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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.
Kim Rediker, assistant general manager at the Antlers at Vail, has been appointed to the Colorado Real Estate Commission by Gov. Jared Polis.
The Colorado Real Estate Commission conducts rule-making hearings, makes policy decisions, considers licensing matters, reviews complaints, and takes disciplinary action against real estate brokers. The five commission members includes three real estate brokers and two members of the public. Rediker will serve a three-year term as a public member.
“I am extremely honored to have been appointed to the Colorado Real Estate Commission and look forward to serving the people of the state of Colorado in this role,” Rediker said. “I am very fortunate to have the support and inspiration of my employer, Antlers at Vail, where we are actively encouraged to engage in community service. We each can make an impact in our local communities through involvement, and I am excited for this new opportunity.”
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Not many people know about the tennis courts between Vail’s Cascade Village and the Donovan Pavilion. That site may be the home of the town’s next apartment complex.
, a Denver-based development company, is creating a plan for roughly 120 mostly one-bedroom units at the 2.2-acre site owned by Vail Hotel Partners.
Treeline partner Pete Wiechecki said the idea is for “resident” housing, meaning units will be deed-restricted but rented at “market rates.”
According to local planner Dominic Mauriello, Treeline is taking a two-step approach to the project.
The first step is rezoning the land into the town’s “housing” zone district. That designation requires deed-restricting at least 70% of all units built. The remainder can be sold at market rates.
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The Vail Town Council will review a revised draft pre-development agreement between the town and Triumph Development in pursuit of its Alternate Housing Sites Initiative at its Feb. 2 evening meeting.
The agreement, Resolution No. 3, is listed as action item 5.1 on the virtual meeting agenda which begins at 6 p.m. with opportunities for public comment before and during the meeting. The draft agreement was originally scheduled for review and adoption at the Jan. 19 meeting but was moved to the Feb. 2 meeting to address concerns forwarded to the town by Vail Resorts, who is not a party to the agreement. The draft agreement is a key component of the Vail Town Council’s Alternate Housing Sites Initiative.