan areas decided to ditch city life in exchange for sprawling

June 23, 2021 A first-of-its-kind survey of thousands of Colorado mountain town residents has delivered the clearest look at the impact of the pandemic on housing, rentals and lifestyles in the high country to date. And the news is not good. Wealthy newcomers are displacing locals. Businesses are struggling to hire staff. The crowds are

MARCH 15, 2021 For the past five years, Susana Martinez Oliva has dreaded the onset of winter in Colorado. She lives in a mobile home with her husband and six children in the Dotsero Mobile Home Park, alongside Interstate 70 near the eastern edge of Glenwood Canyon, a cold, windy corridor over 6,000 feet high