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VHA Meeting Video:

Raw Footage

July 24, 2024

July 25, 2024

July 26, 2024

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VHA Annual Membership Meetings

July 24, 25 and 26, 2024

Agenda and Background Information:

 

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Marketing and Mobility

August 1, 2024

 

July 4th on West Meadow Drive.

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Vail's Watering the Desert

July 19, 2024

 

 

Eagle River weds Cross Creek:  Maintaining in-stream flow to counter pollutants remaining after Eagle Zinc Mine EPA cleanup.

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Preservation of Privately Owned Open Space

July  12, 2024

 

All shaded areas (green, yellow and orange) compose Tract E owned by Vail Resorts.

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Vail Development Run Amuck

July 16, 2024

 

Rockledge Road demo/rebuild with site cleared of much of its vegetation and its stream channelized.

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Vail Resorts Performance Trends

July 11, 2024

 

Gondola cable in Lionshead has been replaced this year and a future capacity increase to the adjoining chairlift may follow.

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Back to the Future: Dobson Arena Event Center

July 8, 2024

 

 

Dobson Arena in play.

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2024 Elephants In the Room

July 1, 2024

 

 

Vail’s economic dependence upon the community’s tree enabled moisture laden microclimate caught in the climate change crossfire between risk adverse insurers, concerned government regulators, thirsty water authorities and urbanizing developers.

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Vail Community:

Tract E open space protective covenants and the location of the proposed Trans Montane Lift at the Vail Village ski base area. 

 

April 16, 2024

 

 

Proposed Trans Montane lift at Vail Village Ski Base.

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Vail’s Congestion and Worker Housing Issues – Vail Master Development Plan

 April 11, 2024

 

VR and USFS  amendments to the Vail  Master Development Plan has long-term consequences for the Vail community.

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Vail Workforce Housing – Changing Community – Part 4

March 26, 2024

TOV – GIS Map of the Town of Vail

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Vail Workforce Housing – West Middle Creek – Parts Three

March 25, 2024

 

2002 and 2022 Design for the Middle Creek work force housing neighborhood

 

 

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Vail Workforce Housing – West Timber Ridge – Part 2 

March 20, 2024

 

Triumph Development 2024 Design for West Timber Ridge – Is this the best Vail can do for its workers and the  community?

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Vail Workforce  High-Rise Housing - Part One

March 19, 2024

 

 

Triumph’s design for Booth Heights, set standard for the developer’s proposals for Residences at

Main Vail and West Timber Ridge.

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Vail –Population in Decline

March 1, 2024

 

Vail's lowest population in the  past 25 years

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VHA Annual Report

Re-Examining Vail’s Business Model

February 6, 2024

Review:

2023-2024 Activities

Purpose and Accomplishments

VHA Genesis

 

 

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Short-term Rentals Taxation Bill Under Consideration

January 24, 2024

 

 

Colorado 2024 Legislature in session.

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Status of the Vail Community

Visioning the Vail Community

Are we on the right track?

Epic Fail

December 27, 2023

 

The heart of the Vail Community.

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TOV Resource Management

Community Assets: (revised)

December 12, 2023

 

 

Does the Town of Vail Land Use Map reflect the past, present and future aspirations of the Vail Community?

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Resource Management

Protection of Privately Owned Covenant Protected Open Space

December 11, 2023 

 

Tract E Covenant Protected Privately Owned Publicly Accessible Open Space, Located Between Vail Village and Mill Creek Circle.

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Resource Management

Residential Housing and Open Space Preservation

December 9, 2023

 

 

      Why is open space being pitted against residential housing? Their success is interdependent.

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Resource Management

Vail Water Supply, Usage Tracking and Community Demographic Marketing:

December 7, 2023

 

 

Is power politics affecting the affordability of Vail’s champagne drinking water?

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Town Council Election Issues:

Outcome of TOV Town Council Election

November 22, 2023

 

 

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Vail Town Council 2023 Election

Source:  Office of Vail Town ClerkO

 

Current Vail Town Council

The ten Vail Town Council candidates per the ballot order are as follows: 

 Scott McBride

 424

 Dave Chapin 

 854

 Jack Bergey

 198

 Jonathan Josef Staufer

 750

 Brian Sipes 

 510

 Christine Santucci  

 624

 John B. Rediker

 362

 Sam Biszantz

 720

 Dave Tucker

 502

 Reid Phillips

 806

 

Vail Town Council Candidate Unofficial Results

Full List of Eagle County Unofficial Results

Full List of Statewide Unofficial Results 

Certified election results will be available no later than Nov. 29..

 

TOV Candidate and  Leadership Forum:

 Candidates and Town Officials Invitation to participate.

pe8A VHA editorial determination has been made exempting candidates for the Vail Town Council from referencing certain items in their campaign messaging submitted to VHA.  Exemption applies to any activities that do not directly pertain to issues pending or to be brought forward for consideration by the Vail Town Council.

Respondents:

 

Scott McBride

John Rediker

Brian Sipes

Jonathan Staufer

 

Colorado Statewide Measures:

Colorado 2023 Voter Blue Book

 

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Town Council Election Issues:

Part 6 :

October 15, 2023

HUB Sites and Renovation of Dobson Arena:

 

 

Important decisions affecting the renovation of Dobson Arena are pending before the Vail Town Council.

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Town Council Election Issues:

Parts 4 and 5

October 14, 2023

Recalibrating the Town of Vail Budget to meet changing realities.

Should the Town and community accept lining the north side of I-70 with similar versions of the Residences-at Main-Vail high-rise?

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Vail Public Housing and Open Space Town Council Election Issues:

Part Three – Community Design and Planning.

 

October 5, 2023

 

 

 Will future high-rise community housing repeat

   the design flaws as the Residence at Main Vail?.

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Vail Public Housing and Open Space Town Council Election Issues:

Part Two: Community Housing Policy:

October 4, 2023

 

Stair-Stepped Design of Middle Creek Affordable Housing Project – Vail, Colorado

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Vail Public Housing and Open Space Town Council Election Issues:

Part One: Open Space Preservation:

October 3, 2023

Vail Town Hall – Town Council Election – Radicalism or hold the course.

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$17.5 million price tag to save the sheep habitat

TOV has committed $12.5 million.

Where will the additional $5 million come from?

Big donors and smaller contributions needed.

September 25, 2023

 

Vail bighorn sheep in their Booth Height habitat, acquired for $17.5 million.

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Vail Town Council Election: Water Supply - Part 3 0f 3

September 1, 2023

 

 

Bolts Lake and portions of Battle Mountain development area.

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Vail Town Council Election Issues: Water Supply – Part 2 of 3.

August 31, 2023

 

                             

 View east of the upper Eagle River valley from Edwards to Eagle-Vail beyond Avon

 

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Vail Town Council Election Issues: Water Supply – Part 1 of 3.

August 30, 2023

 

 

Upper Eagle River Water and Sanitation District service area.

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Vail Town Council Electioneering underway.

August 10, 2023

 

Circulation of council candidate petitions is underway, ending on August 28th.

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Working to Make Vail Better – Part 2

July 17, 2023

 

Gore Valley Wildlife Habitat  - Vail is a city designed to coexist with nature.

 

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Working to Make Vail Better  - Part 1

July 17, 2023

 

 

Court grants condemnation. The character of Booth Heights open space and wildlife habitat

may not change.

