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STEAMBOAT TODAY Wednesday, January 28, 2009 | 17 parcels of conserved and public land, stretching to Service Creek to the southeast and comprising more than 3,000 acres. “This really is an exceptional addition to our preserved lands,” Commissioner Diane Mitsch Bush said. She took pains to ensure the structure of the transfer would allow the 365 acres of agricul- tural land to remain in pro- duction. Directing her gaze at Adams during Tuesday’s hear- ing, she asked, “The water rights will remain with the property in perpetuity?” He nodded his head in the affirmative. The deal, which could close by March, according to attorney Bob Weiss representing Alpine Mountain Ranch, gives the developers the ability to con- vert 20 conditional lots already recorded on the subdivision plat, to sellable lots. That would add to 43 lots currently marketed by Alpine Mountain Ranch at prices in the range of $1.5 million, effec- tively adding about $30 million in saleable lots to the overall project. However, the developers sent a signal through Weiss that they are not in a hurry to devel- op the 20 additional lots and begin marketing them. They asked the commissioners for an extended period of time to begin building new roads and extending water lines to them. The commissioners voted to give Alpine Mountain Ranch 15 years from the date the new plat is recorded to com- plete the subdivision. When construction does commence, developers would be required to post a bond sufficient to restore the land should the work be abandoned in mid- process. Adams thanked Assistant Planning Director Ellen Hoj and County Attorney John Merrill for their work on the project. — To reach Tom Ross, call 871-4205 or e-mail [email protected] Land continued from 13 Deal would make conditional lots sellable LOCAL best for Moffat County. The county owns the hospital facility. The commission also retains the final decision on the building’s purchaser. Its members said finances and community benefit would factor into the decision. For instance, a commercial developer may be able to offer more money for the property than another buyer that would use the building for medical ser- vices. In that case, the commission would weigh whether the additional money would benefit the community more than additional medical personnel. In either case, the county wants to get the ball rolling, and TMH officials agree. The county asked TMH to prepare a list of annual utility costs for the building and hire a company to do a hazardous mate- rials test. The hospital paid about $2,000 for Steamboat Springs- based Northwest Colorado Con- sultants to conduct the test, which hasn’t been completed. Hospital continued from 14 Steamboat consultants hired for TMH test ��

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STEAMBOAT TODAY Wednesday, January 28, 2009 | 17

parcels of conserved and public land, stretching to Service Creek to the southeast and comprising more than 3,000 acres.

“This really is an exceptional addition to our preserved lands,” Commissioner Diane Mitsch Bush said.

She took pains to ensure the structure of the transfer would allow the 365 acres of agricul-tural land to remain in pro-duction. Directing her gaze at Adams during Tuesday’s hear-ing, she asked, “The water rights will remain with the property in perpetuity?”

He nodded his head in the affirmative.

The deal, which could close by March, according to attor-ney Bob Weiss representing Alpine Mountain Ranch, gives the developers the ability to con-vert 20 conditional lots already recorded on the subdivision plat, to sellable lots.

That would add to 43 lots currently marketed by Alpine Mountain Ranch at prices in the range of $1.5 million, effec-tively adding about $30 million in saleable lots to the overall project.

However, the developers sent a signal through Weiss that they are not in a hurry to devel-op the 20 additional lots and begin marketing them. They asked the commissioners for

an extended period of time to begin building new roads and extending water lines to them.

The commissioners voted to give Alpine Mountain Ranch 15 years from the date the new plat is recorded to com-plete the subdivision. When construction does commence, developers would be required to post a bond sufficient to restore the land should the work be abandoned in mid-process.

Adams thanked Assistant Planning Director Ellen Hoj and County Attorney John Merrill for their work on the project.

— To reach Tom Ross, call 871-4205 or e-mail [email protected]

Land continued from 13

Deal would make conditional lots sellableLOCAL

best for Moffat County.The county owns the hospital

facility.The commission also retains

the final decision on the build-ing’s purchaser. Its members said finances and community benefit would factor into the decision.

For instance, a commercial developer may be able to offer more money for the property than another buyer that would use the building for medical ser-vices. In that case, the commis-sion would weigh whether the additional money would benefit the community more than addi-tional medical personnel.

In either case, the county

wants to get the ball rolling, and TMH officials agree.

The county asked TMH to prepare a list of annual utility costs for the building and hire a company to do a hazardous mate-rials test. The hospital paid about $2,000 for Steamboat Springs-based Northwest Colorado Con-sultants to conduct the test, which hasn’t been completed.

Hospital continued from 14

Steamboat consultants hired for TMH test

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