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Vol. 21, No. 252
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S t e a m b o at s p r i n g s
A natural for blues Guitarist Michael Charles brings act to Old Town Pub on Thursday Page 6
S t e a m b o at S p r i n g s
Slopeside Grill sold Homeowner Bill Banks confirms he is the new owner of restaurant Page 11
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Ken Constantine describes a petition available to be signed at his west Steamboat Springs business, Elk River Guns. Ken’s wife, Cindy Constantine, is part of a committee known as Let’s Vote, which is organizing the petition drive. In addition to canvassing the city with its petition, the committee also has made one available at Elk River Guns, 1320 Dream Island Plaza, during regular business hours.
Petition drive begins
Committee collecting signatures to put Steamboat 700 to vote Brandon Gee
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
It looks as if the Steamboat Springs City Council — regardless of the outcome of the Nov. 3 election — will put Steamboat 700 to a citywide vote rather than repeal the annexation if petitioners gather enough signatures to trigger the city’s ref-
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Tuesday night’s Cash 5 numbers: 1-2-3-15-23 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.
erendum process. Steamboat Springs residents Omar Campbell, Greg Rawlings, Terry Armstrong, Tim Rowse and Cindy Constantine have formed a committee known as Let’s Vote to lead a petition drive to send the Steamboat 700 annexation to a public vote. The committee filed an affidavit with the city at 9 a.m. Tuesday and began
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collecting signatures afterward. Steamboat 700 is a 487acre annexation approved by the Steamboat Springs City Council last week in a 4-3 vote. It proposes about 2,000 homes and 380,000 square feet of commercial space just west of the current city limits. As of 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Steamboat 700 Principal and Project Manager Danny Mulcahy had
not returned a call seeking comment. Committee members were limited in their responses to questions Tuesday. Constantine, the group’s chairwoman, said the committee simply wants to ask residents, “Would you like the opportunity to vote on the recent decision made by City See Petition, back page
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