Community members interested in taking part in a virtual workshop on the commercial area component of the West Vail Master Plan are invited to register in advance for one of two 90-minute discussions to be held on Thursday, Feb. 11. The sessions, one at 2 p.m. and repeated at 5:30 p.m., will be used to explore ideas presented by the planning team to reimagine and transform West Vail’s commercial area. During the workshop, attendees will review goals to provide housing in the commercial...
The Vail Town Council is seeking public comment on a pre-development agreement between the town and Triumph Development in pursuit of its Alternate Housing Sites Initiative. The draft agreement has been reviewed by the Town Council and prepared in the form of a resolution which will be considered for adoption by the Town Council at its Jan. 19 evening meeting.
It was a year like no other. Hit hard by the onset of the deadly pandemic, much of 2020 was spent addressing the health, emotional and economic needs of the community with the development of programs and assistance guided by the Town Council, staff and various working groups. All the while, the delivery of municipal services continued in various iterations, including virtual building inspections, online civic engagement activities and remote board and commission meetings to keep...
Vail Mayor Dave Chapin takes time to offer thanks during these most difficult times.
Most Town of Vail municipal offices will be closed for in-person and virtual services on Friday, Dec. 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday and will reopen Monday, Dec. 28. A similar closure will occur the following week during the New Year’s holiday with most offices closed Friday, Jan. 1, and reopening Monday, Jan. 4. Customers of the parking sales office are being reminded to plan ahead and take care of any last-minute parking business in advance of the closures. Please call...
New for the 2020 annual employee housing compliance, the Town of Vail Housing Department listened to feedback and created an online sworn compliance statement and compliance form.
Vail’s emergency order that had limited the size of private gatherings to a single household has ended as of Dec. 15. In allowing the order to sunset, Vail Town Council members said the emergency action had done its job in creating awareness and keeping the number of COVID-19 cases down during the Thanksgiving holiday.
Beth Slifer will be honored for her longstanding role in leading the Vail Local Marketing District Advisory Council during Tuesday’s Vail Town Council meeting. Slifer will be recognized with a Mayoral Proclamation in appreciation of her long tenure as chairperson of the VLMDAC. After serving for more than 20 years, she will be stepping down upon completion of her latest term.
Nominations for the 2021 Vail Trailblazer Award are being accepted by the Vail Town Clerk’s Office through Dec. 15. The award is presented annually by the Vail Town Council to recognize an individual, couple or team that exemplifies the spirit and fortitude in making Vail a great community through one or more actions that make a lasting impact.
The Vail Town Council has unanimously extended to Dec. 15 the Town Manager’s Executive Order that limits the size of private gatherings to a single household. This applies to all private homes, short-term rentals, hotels, and restaurant and bar seating. By passing Emergency Ordinance No. 23, Series of 2020 at its Dec. 1 meeting, provisions set forth in the ordinance are more restrictive than the current private gathering limitation of 2 households and 10 individuals set by the...