The Colorado High School Cycling League’s tradition of starting the season in Frisco will return next weekend after a 2020 cancellation due to COVID-19. The Frisco Bay Invitational the annual home event for the.
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After meeting with Frisco Town Council last year, representatives from The Peak School met with council again during a work session June 22 to discuss the possibility of moving its operations.
The Peak School wishes to leave its old building at 40 W. Main St. and lease land on the Peninsula Recreation Area’s boneyard to relocate and expand its facility and offerings.
There, the school hopes it will transform from a sixth through 12th grade school to a pre-K-12 school. The Peak School also would be able to take advantage of the recreation area and boost its outdoor education. Estimated to be 20,000 square feet, the proposed building would also house community spaces available for the town of Frisco or area nonprofits in addition to public restrooms and lockers.
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Construction on the Colorado Highway 9 Gap Project is expected to resume next week, as the Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Sema Construction work on a series of improvements on Summit Boulevard and its intersection with Frisco Main Street over the coming months.
Preliminary work kicked off this week with crews lining areas of Summit Boulevard and Main Street with traffic cones. Construction is expected to begin Monday, May 10, and once completed, the roadway will feature a new roundabout at Highway 9 and Eighth Avenue, a new signal at the Main Street intersection, upgraded pedestrian facilities and drainage improvements.
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Frisco Town Manager Nancy Kerry publicly announced her resignation Thursday in what she called a “very difficult decision” to step down from the position to spend more time with her family.
Kerry was named town manager in December 2018 and said she plans to stick around likely until late April or early May to ensure there is a smooth transition to an interim town manager and ultimately a replacement.
In an interview with the Summit Daily News, Kerry said she loves her job, but the infrequency with which she was able to visit her family over the past year due to the pandemic has been difficult. After the sudden death of her sister-in-law, Chrissy, who she called a “bright light,” Kerry decided it was time to move closer to family.
For many people, 2020 has been a tough year. January started with large fires in Australia, moved into the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump and ended with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The tone of the year didn’t seem to improve for many as spring lockdowns were followed up with large protests after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police and a major wildfire season, which included the three largest wildfires in Colorado’s recorded history
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While it undeniably has been a historically tough year for people all around the globe, many also have found a few silver linings. All across Summit County, people shared their perspectives on the good that has come out of the past year as well as their hopes for the year to come.