Monthly Archives: December 2013

Mark Udall, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the committee's vote today to pass legislation he championed to help Summit County support local businesses and jobs through expanded workforce housing. The Lake Hill Administrative Site Affordable Housing Act would convey 40 acres of federal administrative land from the U.S. Forest Service Dillon Ranger District to Summit County and allow the county to build more affordable, workforce housing.

Thanks to legislation Mark Udall introduced and shepherded through Congress, the U.S. Forest Service this week completed a critical land swap with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District in Boulder County. Udall heralded this victory for the approximately 500 households the fire district safeguards west of Boulder, calling it emblematic of how Congress can strengthen Colorado communities' abilities to fight wildfires and protect lives.

DENVER - December 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced nearly $63 million to the State of Colorado to help communities recover from severe storms in September that produced devastating floods and mudslides. The recovery funds are provided through HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program to support long-term disaster recovery efforts in areas with the greatest extent of 'unmet need,' primarily in Boulder, Weld and Larimer Counties.