VAIL Rep. Dylan Roberts is aware that the trailhead parking might get crowded this summer, and in-town buses could be busy, as well.
But in promoting specific events, rather than general tourism, local communities might plan better for the crowds that could be headed here, Roberts said.
That’s why Roberts, who represents Eagle and Routt counties in the state legislature, is targeting one-time events like weddings in his recently proposed Colorado Meeting and Events Incentive Program. The bill to create that program is scheduled for review by the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee on Thursday.
“I wouldn’t want to just give a stimulus to the tourism office, for just general promotion of Colorado,” Roberts said on Saturday. “I think we do a pretty good job of doing that Colorado promotes itself to some extent. But we want people to know both in the state and from outside the state that we’re ready to start hosting events, too, and Colorado is going to give you
By JIM SPEHAR
Maybe itâs a combination of realism and the fact that Iâm a professionally trained skeptic thanks to what some critics might consider an appropriate B.S. in Journalism. Or perhaps my status as a native hereabouts with some experience in local campaigning. But count me a little less certain than some about the possibility that last weekâs Grand Junction City Council election marks some sort of turning point in local politics.
âAll of the far-right candidates seeking seats on the Grand Junction City Council were defeated on Tuesday, a sign that the influence of Trumpism and Lauren Boebert might already be waning in conservative circles,â opined the anonymous authors of the left-leaning political blog Colorado Pols.
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