 

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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Monday, July 17, 2023

1:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Saving Time

 

Vail Public Library – Community Room

292 West Meadow Drive

 AGENDA 

Convene and Overview

Pamela Stenmark, President

President’s Message

Reports:   

Jim Lamont, Executive Director

Discussion:

Working to Make Vail Better

Pamela Stenmark, President

                                     Adjournment:

Pamela Stenmark, President

 

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Another Assault on Vail Village Open Space?

May  25, 2023

 

Unauthorized work that could deny access to privately owned open space designated for public use at 366 Hanson Ranch Road.

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Colorado Legislature Considering Mandatory Upzoning of

Single-Family Zoning

April 4, 2023

 

Half of Vail’s land designated for development is zoned for single family residences.

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Does Vail Need a Multi-Million Dollar Retractable Bollard System?

 March 21, 2023

TOV goal for controlling access of cars and trucks via a multi-million-dollar system of retractable bollards.

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Bringing  a Decades-Long Vision of a Pedestrian Village to Reality

 March 20, 2023

 

Monday, 9:27 a.m., February, 20, 2023 President’s Day

A fleet of electric carts has replaced most of the delivery truck traffic in the heart of Vail Village.

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Affordable Housing Issues

Will the Design of Timber Ridge II and West Middle Creek  Be More of the Same?

Can Vail Build its Way Out of its Worker Crisis?

Should There Be a Regional Housing Authority?

 March 2, 2023

 

Rendering of Residences at Main Vail; will there be more like this?

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TOV Victory in Moffet Lawsuit

 

February 21, 2023

 

 

Greg Moffet has served multiple terms on the Vail Town Council while being a vendor to the Town via his TIGA advertising company that placed ads on the Town of Vail buses.

 

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Town to Take Up Awarding a Contract for the Remodel of the Dobson Ice Arena and to Consider the Installation of Bollards in the Town.

FFebruary 20, 2023

TOV work began on the Dobson Arena in the early 1970’s with completion in 1979.

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Meeting Notice: Bollard System Planned For Vail Village and Lionshead.

February  17, 2022

Proposed Retractable Bollard System for Vail Village.

 

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An Election is Coming

February 16, 2022

 

Vail Town Council Election – A watershed of change in Town Hall.

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Is Another Booth Heights Extension About to Take Place?

 

January 16, 2023

 

 

 

In jeopardy again?

 

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Vail Council will hear the Evergreen Hotel appeal

on the 3rd of January.

 

December 29, 2022

 

 

View of proposed Evergreen Building from South Frontage Road. 

Hospital  office structure with helipad on the left.

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VHA Action Notice:

 

Proposed Evergreen Hotel Redevelopment:

Neighborhood Concerns

December 6, 2022

 

 

TOV Civic HUB site (orange); proposed Evergreen Hotel (blue); Vail Health medical campus (yellow);

Middle Creek Open Space/Workforce Housing (Green).

 

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VHA Background Report:

Is Another Renaissance In the Offing?

http://vailhome.wwwaz1-ss106.a2hosted.com/VHATOVVisioningPlanFinal118122.pdf

 

One Proposal for a New Town Center – Civic Hub Plan

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VHA Background Report

Sustaining Vail’s Regional Environmental Resources

October 28, 2022

Scenic wildlands near Vail.

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2023 Vail Town Council election – Changing Perspectives.

October 10, 2022

Wildlife fencing has begun in West Vail.  When completed, it will help prevent animals from being struck along  I-70 in Vail.

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2023 Vail Town Council election - Four seats open

September 19, 2022

Vail Town Hall, Town Council 2023 Election – The clock is ticking.

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East Vail Booth Heights Sheep Habitat

Link to full notice:

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The Town Gets a New Manager

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A PR Ploy From VR?

 August 29, 2022

InIncoming Vail Town Manager, Russ Forrest

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Town Council  Booth Height DRB appeal Meeting Notice:

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The VHA members and Invited Guests discussed issues re: cultural art center, recreation center, wildfire/landscape conservation and preservation, Evergreen Lodge, DRB and neighborhood compatibility issues, West Meadow Drive traffic, tourism containment, ethics and election issues.

Zoom:

 

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New STR Regulations—Just Barely—What they Accomplish

And

Another Conflict of Interest

 

June 28, 2022

Entrance to Vail Town Hall

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                 Is There Overcrowding on Vail Mountain? There

June 20, 2022

Morning crowd at Gondola One February 12, 2022.

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Sustainability:  Lessons from the Past

June 6, 2022

It’s time to change and sustain – South Frontage Road at Lionshead – circa 1970’s

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The Sad Reality of Vail’s Affordable Employee Housing

May 31, 2022

The TOV’s condemnation of Booth Heights for wildlife habitat is one way to stop the bickering.

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EverVail and Timber Ridge Workforce Housing Projects:

May 9, 2022

Master Planned EverVail workforce housing.

Revised 051022

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EverVail Master Plan:

Re-envisioned

May 1, 2022

EverVail Conceptual Urban Design Plan - Circa 2008

EverVail urban design can be modified to transition from tourism to long-stay residential.

Light Tan roofs are workforce housing, darker roofs are mixed commercial and short or long-stay residential.

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 TOV Booth Heights May 3rd Meeting Notice:

April 30, 2022

TOV considers condemnation of Booth Heights site to preserve Bighorn Sheep habitat.

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VHA Development Notice:

Evergreen Lodge Redevelopment

April 27, 2022

Proposed redevelopment of Evergreen Lodge (center) located west of Vail Health campus

on West Meadow Drive.

 

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 VHA Court Ruling Notice:

TOV Condominium Occupancy Limitations

April 23, 2022

Village Inn Plaza Phase 5  

Limitation on TOV’s Terms of Condominium Residential Occupancy decided by Colorado Supreme Court.

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VHA Notice:

TOV Community Meeting

Commercial and Residential Sustainability

April 19, 2022

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Booth Heights Project Reignites Controversy

April 19, 2022

Bighorn sheep prime habitat in East Vail may remain off limits for housing development.

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Are Vail’s Trees Again in Danger? 

March 28, 2022

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Proposed New Zoning for Gore Creek

February 21, 2022

Covered Bridge, 1:00 pm  Monday February 21, 2022

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It’s Time for Vail Resorts to Step Up

February 9, 2022

9:36 am Tuesday, February 8, 2022

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How Are the Winds Blowing?

 January 31, 2022

Vail Lionshead Noon 01/30/22

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If Everything is Epic, Nothing is Epic

 January 17, 2022

Gore Creek Drive 1:55 pm, January 16, 2022

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The 3-Minute Rule

January 6, 2022

Vail Village - 2:15pm, Wednesday, January 5, 2022

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Sustainable Tourism 

S Vail continuing to decline in skier approval ratings.

January 4, 2022

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TOV/DRB Equal Treatment Controversy 

Village Row & Townhouses

December 27, 2021

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Letters to Vail

Vail’s First Mail-in Ballot Election

December 27, 2021

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Letters to Vail

Vail Town Council Faces Challenges:

Demographic shifts bring more retirees and cyber commuters to Vail

December 9, 2021

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Vail Homeowners Association Reports:

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VHA TOV Town Council Election Series:

 

 

Vail Town Hall, Town Council Election – Who’s in, who’s out?

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Report #6

VIt’s Time to Vote

     October 8, 2021

 

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Report #5

Vote NO on Sales Tax Increase

September 27, 2021

 

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Report #4

The Environment, Open Space and Aesthetics

September 20, 2021

 

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Report #3 

Vail's Instrastructure

September 13, 2021

 

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Report #2

Vail’s Future

September 7, 2021

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Report #1

Conflict of Interest Issues

August 30, 2021

 

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Overview Election Report

Taking Stock as Election Season Nears

Are Vail Values Being Lost?

