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Infrastructure work has started on the Stott’s Mill project near Basalt High School.
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The midvalley is experiencing a construction boom this year that will result in a population surge down the road.
There are 11 major projects for residential, commercial or mixed uses that are under construction, soon to get underway or in the planning process, according to an assessment of records by The Aspen Times. More projects are poised to enter the pipeline.
A weekly update by the Basalt planning department March 5 said the staff is answering numerous development inquiries and addressing questions about the land use application process.
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Construction is continuing according to plan at Vail Health’s new Dillon Health Center located on the corner of U.S. Highway 6 and Dillon Dam Road.
When the health system broke ground on the 85,000-square-foot building, the goal was to have construction completed in fall 2021 while meeting a $70 million budget. So far, Vail Health and its developing partner have been able to stick to that plan.
“We still got nine or 10 months to go and if it’s nine versus if it’s 10, that’s a different dollar amount,” said Craig Cohn, Vail Health’s chief real estate and development officer. “Within a reasonable range, we still feel like we’re tracking relatively close to schedule and on budget for the project.”
As revenues dropped in Aspen’s retail, lodging and restaurant industries in 2020 because of pandemic-related restrictions and shutdowns, so too did activity at Aspen Valley Hospital.
Patient revenue missed budget by 13.6% in 2020 generating $136.1 million compared to the projected $157.6 million due largely to setbacks that included a six-week suspension of elective surgeries. The hospital also spent more money than it generated last year, with $96.3 million in total operating revenue and $110.2 million in total expenses.
That’s based on AVH financial documents and presentations given last week by hospital CEO David Ressler and Chief Financial Officer Ginette Sebenaler to the hospital’s board of directors at its monthly meeting.
It s also worth noting that the team has played the vast majority of its games without top forward Sean Couturier, the reigning Selke winner who suffered a rib injury in the second game of the season.
He s getting closer to returning (more on that in a minute) and some other players could soon shake off some rust from extensive time away from hockey. Carter Hart hasn t been at his best, and the team s one offseason acquisition, Erik Gustafson, hasn t come close to playing at the level many expected. There are special teams issues and injury concerns. Sure, you can take a glass-half-empty approach, but Vigneault still has his team tied for the best record in the division. That certainly sounds like a good thing.
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