STEAMBOAT SPRINGS —The public input into the Steamboat Springs Area Community Plan enters another stage Wednesday.
The progress thus far has been distilled into three growth alternatives, and members of the public are invited to learn more about the options and offer their preference at 6 p.m. at Centennial Hall.
The three options range from the most high-density infill and least westward expansion to a preference for more immediate westward annexation and preference for single-family homes.
The Community Plan is a joint effort between the city of Steamboat Springs and Routt County to set a vision for the community and the steps to get there as our region of Northwest Colorado continues to grow.
Nearly 40 meetings and workshops have been held since the process to update the plan began in 2011, according to a news release.
Early in the process, city planner Rebecca Bessey said, the planning team went to the public to ask whether the 10 vision statements outlined in the 2004 plan still were valid. The resounding answer, she said, was that the statements still outline what residents would like to see the city achieve, even if the steps to get there change some.
“We’re presenting these alternatives with assumption these 10 statements are still valid,” Bessey said about the three growth options that will be on display Wednesday.
Each option has a map for the current population size and shows how it would change if Steamboat grew by 1,500 people, 3,000 people and 4,500 people.