New Studies

New Proposed Tax Increases

August  23, 2021

 

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Sterile architectural and landscape design of the TOV’s Vail Residence

project located at the main entrance to Vail.

CALL TO ACTION

Extremely Important Town Council Public Hearing.

6 pm, Tuesday, August 3, 2021

 The TOV Town Council has resumed in-person meetings. 

 

This is an important public hearing concerning the potential overturning by the Town Council of a rejection by the Design Review Board of the architectural character of the Town of Vail’s proposed Residence at Main Vail.  The DRB says that the design of the project does not present an image compatible with the main tourism access to the Vail Town Center.   

 

In-person appearance at the Town Council meeting is an important statement of your concern about how the Town of Vail is conducting its resident housing program in a manner that is undermining the design standards of the community.   Double standards for Town owned projects are a threat to the aesthetic principles embraced and highly valued by the community.  

VHA Letter to Town of Vail Town Council.

Send letters of concern to the Vail Town Council .

 

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 AGENDA

Annual Membership MEETING

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Saving Time

Vail Public Library – Community Room

292 West Meadow Drive

Parking available in the Lionshead Transportation Center

Convene and Overview:  Dr. Gail Ellis, President

President’s 2021 Message

VHA Report:  Jim Lamont, Executive Director

Required bylaw and administrative compliance matters to date have been completed.

Reports:

Town of Vail

Scott Robson – Vail Town Manager

Issues confronting Vail, near and longer term.

 Matt Gennett – Director of Community Development

Proposed West Vail Master Plan

 Members Questions:  Dr. Gail Ellis, President

 Adjournment

Pandemic Guidance: Those desiring to take enhanced precautions or who are non-vaccinated are

“highly recommended” to wear a mask.

Seating Limited - Please RSVP -  vha@vail.net

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DRB Says “No” to Another Unsightly Building

A Tax Hike Proposal is Looming

July 14, 2021

 

 

Large crowds, over the past few weeks, make it appear that Vail has bounced back from the effects of the pandemic.

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The Implications of the Moffet Lawsuit

Is the Town Heading for Another Eyesore Building?

West Vail Master Plan

West Vail Marriott Residence Inn

Town Switches to Mail-In Ballots

June 9, 2021

 

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Is More Open Space on the Chopping Block?

More on Amplified Sound

March 29, 2021

      Cascade Apartments proposed by Treeline for a open space zoned tennis court site adjacent to Donovan Park.

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Town Rejects Calls for More Protection as Middle Creek Housing Moves Ahead

Is It Time to Revisit the Town’s Lift Tax Rate?

Is It Time to Revisit Frontage Road Parking?

Infrastructure Improvements

More Amplified Sound?

Is Private Property to be “Taken” for Gore Creek Protection?

March 17, 2021

 

Construction of Vail Health South Frontage Road Improvements to proceed soon.

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Town of Vail/Triumph Contract

What Will the New Housing Project Look Like?

Condemnation of Booth Heights Possible

The Town’s Relationship with Vail Resorts

Overuse of Executive Sessions

Open Lands Plan Contemplates DOS Designation for Donavan Park Middle Bench

February 27. 2001

 

Lot 3 Concept Design

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Report on February 2d Vail Town Council Meeting

Town Council Secretly Decides It Will Not Condemn the Booth Heights Property

Town Council Approves Pre-Development Agreement

Despite Citizens Objections: Promises to Include Citizens Concerns in Final Agreement

 February 5, 2021

 

         Booth Heights – Near East Vail Interchange.         Middle Creek, Lot 3 – Near the Main Vail Interchange.

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February 1, 2021

 

 The following is correspondence between the Vail Homeowners Association and the Town of Vail Town Council with respect to the February 2nd meeting regarding the potential abandonment of efforts to preserve the Booth Heights open space as a wildlife sanctuary for bighorn sheep.

 

See correspondence.

 

 

Bighorn Sheep herd occupies the site, as its primary winter habitat, the ownership of the plans to develop the site are in dispute.

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January30, 2021

IMPORTANT UPDATE NO. II

Faced with Litigation Threats From VR, the TOV Has Amended the Pre-Development Agreement with Triumph to Open Up the Possibility that Booth Heights Will Be Constructed in the Near Future.

 

Critical Town Council Meeting, February 2d

 

Bighorn Sheep herd occupies the site, as its primary winter habitat, the ownership of the plans to develop the site are in dispute. 

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IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Booth Heights and the Middle Creek, Lot 3 Housing Project

Vail Resorts To Build At Booth Heights

 and Threatens Legal Action

January 26, 2021Ja

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                                     Booth Heigths                                 Middle Creek, Lot 3

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SPECIAL VHA REPORT:

Booth Heights and the Middle Creek, Lot 3 Housing Project

January 11, 2021

 

Middle Creek, Lot (3), former site of the Children’s Garden of Learning Center to be redeveloped as a work force housing project of 144 beds.

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CV19 Effects, Environmental, Open Space and Wildlife Issues

December 21, 2020

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A Christmas season dawns in Vail Village.

 

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Open Space Trustees Decline to Act on Donavan Park

Time For A Sustainability Reset?

November 16, 2020

 

Is Vail being oversold?

 

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Vail Goes To Mandatory Outdoor Masks

Donovan Park Hearing Set

Sustainability Headwinds

 

November 5, 2020

 

Vail Doing Battle with CV19.

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Updates

The November Ballot Issue

The Importance of I-70 Wildlife Crossings

 

October 5, 2020

 

 

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COVID Impacts

Code of Conduct & Conflicts of Interest

I-70 Noise

The November Ballot Issue

Frontage Road Improvements

September 18, 2020

New South Frontage Road Entrances for Vail Health Campus, the Evergreen Hotel

 and Town of Vail Municipal Complex.

 

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The Winter Ski Season

Another Effort to Change the TOV Noise Limits

A November Ballot Issue

 

September 4, 2020

 

Vail Town Council Chamber, the public forum where the future of the Vail Community is being shaped during the CV pandemic.

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The Booth Heights MOU

Donovan Park Middle Bench

Update on the Bighorn Sheep

A Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interests

Short-Term Rentals

August 12, 2020

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Preamble to Booth Heights Draft MOU between the TOV, Vail Resorts and Triumph Development.

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The Booth Heights MOU
A Wildlife Master Plan
Stopping the COVID-19 Spread
VHA Annual Meeting

July 24, 2020

 

BBighorn Sheep herd occupies, as its primary winter habitat, all of the site that is being claimed by housing developers.

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CALL TO ACTION
Extremely Important Town Council Public Hearings, July 21 & August 4
On these dates there will be important public hearings concerning protection of the bighorn sheep and preservation of TOV open space. Both meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and while COVID-19 rules will be in place, you will be able to appear before the Council and make your views and opinions known. This is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT because the Council does respond to public input.

 

 

VHA Editor’s Note - 07/16/20.  Based on the record as it existed at the time, we incorrectly identified the Vail Local Housing Authority as the proponent of the Alternative Housing Sites Initiative.  Since then we have learned that the Initiative is the work product of the Town Council.  That was not apparent earlier since the Town Council’s work was done in executive session.

