After hours of testimony, applicant withdraws Raceway Fund LLC redevelopment application

Jul 22, 2026

A multi-hour combined hearing on the Raceway Fund LLC proposal (large-scale expansion of the Woody Creek racetrack) produced dozens of speakers for and against the project, detailed staff findings recommending denial under the county's nonconforming-use rules, and ended with the applicant requesting—and the board accepting—withdrawal so the proposal can be reworked.

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Pitkin County staff recommended denying the Raceway Fund LLC request to expand and materially change the legal nonconforming Woody Creek racetrack, and after a multi-hour hearing that drew dozens of in-person speakers on both sides, the applicant asked to withdraw the combined application. The board voted to accept the withdrawal.

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