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1603, 2023

BRAC Town Hall March 22nd 5:30 pm

March 16th, 2023|Press Releases, Uncategorized|

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO-March 16, 2023-The Brown Ranch Annexation Committee will host the first Town Hall covering early topics in the annexation discussion at the Community Center on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The Town Hall will provide a brief explanation about the annexation process before jumping into the two topics for the session:

1301, 2023

YVHA Elects Board Officers and Moves Forward on Brown Ranch

January 13th, 2023|Press Releases|

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO – The Yampa Valley Housing Authority (YVHA) appointed board officers at their meeting yesterday with Leah Wood serving as president, Michael Ann Marchand as vice president, and Cole Hewitt as secretary/treasurer. Board officer terms are for one year.  In addition, the Board elected representatives for the Brown Ranch Annexation Committee

912, 2022

Urban Land Institute Releases Recommendations for the Brown Ranch

December 9th, 2022|Press Releases|

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO -- After spending a week in Steamboat Springs visiting Yampa Valley Housing Authority (YVHA) sites and interviewing over 100 community stakeholders, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Advisory Panel shared its preliminary findings at a presentation today. ULI was asked by YVHA to provide their expertise in the areas of

511, 2022

YVHA Releases Full Draft Brown Ranch Community Development Plan

November 5th, 2022|Press Releases|

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO – After exhaustive community input and expert technical assistance, the Yampa Valley Housing Authority (YVHA) released its full draft Brown Ranch Community Development Plan. The Plan outlines all the aspects of the new neighborhood, including street design, housing typologies, parks and open space, infrastructure, and project economics, all guided

2010, 2022

YVHA Submits Petition for Brown Ranch Annexation to the City Council

October 20th, 2022|Press Releases|

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO, October 18, 2022 – At the Steamboat Springs City Council meeting tonight, Jason Peasley, executive director of the Yampa Valley Housing Authority (YVHA) submitted the formal petition to annex the Brown Ranch property within the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) into the City of Steamboat Springs. This annexation petition begins

610, 2022

YVHA Unveils Preliminary Designs of the Brown Ranch

October 6th, 2022|Press Releases|

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO -- After meeting with 230 groups and over 3300 individuals, as well as integrating the best practices of sustainable community design, the Yampa Valley Housing Authority (YVHA) unveiled their preliminary plans for the Brown Ranch affordable housing neighborhood to two packed audiences today at the Strings Pavilion. At the