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Commissioners conditionally approve major base-area changes
In an article in the Summit Daily News, August 13, 2008, Bob Berwin reports that the Summit County Commissioners approved a plan to resdistribute about 420 units of previously approved unbuilt density at Copper Mountain, focusing development in the core of the resort.
Copper officials said the redevelopment will breathe new life into the resort's base area by building a critical mass of beds and commercial activity with the addition of new residential units and a condo-hotel on the site of the Chapel parking lot. This is a scaled-down version of several previously denied proposals.
According to Gary Rodgers, president and CEO of Copper Mountain, "the sequencing of any development is yet to be determined" explaining that the resort and county still have to nail down the details of the conditions attached to the development approval.
"It's been a long road to get here," Rogers continued. "It's our goal to now move forward and work with all stakeholders on the execution of this plan over the coming years."
Overall, the development will provide significant public benefits, and the amendment falls within the guidelines of existing county regulations. Those benefits include new trail connections, stream restorations and donations to the Chapel Foundation and the Summit Housing Authority.