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PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF

COVID-19 IN VAIL

VHA REQUESTS “DESIGNATED OPEN

SPACE” STATUS FOR DONAVAN PARK

THE BOOTH HEIGHTS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR SHEEP PROTECTION

JULY 7, 2020

Bridge Street Crawl, July 4th – Social distancing difficult, masks are not, youthful oblivion.

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Preventing the Spread of COVID-19

VHA Annual Meeting

June 24, 2020

 

Vail crowds returning but without social distancing

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WHERE WE ARE

Vail Reopening:

Proposed VailPoint Rezoning Fails:

Bighorn Sheep Update:

A NFive-Year Strategic Action Plan For     Housing That Puts Donavan Park Back In Play:

June 12, 2020

Tourism is returning to Vail Village - Monitor Gore Creek Drive Live Webcam for compliance with CV-19 guidelines.

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VAIL STRONG

A Five Point Plan to Reopen Vail

The Predicament of the Bighorn Sheep

April 17, 2020

Revised 04/23/20

Update /24/20

 

Gore Creek Drive 8 p.m. 04/16/20

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Why Where We Are Now

Why Is There Still No Conflict of Interest Provision?

April 10, 2020

 

Gore Creek Drive 6:07 p.m., April 8, 2020.

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A Plea for Help

Senior Resources

April 4, 2020

 

TOV Webcam:  Gore Creek Drive 11:37am  April 3, 2020

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The Coronavirus Crisis

A Conflicts of Interest Law Is Still Needed

March 31, 2020

 

Vail Public Access TV CH 5 providing live coverage linking officials with each other and the public, enabling governmental interface with the public.

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Updates On:

VailPoint Proposed Rezoning

Conflicts of Interest?

March 16, 2020

 

Proposed Avanti Lodge.

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Update on the In-Door Sports Facility

Does Vail Have an Adequate Conflict of Interest Law? 

March 1, 2020

 

A typical tennis/pickleball court enclosure.

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Update on the Bighorn Sheep

A New In-Door Sports Facility?

February 11, 2020

 

Endangered East Vail Big Horn Sheep Habitat.

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The New Town Government

New Jeopardy for the Bighorn Sheep?

An Agenda for Going Forward

Mail Balloting

And

Getting Involved

 

December 2, 2019

 

 

The Bighorn sheep recently gathered on Frontage Road

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A New Town Manager

The Booth Heights Appeals

and

The Town Council Election

 

October 11, 2019

 

Vail Town Council in session.

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Booth Heights

TOV Appeal

Correspondence.

 

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A Word of Truth
What’s Next for the Sheep
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

 

 

Vail's Bighorn Sheep Await Their Destiny.

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The Plight of the Bighorn Sheep
Election Updates

September 9, 2019
September 9, 2019

 

The Sheep Get Squeezed

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The Fourth PEC Meeting Results

and

What Is Needed To Save The Sheep

 

August 17, 2019

 

 

East Vail Big Horn Sheep Herd fate remains unknown.

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Updates On
The East Vail Booth Heights Housing Project
The Secret Golf Course Housing Project

August 1, 2019

 

 

Is this the future of East Vail?

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VVHA Annual Membership Meeting Notice:

VHA Annual Membership Meeting is scheduled for 3 pm on Monday, July 15, 2019, in the Vail Town Hall.

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Updates On:
East Vail Booth Heights Housing Project
Avanti Lodge Proposed Rezoning
Golf Course Housing Project
July 11, 2019

 

 

Proposed Avanti Lodge – 366 Hanson Ranch Road – Developer: VailPoint LLC.

Contesting Open Space Covenant Protections

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Update On The East Vail Housing Project

Plans To Convert Part Of Golf Course To Housing

Voters Say “No” To Housing Tax Increase

Civic Center Update

TOV Elections

June 30, 2019

 

Will this be the site of the next employee housing development?

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Dčjá Vu Again II—The East Vail Housing Project Is Back

June 7, 2019

 Is the end of the road near for the Bighorn sheep?

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VHA Action Notice:

June 4, 2019

Citizens to Protect Our Wildlife

Letter to Colorado Govenor - Re: Saving Big Horn Sheep at proposed East Vail Employee Housing Project

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Lessons From History

Promises Kept and Unintended Consequences

and

The Need For More Transparency

April 2, 2019

 

Wildlife migration corridor negotiated by local officials in the early 1970’s will be blocked

by the EVH project and will be lost forever.

 

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Saving the Sheep—For Now

Open Land Challenges

The Push for Unlimited Densities in Lionshead

March 23, 2019

 

 

East Vail Big Horn Sheep Herd receive temporary reprieve by a 4-3 vote of the Vail Town Council.

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EVH Deal Needs Voter Oversight

Call to Action II 

March 18, 2019

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 The “New” East Vail Housing Deal.

Call to Action

March 13, 2019

 

 

Site of the proposed East Vail housing project.

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Are New Taxes on the Horizon?

Will There Be a New “Civic Area” in Vail’s Future?

February 27, 2019

 

 

The New Solar Vail Apartments Where the TOV Bought $4.2 Million of Deed Restrictions

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VHA Report

Can the Bighorn Sheep be Saved?

February 25, 2019

 

The East Vail Bighorn Sheep herd grazing on the hillside. 

Does the Vail community care enough to save them from development?

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VHA Report

The East Vail Housing Project and the

Push for Unlimited Densities in Lionshead

February 7, 2019

 

 

The EVH site that is slated for a massive housing development.

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Annual Membership MEETING

Thursday, December 27, 2017

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

75 South Frontage Road West

Town of Vail Municipal Building

Town Council Conference Room

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VHA Report

Big Changes Coming to Vail

The East Vail Housing Project

Expansion at Golden Peak

December 20, 2018

 

Approximate view of Golden Peak once construction of proposed race course and lift to the summit is completed.

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VHA Report

DRB Under Scrutiny

November 5, 2018

 

 

Former home of Vail founder Peter Seibert in the

Vail Village 7th Filing,

to be demolished and replaced, neighbors protest design.

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VHA Report Part 2

Vail’s Racing to Where?

October 22, 2018

 

Vail’s trees – An environmental asset or looming fire hazard?

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VHA Report Part 1

Vail’s Racing to Where?

October 14, 2018

 

 

Vail Stage, Colorado Classic Pro Cycling Tour - Hours long traffic closures

attracted fewer spectators to the race.

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VHA Report #2

Proposed Rezoning of Publicly Accessible Covenant Protected Open Space Land.

August 17, 2018

 

 

The Kindel fence a barrier to Vail’s covenant protect publicly accessible open space.

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VHA Report

Proposed Rezoning of Publicly Accessible Covenant Protected Open Space Land.

August 2, 2018

 

Illustrated in lemon yellow are portions of Tract E and Lot D-1 covenant protected publicly accessible open space that were recently acquired by VailPoint, owner of the adjacent Kindel lot, through a claim of adverse possession and are proposed to be rezoned from Agriculture/Open Space to Public Accommodation.  Rust colored area was being considered to be sold to VailPoint by Vail Resorts, but the TOV rejected the proposal in 2017. ______________________________

VHA Report

Katsos/Vail Trail Mountain Bike Trail Extension

July 31, 2018

 

Katsos Ranch Open Space and the Vail Trail – Preserving a portion of the Gore Valley as it was before Vail.

