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Steamboat needs more affordable housing. So why did residents reject a major plan fueled by a $24 million donation?

Brown Ranch project aimed to build rental and for-sale units — all with income restrictions

Jason Peasley, executive director of the Yampa Valley Housing Authority, walks through the tall grass where a neighborhood was planned for construction as part of a development proposed for the 534-acre Brown Ranch near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on July 22, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Jason Peasley, executive director of the Yampa Valley Housing Authority, walks through the tall grass where a neighborhood was planned for construction as part of a development proposed for the 534-acre Brown Ranch near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on July 22, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)
Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
By | sklamann@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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After nearly three years, Steamboat Springs' latest — and most ambitious — attempt to launch an affordable housing plan at Brown Ranch to serve its workforce has faltered. Both backers and opponents in the Colorado mountain town wonder: Now what?
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