housing

Dolores trustees are considering wildfire building standards and have approved water project financing and a downtown rezoning.

Hotter days can strain household budgets and public-health systems. Here’s what Montezuma County residents should know about cooling access, electric bills and local heat response.

As outside investors buy up mobile home parks, a coalition of local residents, nonprofits, governments and private donors are rallying together to inform state laws and regional strategies to preserve these communities as affordable housing.

Dolores trustees voted to let an early-stage housing and commercial development concept move forward after residents raised concerns about traffic, parking, building height and neighborhood impacts.

The measure would connect local efforts and require the state to map out a broader strategy for preventing and reducing homelessness — something advocates have called on for years.

Home sales in Montezuma County are slowing this spring, giving buyers more negotiating power as high costs continue to limit affordability.

Rebecca Busic, a candidate for Montezuma County commissioner, discusses housing, childcare, economic development, and county budget challenges in an interview with KSJD.

Cortez city council candidate Travis Shepherd says improving transparency and addressing affordable housing will be priorities if elected.

The $120 million real estate sale has been shrouded in confidentiality, but Kaya Williams has insights into what might happen next to the 3,700-acre property in Old Snowmass. She broke news of the sale for Aspen Journalism and the Aspen Daily News on Dec. 17.

Veterans Community Project Longmont provides housing and supportive services for veterans and their families experiencing housing insecurity. The village of 26 tiny homes was completed in June 2025.