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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado: Residents of a small Colorado city are at opposition with city officials concerning Steamboat 700, a proposed development that would annex 508 acres to the area.[1]
Steamboat 700, according to its website, is a culmination of over 10 years of planning by Steamboat Springs in the West of Steamboat Springs Area Plan (WSSAP) and three years of planning by Steamboat 700 LLC.[2] Residents have the right to challenge most Steamboat Springs City Council ordinances by gathering petition signatures and taking them to voters.
Under Steamboat’s Home Rule Charter, petitioners must have signatures of at least 20 percent of the total voters registered in the previous municipal election. Yet only 10 percent is needed under state law.
City residents will vote in November on a change in the city’s threshold to match the state level. Public votes on Steamboat 700 wouldn’t be possible until the City Council approved annexation.
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