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On Tuesday the Eagle County Board of Commissioners took a bold step toward addressing the local housing crisis.
Procedurally, commissioners approved a supplemental budget that transfers $5.4 million from the county’s general fund to its housing fund. Operationally, commissioners agreed to fund a series of programs officially called Bold Housing Moves designed to chip away at the local housing issue.
“I like it that this solution doesn’t try to build our way out of this crisis,” said Commissioner Kathy Chandler-Henry. She noted that building the number of needed new housing units would take several years and several million dollars and, put simply, the county doesn’t have that kind of money or that amount of time. But local officials have other tools to help local residents rent or purchase places they can call home.
Edwards RiverPark planner Dominic Mauriello leads a delegation of Eagle County staff members and officials on a tour of the property last fall. After a series of eight public hearings, the Eagle County Board of Commissioners is slated to take action on the application in two weeks.
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Members of the public last week offered their final on-the-record comments about Edwards River Park, the large, controversial development proposal that’s slated for a vote by the Eagle Board of County Commissioners on March 23.
At the conclusion of the March 9 hearing the latest in a series of eight public hearings for the proposal that launched back in December the commissioners closed public comment and set a final hearing date of March 23 for deliberations and action.
Members of the public on Tuesday offered their final on-the-record comments about Edwards River Park, the large, controversial development proposal that’s slated for a vote by the Eagle County Board of Commissioners on March 23.
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FAIRMONT Martin County Commissioners approved authorizing 2021 legislative representation on Capitol Bonding with Larkin Hoffman Tuesday, at a monthly fixed fee of $3,000 beginning Feb. 1, 2021, through July 31, 2021; plus any out-of-pocket disbursement such as mileage, parking, and related expenses. The County is looking to procure funding for a new Martin County Justice Center. Having been previously awarded $2 million to begin work on a new center from a bonding bill passed in 2020, that only helps with the predesign. Further state funding is a crucial key to any potential construction.
The fee from Larkin Hoffman is reduced from a fee of $5,000 previously paid by the County. Robert Long of Larkin Hoffman advised the board that the reduced price was due to a reduced workload and not being part of a full bonding session.