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VHA 2018 Visioning Report

Ever Vail - Back On The Agenda

May 15, 2018

 

The Ever Vail Master Plan – Vail’s Fourth Portal

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VHA 2018 Visioning Report

Aging in Vail - Parts 1 & 2

March 31, 2018

 

Accessibility is important to Vail’s ability to accommodate seniors

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VHA 2018 Visioning Report

February 2018

 

Are Vail's open spaces and wildlife habitat still worth protecting?

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

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VHA 2017 Annual Report:

The Vail Experience: Looking Ahead

SDecember 27, 2017

 

Vail Town Hall decked out for the holidays.

 

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VHA Annual Membership Meeting

4:00 pm, Wednesday, December 27, 2917

Vail Town Council Chambers

75 South Frontage Road West

View video of meeting:

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Town of Vail: 2017 Town Council Election

VHVA

VHA Candidate Interviews:

 

Access: VHA List of Questions here:

 

 

Access dialogue Link to each candidate:

Bart Longworth   -  81

Brian Rodine  -  151

* Dave Chapin  - 646  4 year term, Elected Mayor

Ed Padilla - 158

*Greg Moffet  -  405, 2 year term

*Jenn Bruno -  528 - 4 year term, Elected Mayor Pro Tem

*Mark Gordon  -  332

Rodney Johnson  -  354

Taylor Strickland  -  115

Travis Coggin  - 420, 4 year term

 

*Served prior terms.

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VHA Report

An Electon is Coming

SSeptember 26, 2017

 

Vail Town Council Public Hearing

Vail Resorts East Vail Interchange rezoning

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VHA Report

Vail Resorts' Housing Proposal -

Environmental Issues.

August 29, 2017

 

The last wildlife habitat in the Town of Vail.

Is this open space about to be sacrificed for the sake of housing?

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VHA Report

What Vail Reports Giveth With One Hand,

It taketh Away With the Other.

August 14, 2017

 

Vail Mountain To Go Green.

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VHA Report

Is Vail's Financial Furture Secure?

August 9, 2017

 

Where are the crowds going next?

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VHA Report

What is Vail Planning II?

July 6,  2017

 

Vail sits in harmony with the surrounding landscape--will more density change that perspective?

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VHA Report

VHAWhat is Vail Planning?

June 21, 2017

 

KaKatsos Ranch Open Space purchased by the Town of Vail in the mid-1970.

 

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VHA Report

Vail Parking and Housing Update

May 9, 2017

 

Proposed $10.5 million Red Sandstone School/Town of Vail 160 car Parking Structure - Could it work?

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VHA Action Notice

Update on Golden Peak Proposal

April 10, 2017

Existing view of Golden Peak - note cut to the summit, made in the 1960’s, for a lift that was never built

Approximate view of Golden Peak once construction of proposed race course and lift to the summit is completed.

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VHA Action Notice

Significant Changes Proposed for Golden Peak 

April 2, 2017

Signature Golden Peak view to be significantly altered by construction of race course and lift.   Area outlined in red is to be impacted by removal of a major part of the large aspen grove for a new race course from existing runs to near the summit.

 

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VHA Report

Vail’s New Renaissance

What We Know and What It Means

March 24, 2017

 

The Lion Under Construction Last July - the End and Beginning of Another Vail Renaissance

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VHA Report

VVail Parking/Transportation Needs: Gridlock at Every Turn

February 17, 2017

 Linked version available to members.

 

 

The I70 Bjornson Plan – A Framework for the Future:

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VHA Annual Membership Meeting

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Thursday, December 29, 2016

Vail Town Council Chambers

Agenda:

 

View Meeting Video:

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VHA 2016 Annual Report

December 29. 2016

 

Winter Holiday Season Lighting - Main Vail Roundabout

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VHA Report

The Slippery Slope of Fiddling with Vail’s Open Spaces

Kicking the Parking Can Down the Road

November 22, 2016

 Linked version available to members.

Tract E Recreational Open Space Tract, a portion of which may be sold to a developer by VRI.

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VHA Report

Vail Affordable Housing ---Where Art Thou?

October  3,  2016

       Linked version available to members.

   Lion’s Ridge affordable rental housing project which replaces one-half of the Timber Ridge complex.

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VHA Report

Vail' Next Fifty ?

September  9,  2016

       Linked version available to members.

Can Vail sustain more high density growth?  Upsized proposal for the redevelopment of Roost Lodge Site in West Vail.

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VHA Report

Is Vail A Sustaintable Community?

August, 2016

Linked version available to members.

Vail’s crowd friendly business model is good for some but not all.

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VHA Report

Vail's Frontage Roads - Public Safety At Risk

July, 2016

Linked version available to members.

LLLin

Public parking and pedestrian usage of the Frontage Road is increasing along with the risks of tragic accidents.

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VHA After KAABOO Report

June 30, 2016

Linked version available to members.

Morning in Mayor's Park

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VHA KAABOO Report

May 15, 2016

R

Vail's 4th of July Crowd; what KAABOO proposes for an entire long weekend every year.

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VHA Visioning Vail Report:

Is Vail Being Oversold?

March 3, 2016

 

Sunday, 3PM, Martin Luther King Weekend, South Frontage Road

At Donovan Park

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VHA Annual Membership Meeting

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Vail Town Council Chambers

 

Link to Meeting Video on Internet:

 

Comcast Channel 5 replay schedule:

12/31 - 8 a.m.

1/1 - 6:30 p.m.

1/3 - 12 p.m.

1/7 - 6:20 p.m.

 

AGENDA

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Vail Town Council Chambers

75 South Frontage Road West

 

Convene and Overview:  Dr. Gail Ellis, President

 Introduction of Guests:  Dr. Gail Ellis, President

VHA Reports:  Jim Lamont, Executive Director

 

Visioning Vail – Where Do We Go From Here?

 

 Reports:

 

 Harry Frampton

Founding Partner and Chairman of East West Partners

Principle - Slifer, Smith and Frampton Real Estate

Chairman of the Board - Vail Valley Foundation

 

Vail Resorts Inc.

Chris Jarnot 

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Vail Mountain

Elizabeth Howe

Senior Director of Mountain Operations

 

Town of Vail

Dave Chapin, Mayor

 

Members Questions:  Dr. Gail Ellis, President

 

Adjournment

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VHA Annual Report

December 29, 2015

 

 

Town Council Attention Needed - Guests Experience Traffic Congestion:

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VHA Visioning Vail Report:

Need Public Investment

December 29, 2015

 

Vail Town Council candidates electioneering - The Town;s election process and code of ethics needs updating. 

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Incoming Vail Town Council getting down to work.

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Town of Vail Town Council Election

October 22 - November 3, 2015

 

Election Returns:

OVERSEAS AND ACTIVE MILITARY BALLOTS WILL BE COLLECTED THROUGH NOVEMBER 11.

* Four Year Term

** Two Year Term

 

Town of Vail

 

No. of Votes

 

No. of Votes

 

TOTAL VOTES

Name of Candidate

 

at the poll

 

absentee

 

 

Kim Langmaid*

 

372

 

255

 

627

Jen Mason*

 

314

 

149

 

463

Kevin R. Foley*

 

306

 

134

 

440

Dick Cleveland**

 

247

 

163

 

410

Ludwig "Ludi" Kurz

 

233

 

173

 

406

Dorothy "Doe" Browning

 

175

 

113

 

288

Mark Christie

 

155

 

104

 

259

 

Election Calendar:

 

2015 VHA Online Candidate Election Forum:

The Vail Homeowners Association gives Vail Town Council and Mayoral candidates the opportunity to provide written answers “in their own words” to questions gathered from the community.  Each candidate's answers are posted, in the order that they are received, for the public to view on the Association’s website. 

