Moffat County United Way recently completed a community assessment which looked at factors that may be affecting those in the county living below the poverty line. The assessment showed that of the 6,000 plus workers in Moffat County, 70% drive to work alone, while 17% of the population carpools. .7% use public transportation, .8% use a taxi to get to work and 7% walk or ride bikes. The assessment found the median commute time in Moffat County is around 20 minutes. Numbers show that between 2000 Continue reading
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MOCO Transportation, Health and Housing Issues
Community Assessment Looks At MOCO Poverty
The Moffat County United Way has completed a community assessment of the area that looked at poverty, unemployment, housing, transportation and other issues that impact those living in poverty. The assessment showed that more than 11% of Moffat County’s population is living below the poverty level. According to the report, between 2000 Continue reading
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Interested In Redeveloping Vacant Properties?
A workshop will be held this month in Craig for those interested in redeveloping vacant properties. The workshop will focus on strategies for site assessment, cleanup and redevelopment of properties which include former industrial Continue reading
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Plan To Improve The Health Of The Yampa River
The City of Steamboat is working on a plan to improve the health and resiliency of the Yampa River. The Yampa River Health Assessment Stream Flow Management Plan will identify target flows for the river and will Continue reading
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Help Evaluate Broadband In Moffat County
As part of the quest to improve broadband services in Moffat County the company NEO Connect, from Glenwood Springs, has began performing an assessment on broadband capacity. During the assessment NEO Connect will map out existing broadband assets and identify where gaps in coverage may exist. Following the assessment NEO Connect will present several different plans of action to increase broadband capacity. The company will also help Continue reading
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Economic Assessment Presentations Next Week In Moffat County
Multiple meetings have been scheduled to allow Better City, the economic development firm from Ogden Utah, to present their assessment of Moffat County to the community. Moffat County received a DOLA grant to help pay for the assessment, which is intended to assist the County’s plan Continue reading
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Economy Of Moffat County Examined
Better City will be in Moffat County this week to do an economic development, diversification and tourism promotion business assessment. Better City is a company out of Ogden Utah that specializes in Continue reading
Trapper EA Nears Completion
At her tour of trapper mine yesterday, Janice Schneider, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s “Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management” sat down with representatives from Tristate Generation as well as Moffat County Commissioner John Kinkaid. Topics of discussion included the Transwest transmission line, the environmental assessments and permits for Trapper and Continue reading
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Bennet Advocates For Completion Of Trapper EA
Colorado Senator Michael Bennet sent a letter yesterday asking that the environmental assessment being preformed on the Trapper Mine by the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation be completed before the April 30th deadline. In the letter sent to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, Bennet emphasized the importance of the mines Continue reading
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Free Energy Assessment For NW CO Residents
A free energy assessment is being offered to homeowners in Routt and Moffat Counties by Energy Smart Colorado, to help them learn how to improve energy efficiency in their homes. Energy Smart Colorado began in 2010 as a federally funded program to provide energy efficiency services to residents in the central mountain region of Colorado. Homeowners who use the Yampa Continue reading
ColoWyo Comments Due Today
Today is the deadline for the public to make comments on the environmental assessment that was preformed by the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation on the proposed Collum project at ColoWyo mine. For the project to commence as planned it is Continue reading
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Comment On Wyoming Wild Horse Gathering
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