The Snowmass Village Town Council unanimously approved an ordinance that will give locals an advantage in the town’s lottery system for deed-restricted housing during its Monday, May 6 council meeting.
Aspen Skiing Co. had a stern warning for employee housing tenants last week: Failure to comply with public health codes and COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings will result in consequences no ifs, ands or buts.
Residents in employee housing received an email from housing director Bill Tarallo on Jan. 12 that noted a strict no-guest policy and told tenants that failure to comply with the restrictions including mask-wearing and social distancing could result in eviction with a 72-hour notice.
“The unsafe, virus spreading practices of a significant number of residents has resulted in an alarming increase in the number of infections now present throughout employee housing. As we endeavor to contain the spread of COVID-19 cases we have no choice but to take a more regimented approach to enforcement of safe practices to contain the virus,” Tarallo wrote.