2015 VHA Election Forum Questions:

 

Council Candidate Responses:

 

Dorothy "Doe" Browning - Questionnaire complete 101215

 Personal interview conducted 102315

 

Mark Christie - Questionnaire complete 100815

Personal interview conducted 101515

 

Dick Cleveland - Questionnaire complete 101815

Partial personal interview conducted 101315

 

Kevin Foley - Questionnaire completed 101215

Personal interview 101315

 

Ludwig Kurz -Questionnaire completed 10/19/15

Personal interview conducted 102715

 

 Kim Langmaid - Questionnaire complete 101515

Partial personal interview conducted 100515

 

 Jennifer "Jen" Mason - Questionnaire complete 102615

Personal Interview conducted 101915

 

Mayoral Candidate Responses:

 

Three Undeclared Potential  Mayoral Candidates Interviewed 

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VHA Visioning Vail Report:

Governance Issues

September 11, 2015

 

 

Vail Town Councl Chamber - Empty Seats Available

 

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VHA Visioning Vail Report:

Vail's Parking Problem Intensfies Raises Question of Transparency and Public Investment Priorities.  

September 1, 2015

 

Vail's Frontage Road Parking - Dangerous and Unsightly

 

Correspondence:

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Visioning Vail - Guiding the Local Economy:

The Role of Government

August 20, 2015

 

Construction Begins on VVMC West Wing - In the Background, the Evergreen Hotel Awaits Redevelopment Approval

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Visioning Vail - The Vail Community:

Are We on the Right Track?

August 7, 2015

 

Vailiens on Parade

 

Correspondence:

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Visioning Vail - Addressing the Parking Problem

July 24, 2015

 

The Vail Lion Bulding Under Construction in Lionshead

 

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Vail Post 2015

Enhancing the Vail Experience

The Road Ahead

July 4, 2015

 

 

Visioning Vail - Where Do We Go From Here?

 

Response to VHA Questions:

 

Joe McHugh

Roger Brown

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VHA:  Is Another Vail Building Boom In the Offing?

June 8 2015

 

 

Mayor's Park in Spring Bloom

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VHA:  Rebalancing Vail's Quality of Life Report

April 25, 2015

 

Area of Golden Peak on which 75 acres of race training is to be developed.

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Proposed VVMC West Wing Expansion Underway

March 3, 2015

 

 

VVMC West Wing Expansion Underway - VHA Recommends Changes to Master Plan to Preserve Neighborhood's Character

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VHA Simba Run Soundwall Survey Election Report

February 13, 2015

 

Plan for Simba Run Underpass Proposal, with sound walls, which was narrowly defeated in the recent sound wall survey election.

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VHA Vail Post 2015 - The Road Ahead

January 13, 2015

 

 

Rebalancing the Vail Experience

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VHA Simba Run Underpass Proposal and Protective Sound Barriers Report 

01/02/15

 

Proposed Simba Run Underpass viewed from above Simba Run Condo Complex looking southwest toward Cascade Village.

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VHA Annual Membership Meeting:

4 p.m. - 6 p.m., Monday, December 29, 2014

Town Council Chambers

Vail Town Hall

75 South Frontage Road West

 

Access Video of Meeting

AGENDA 

Convene and Overview:  Dr. Gail Ellis, President

 Introduction of Guests:  Dr. Gail Ellis, President

Reports:  Jim Lamont, Executive Director

Vail Post 2015 – The Road Ahead

Rebalancing the Vail Experience 

Reports:

 

Vail Valley Foundation

Ceil Folz

President, Vail Valley Foundation

 

Vail Resorts

Rob Katz

Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

 

Chris Jarnot 

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Vail Mountain

 

Town of Vail

Andy Daly

Mayor

 

Members Participation:  Dr. Gail Ellis, President 

Adjournment

VHA 2014 Annual Report 

December 18, 2014

 

 

Crutching West Meadow Drive - Millions rest on the healing touch of the Vail Valley Medical Center Master Plan.

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VHA Advisory Report

Simba Run Underpass and Sound Barrier Wall

 

Proposed Simba Run Underpass viewed from above Simba Run Condo Complex looking southwest toward Cascade Village.

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VHA Advisory Report

December 16, 2014

 

Potential Game-Changing Land Exchange between the Evergreen Hotel and the Vail Valley Medical Center

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VHA Advisory Report

November 21, 2014

 

 

Close up of flight path shows impact upon some of the many surrounding properties along the South Frontage Road from proposed VVMC Helipad.

 

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Vail Election

August 3,  2014

 

 

Ford Family Pavilion at Ford Park - Vail

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 VHA Public Meeting Notice:

VVMC/TOV - PEC July 14th Master Plan Hearing

June 27, 2014

Meeting rescheduled from July 14 to August 25th.

Should be expected to be rescheduled again untl either

September 8th or 22nd.

VVMC/TOV Master Planning Area Map

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Voter Registration Information for

Vail Local Governments

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Vail Recreation District

Election Information:

 

Election Results:

VRD Candidates Responses to VHA questions:

Application for Absentee Ballot: (fillable .pdf)

The Application for Absentee Ballot with "handwritten" signature can be returned as a fax (970-479-2197) or as a scanned email send to AHeredia@vailrec.com  or send by U.S. mail to: VRD - April Heredia, 700 S. Frontage Rd East Vail, CO 81657

It may take up to 20 days to receive a ballot.  Return the voted ballot by 7:00 pm on election day, May 6th.

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Eagle River Water & Sanitation District

Election Information:

Officers Selected:

Election Results:

ERWSD Candidates Responses to VHA questions:

 

A Mail-in Ballot will be sent to all eligible voters in the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District election.  Ballots should have arrived to voters by April 26th.  If not, access www.erwsd.org for a Request for Mail Ballot form or contact Leslie Isom, 970-477-5443, lisom@erwsd.org

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All  voted VRD absentee ballots and ERWSD Mail-in ballots must be returned by no later than 7:00 pm on Election Day.

 

.To be eligible to vote in the VRD and ERWSD elections you must be:

Registered to vote in Colorado and either

Reside within the district for at least 22 days or

Own taxable real or personal property within the district or be obligated to pay taxes under a contract to purchase taxable property within the district, or your spouse or civil union partner must own taxable real or personal property within the VRD.  The taxable property must be owned under your individual(s) name(s), not a business, corporation, trust, partnership or LLC.

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April 12, 2014 Newsletter

 

Update 4/25/14

 

Gore Creek was officially designated as an "impaired stream" in 2012

 

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March 28, 2014 Newsletter

 

Lionshead's Strate Vail condominium project to break ground in April

 

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March 17, 2014 Newsletter

 

January Powder Day Backup at Chair 37

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March 5, 2014 Newsletter

 

 

The Vail Golf Course - area where outdoor commercial events are proposed to occur

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February 2, 2014

Eagle River Water and Sanitation District

Notice for May 6, 2014 Election

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February 18, 2014

Vail Recreation District

Notice for May 6, 2014 Election

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VHA Annual Membership Meeting:

4 p.m. - 6 p.m., Monday, December 30, 2013

Town Council Chambers

Vail Town Hall

75 South Frontage Road West

 

Vail Daily Coverage

 Channel 5 Video Coverage

 

Meeting will be live streamed and archived on Public Access Channel 5.

Television delayed cablecast will occur on Comcast Public Access Channel 5; schedule to be announced.

