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Steamboat Springs school board hears staff‑housing plan after survey finds many employees heavily rent‑burdened
Summary
Superintendent Celine Wicks presented staff survey results showing high rent burdens and outlined a proposed 21‑unit rental project with 20 garages; the board asked for detailed pricing and a work plan before a contract is finalized.
Superintendent Celine Wicks briefed the Steamboat Springs School Board on Nov. 3 on a staff‑affordable housing effort intended to retain and recruit district employees, presenting survey results and a preliminary development plan. Wicks said close to 70% of staff respondents indicated they would be interested in renting if units were affordable.
"Forty point four percent who responded spend 40 to 49% of their take‑home pay on rent," Wicks said, adding that 28.8% reported spending 50% or more. She described a proposed 21‑unit…
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