Special to the Daily
The town of Vail has spent millions on housing over the past several years. Steve Lindstrom believes more needs to be done.
Lindstrom, the chairperson of the Vail Local Housing Authority, spoke Tuesday with the Vail Town Council about the current state of housing in town. Lindstrom said the situation is dire.
“We’re welcoming many more residents to our town, and we welcome them all,” Lindstrom said. “But if you’re trying to break in, it’s a tough go.”
Lindstrom told council members that the current housing shortage hasn’t been good for the town’s overall economy.
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Based on a survey of guests, Vail did pretty well over the COVID-19 ski season.
Chris Cares of RRC Associates, a Boulder-based market research and consulting firm, recently presented the Vail Town Council with the results of a winter season survey.
The survey methodology changed for last winter. In past years, guests were surveyed in person. The most recent survey was done online.
The survey detailed where guests lived, whether they were day or overnight visitors, how they came to Vail and how they accessed the mountain.
Unsurprisingly, 65% of all respondents had some sort of Epic Pass. Most visitors 73% also stayed overnight. Visitors generally had higher household incomes. In all, 37% of respondents had annual household incomes of $200,000 or more.
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