 

AGENDA

 

Convene and Overview:  Dr. Gail Galvin Ellis, President

 Introduction of Guests:  Dr. Gail Galvin Ellis, President

Reports:  Jim Lamont, Executive Director

 

Vail's Shifting Economic Emphasis

 

Reports:

 

Town of Vail

Mayor Andy Daly

 

Vail Resorts

Chris Jarnot - Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Vail Mountain

 

Rob Katz - CEO and Chairman

 

Guest Moderator - Resource Participants:

James Ellis, Dean of the Marshall School of Business

University of Southern California

 

Members Questions:  Dr. Gail Galvin Ellis, President

 

Adjournment

 

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December 6, 2013 Newsletter

 

 

What has Changed? - 1970's South Frontage Road at Lionshead

 

Letters:

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Town of Vail 2013 Town Council Election

Make a difference - Vote

 

 

TOV 2013 - Election Calendar:

 

2013 VHA Candidate Election Forum:

The Vail Homeowners Association gives Vail Town Council candidates the opportunity to provide written answers “in their own words” to questions gathered from members of the community.  Each candidate's answers are posted, in the order that they are received, for the public to view on the Association’s website. 

See links to prior VHA Candidate Election Forums:

2011 VHA  Candidate Election Forum

2009 VHA  Candidate Election Forum

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October 15, 2013 Election Forum Newsletter

 

The Town of Vail has changed procedures. Don't loose your seat at the table!

 Make sure you can vote in the important upcoming Town Council election.

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October 25, 2013 Newsletter

 

Changing of the season for the Aspens and the Vail Town Council

Letters:

Rob Ford 10/23/13

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October 18, 2013 Newsletter

 

Morning Rush Hour for Delivery and Trash Trucks on Upper Bridge Street
- Concerned Citizen Photo

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October 7, 2013 Newsletter

 

...... Storm Clouds over Vail's Exuberance.

 

Letters:

Joe McHugh

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September 28, 2013 Newsletter

 

TOV construction begins on the relocation and downsizing of the 18th Green.
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August 10, 2013 Newsletter  

 

VVMC Master Planning and Potential Zoning Changes  

 

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July 19, 2013 VHA Newsletter

 

Vail Summer Crowds Increasing Too Much?

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June 27, 2013 VHA Newsletter

 

Winter's All About the Snow, Summer's All About the Show.

 

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June 3, 2013 VHA Advisory Notice

JJ

Local Government Steamrolls the Golf Course Neighborhood and Golfers.

.pdf

 

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April 1, 2013 VHA Newsletter

Reconstructed 03/27/24

Eyeing Redevelopment of the Golden Goose - Vail Village

 

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February 28, 2013 VHA Newsletter

 

Eagle County Airport Hitting Turbulence?

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February 20, 2013 VHA Newsletter

 

Vail Road traffkc backs up entering the Main Vail Roundabout during high winter season.   Wll it work for the next 50 years?

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February 12, 2013 VHA Newsletter

 

Vail's Pulis Ranch Open Space and Golf  Course

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VHA Annual Membership Meeting:

4 p.m. - 6 p.m., Thursday, December 27, 2012

Town Council Chambers

Vail Town Hall

75 South Frontage Road West

 

View Video of VHA Annual Membership  Meeting

 

Comcast Channel 5

Cablecast Schedule of VHA Membership Meeting

1/5 - 6:30 pm

1/10 - 6:00 pm

1/11 - TBD late morning or early afternoon

1/12 - 6:30 pm

     AGENDA 

 

            Convene and Overview:  Dr. Gail Galvin Ellis, President

            Introduction of Guests:  Dr. Gail Galvin Ellis, President

             Reports:  Jim Lamont, Executive Director

 

         Presentations: 

 

         Overview: The first 50 years  

            Rod Slifer, Former Mayor and Vail Founder   

 

          Vail in the Next 50 Years

 

         Town of Vail

         Mayor Andy Daly

 
         Vail Resorts

              Chris Jarnot, Senior Vice President

           and Chief Operatng Officer of Vail Mountain

 

                    Eagle River Water and Sanitation District

                 Linn Brooks, General Manager

          Guest Speaker

               James Ellis, Dean of the Marshall School of Business

               The University of Southern California
 
               Members Questions:
 Dr. Gail Galvin Ellis, President

 

          Adjournment

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December 14, 2012 VHA Newsletter

 

Vail Village Gondola Returns

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October 3, 2012 VHA Newsletter

 

Hiking and walking, Vail's most popular summer activity, more is needed to improve the quality and safety of the experience.

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August 6, 2012 VHA Newsletter

 

Vail Jazz Festival adds dimension to the diverse summer cultural experience throughout Vail.

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June 26, 2012 VHA Newsletter

 

 

Summer Season begins - TEVA enthusiasts crowd Vail Village/Meadow Drive

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March  23,  2012 VHA Newsletter

 

 

Vail Renaissance - Success Brings Excess

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January 29, 2012 VHA Newsletter

 

Ford Amphitheater awaits a new summer season.

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Vail Homeowners Association Annual Membership Meeting

Town Council Chambers

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Thursday, December 29, 2011

75 South Frontage Road West

AGENDA

 Convene and Overview:  Gail Ellis, President

Introduction of Guests:  Gail Ellis, President

Reports:  Jim Lamont, Executive Director

 Visioning Vail 2015 and Beyond

Town of Vail:
Mayor Andy Daly, Town Council 

Vail Valley Foundation:

           2015  World Alpine Ski Championships, Ford Park Improvements, Winter Olympic 2022

Ceil Folz - President
 
Vail Resorts:

C            Chris Jarnot - Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Vail Mountain

          Adam Sutner, Director of Sales & Marketing - Vail Mountain

Rob Katz - CEO and Chairman

 Guest SpeakerTaking Vail Global – Two Years On 

James Ellis, Dean of the Marshall School of Business

The University of Southern California
 
 Members Questions: 
Gail Ellis, President

 Adjournment

Annual Meeting Reports:

Mission Compliance Review 2011

Meeting Media Reports:

More details are revealed about Vail's new gondola - Vail Daily 12/30/11

Homeowners group hears about 2015 Championships - Vail Daily 12/31/11

What's the best way forward for Vail - Vail Daily 12/31/11

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December 15, 2011 VHA Newsletter and Annual Report

 

Vail's Holiday Greeting - Gorsuch's on Bridge Street

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Vail Town Council 2011 Election

 

Spending Conference Center Fund Vote:  Yes: 801,  No: 122

Town Council Candidates:

Andy Daily,*  644  - 4 year term

Margaret Rogers,* 573 - 4 year term

Ludwig Kurz, 429 - 4 year term

Greg Moffet, 429 - 2 year term

Farrow Hitt,  354

Stephen Connolly,  208

Rayla Kundolf,  165

* incumbent

 

 

Candidate Election Forum

 Town Council Candidates " In their own words" Responses to VHA Questions and Issues

Updated 10/25/2011  8:00 pm

 

Video:

Vail Candidate Forum

(search: Vail Candidate Forum)

 

VHA 2011 Election Report

 

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Robert W. Galvin

1922 - 2011

It is with great regret that the Vail Homeowners Association informs our membership and the Vail community on the passing of our founding President, Robert W. Galvin. 

 

Bob Galvin was responsible for the founding of the Vail Homeowners Association in 1991.  He served as its President for its first decade. 

