“Everybody knows we cannot mess this up, kill it with too much process, too many costs; that is just not an option. If possible, we don’t want to be the reason (our own affordable housing project) doesn’t happen.” -John Cattles, Assistant County Manager, Gunnison County Many factors imperil a housing Read more
Colorado SB20-213 Attempts to address myriad issues in a Housing bill Twelve hours of hearings on Colorado Senate Bill 23-213 on April 6th included testimony from more than 25 leaders from across NWCCOG territory. For our constituents’, recommended edits are being coordinated by Colorado Association of Ski Towns (CAST) with Read more
MANAGER INSIGHTS #1: A Case for Public Entities Housing Their Own Asked by NWCCOG “in one word what is your top internal challenge?” The municipal and county managers interviewed across the NWCCOG region in early 2023 replied— 14 — Staffing/ Recruitment/ Retention/ Turnover/Fit or 7 — Capacity/ Bandwidth/ Demand, or Read more