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School board considers selling Whistler parcel, advances 22-unit Sleeping Giant staff-housing proposal
Summary
Board members signaled openness to selling a 9.2-acre Whistler parcel to the city for park use and discussed a staff-affordable-housing plan with developer Rural Homes for 22 units (district to buy 10); key hurdles include water access, entitlements and about $5 million district share.
The Steamboat Springs School Board on Aug. 11 discussed selling a 9.2-acre district parcel in Whistler and reviewed a staff-affordable-housing proposal for the Sleeping Giant area that administrators said could deliver 22 townhouse-style units.
Board President Katie Lee told members the district and city had discussed a possible sale of the Whistler parcel, and that district staff recommend selling the property. "We would love to sell this to the city to keep that as a park," Lee said, while stressing the conversations were preliminary and the process could take years.
On staff housing, the district reported an April RFP produced four responses and a nine-member review committee recommended Rural Homes (led by Paul Major) as the…
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