 

His legacy can be seen in the emergence of the Vail Renaissance, which his extraordinary vision of Vail’s future helped inspire and nurture.  Bob dearly loved the Vail community, its wonderful mountain and the people who collaborate to make it what it has and will become.  

 

Our heart felt condolences to his wife Mary and family. 

 

10/13/2011

 

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October 12, 2011 VHA Homeowners Newsletter

TTown of Vail Election Issue:

 

Clock steadily ticking towards Vail's economic recovery – more polish needed

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August 31, 2011 VHA Homeowners Newsletter

 Is Vail’s bullish tourism market ready for a double dip recession?

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July 29, 2011 VHA Homeowners Newsletter

Vail July 4th Parade Float

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June 30, 2011 VHA Homeowners Newsletter

TEVA Kayaker - Vail Summer Season headed upstream.

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April 30, 2011 Homeowners Newsletter

Vail Skier - Showy spring plumage reflects the buoyant success of the winter ski season.

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MarchMarch 29, 2011 Homeowners Newsletter

Vail: Avoiding the Economic Desert - Which Way to Turn?

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March 5, 2011 Homeowners Newsletter

Vail's Deepening Snow - Pointing the Way to Prosperity.

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January 2011 Homeowners Newsletter

Vail's Bear Market No Longer on Thin Ice?

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Vail Homeowners Association Annual Membership Meeting

Town Council Chambers

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Wednesday, December 29, 2010

75 South Frontage Road West

AGENDA

 

See VHA Annual Meeting Video

Under Community Production Tab:

 

Convene and Overview:  Gail Ellis, President

Introduction of Guests:  Gail Ellis, President

Reports:  Jim Lamont, Executive Director

Secretary's Report

2009 Annual Meeting Minutes

Treasurer's Report

Executive Director Mission, Goals and Compliance Report

2010 Annual Report

 

Fulfilling the Promise of the Vail Renaissance

 

Reports:


Town of Vail
Andy Daly, Town Council 

Stan Zemler, Town Manager

 

Vail Valley Foundation

2015 World Alpine Ski Championships & Proposed Ford Park Improvements

Harry Frampton, Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
Vail Resorts
 
Adam Sutner, Director of Sales & Marketing - Vail 

Alex Iskenderian, COO & Senior Vice President, Vail Resorts Development Company

 

Vail Valley Jet Center

Eagle County Airport International Terminal Proposal

Paul Gordon, President

 

Guest Speaker Taking Vail Global – One Year On 

James Ellis, Dean of the Marshall School of Business

The University of Southern California
  

Members Questions:  Gail Ellis, President

 

Adjournment

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2010 VHA Annual Meeting Press Coverage:

Cashing in on Vail's renaissance - Vail Daily 12/30/2010

Vail looks to the world - Vail Daily Editorial 12/29/10

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December 2010 Homeowners Newsletter Annual Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learning to Live With Vail’s Bear Market

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November 2010 Homeowners Newsletter

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Success in the winter ahead will take more than good snow.

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September/October  2010 Homeowners Newsletter

Guarded optimism in the last days of a fading summer

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August 2010 Homeowners Newsletter

Beijing dances in Vail - Message in the medium

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July 2010 Homeowners Newsletter

Lionshead Storefront: Better Value or Bigger Sale?

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June 2010 Homeowners Newsletter

Summer season opens - Teva Mountain Games come to town.

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May 2010 Homeowners Newsletter

Peaceful in May

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April 2010 Homeowners Newsletter

 A glorious spring day in the Vail Alps

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March 2010 Homeowners Newsletter

  Vail’s developments reaching the pinnacle of completion - steeplejacks at Ritz Carlton

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February 2010 Homeowners Newsletter

Vail’s Snow Bear market, has it reached the bottom or will it continue to slide?


January 2010 Homeowners Newsletter

Vail Plaza Lodge Hotel Tower, to some is an ungainly symbol of Vail's recent expansion.


 

2009 VHA Annual Membership Meeting

4:00 pm, Tuesday, December 29th

Council Chamber

Vail Town Hall

75 South Frontage Road West 

 

Convene: Alan Kosloff, President

President's Message

 

Introduction of Incoming VHA President: 

Dr. Gail G. Ellis, Psy.D

 

Reports: Jim Lamont, Executive Director

Secretary's Report

2008 Minutes Annual Membership Meeting

Treasurer's Report

Annual Report 2009

2009 Mission & Goals Compliance Report

 

Introduction of Guests:  Alan Kosloff, President

 

New Economic Realities

Reports:


Town of Vail
Dick Cleveland, Mayor

Stan Zemler, Town Manager
 
Vail Resorts

See Powerpoint Presentation for Summary
Chris Jarnot, Senior VP Mountain Operations
Adam Sutner, Director of Sales & Marketing

Tom Miller, VRDC - Director of Development

Kristin Kenney Williams, Director of Mountain Public Affairs

 

Guest Speaker: Taking Vail Global  

See Powerpoint Presentation for Summary

James Ellis, Dean of the Marshall School of Business

The University of Southern California
 
 Members Questions:
Alan Kosloff, President

Adjournment: 


December 2009 Homeowners Newsletter

 

Vail Holiday Shopping: The Survival Test

November 2009 Homeowners Newsletter

Golden Peak’s new fan driven quieter snow making generators.

 


 

Vail Town Council 2009 Election

Candidate Election Forum

 Town Council Candidates " In their own words" Responses to VHA Questions and Issues

Updated 11/10/2009 3:26 pm

 

View Streaming Video

Vail Homeowners/Vail Daily /Vail Public Access Channel 5

Candidates Night - 10/21/2009

 


 

October 2009 Vail Town Council Election Edition -  Vail Homeowners Newsletter

What lies around the next curve for Vail?

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September 2009 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

Is Vail's Murky Crystal Ball Clearing?

 

August 2009 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USFS slurry bomber makes a drop on the West Vail

Stephen’s Park Fire             

July 2009 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

 

Vail political satirist Packy Walker offers a 4th of July quickie fix for economic woes.                        

 

June 2009 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

Vail Teva Games - Kayak competition benefits from new high tech underwater bladder dam.

 

May 2009 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

Whither the Vail economic lion?

April  2009 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

View west along East Meadow Drive of proposed future development, on right , of Vail Village Transportation Center landscaped open space southern berms.

 

February 2009 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

AA heavy weight hangs over the direction of Vail’s future development.

 

January 2009 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

Vail's luxury shopping and development under stress in the new economic realities.  

 


 

Annual 2008 Report

published December 29, 2008

 


 

December 2008 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

Vail's Winter Bear Market - Gorsuch Lighting Display

 

 

 

November 2008 Newsletter

 

Vail Resort's Snowmaking - Vail Mountain

 Free Copy:

 

October 2008 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

The Vail Economy - Financial Warning Flags are Flying

 

 

Vail Electioneering in the Main Vail Roundabout  - Go right, to go left

 

September 2008 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

 

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Vail Mountain School artificial turf proposed for Ford Park

 

July 2008 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

 

Vail Municipal Parking Lot - TOV parking codes and plans need better foresight.

June 2008 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

 

Aspen Regeneration and Fire Break Clear-Cut Above Spraddle Creek Subdivision

May 2008 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

 

Stair-Stepped Design of Middle Creek Affordable Housing Project – Vail, Colorado

April 2008 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

 

Frontage Road Parking at Lionshead Parking Structure

March 2008 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

 

Gridlock closes I-70

 

February 2008 Vail Homeowners Newsletter

 

Construction boom reigns over Vail.