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🌱 How will Eagle County’s new land use rules change future development?
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In today's newsletter:
- How will Eagle County’s new land use rules change future development?
- How much wolf damage money has Eagle County already received?
- Will state budget cuts stall Eagle County’s already-scarce affordable housing?
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- Friday: Snow, 1-3"; windy, chilly, with a high of 42 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 52, low: 19.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 64 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Eagle County is rewriting its land use code. Here's what that means for you (aspentimes.com) — Eagle County is overhauling its 20-year-old land use code, a change that will shape how development, redevelopment, and affordable housing work in unincorporated areas like EagleVail and the Eagle Valley. New zone districts, clearer review procedures, and built-in affordable housing rules are expected, with adoption targeted for mid-July. Residents are encouraged to weigh in now through meetings, email, and the county’s online platform. 
• Lawmakers pass a note to Polis: Stop spending tax money on new wolves (coloradosun.com) — Eagle County ranchers are among those already receiving state compensation for livestock losses tied to Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program, and lawmakers now want future wolf releases funded only by private gifts and grants, not general tax dollars. The state budget footnote isn’t legally binding, but it signals growing bipartisan resistance to spending general fund money on more wolves while ranchers in Eagle and neighboring counties face ongoing impacts.
• Budget cuts will make building affordable homes in Colorado's mountains even harder, housing advocates say (vaildaily.com) — Affordable housing projects serving workers in Eagle County, including Stratton Flats in Gypsum and Timber Ridge in Vail, could face new headwinds as lawmakers move to cut $130 million from voter-approved Proposition 123 funds. Developers and Habitat for Humanity warn the shift will likely mean fewer new units in high-cost mountain communities, even as home prices in Eagle County top $2 million.
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Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting
Singletree Community Center , 1010 Berry Creek Rd , Edwards
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Drop-In Volleyball
Mountain Recreation Gypsum Rec Center , 52 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
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Baby Story Time
Gypsum Public Library , 47 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
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Plant a Pizza Garden
Gypsum Public Library , 47 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
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Family Story Time
Gypsum Public Library , 47 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
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Coffee With and Advocate
Bookworm of Edwards , 295 Main St , Edwards
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Gypsum Library Book Club
Gypsum Public Library , 47 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
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Upcycled Clothing Crafts
Gypsum Public Library , 47 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
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Epoxy Art at the Gypsum Library
Gypsum Public Library , 47 Lundgren Blvd , Gypsum
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Love You Forever Peer Support Group
Colorado Mountain College Vail Valley , 150 Miller Ranch Rd , Edwards
6:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Gypsum
- New coffee shop with good vibes opens in Avon (vaildaily.com)
- Live music, ski parties, kids karaoke and acrobatics this weekend in the Vail Valley (vaildaily.com)
- How Colorado's Peaks Prepared the Artemis II Astronauts for Their Lunar Mission (snowbrains.com)
Avon
- Avon council approves amendments to plans for Village (at Avon) development (vaildaily.com)
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