Affordable Housing Project Updates

The Steamboat Springs School District RE-2 (District) is soliciting Statements of Interest, Qualifications and Proposals from qualified firms to provide Owner’s Representative Services to assist the District in the pre-development work and pre-construction work for new affordable employee housing. Prospective respondents (Respondents) are advised to read this information carefully prior to submitting a proposal. 

The District is moving into a contract with the City of Steamboat Springs for the 9.2-acre Whistler property at a purchase price of $3.6 million.

At the October 6 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Celine Wicks and Director of Finance and Operations Stephanie Juneau provided updates on two connected efforts — the potential sale of the district-owned Whistler Park property and the ongoing development of the district’s 22-unit staff housing project. Together, these initiatives aim to help ensure that teachers and staff can afford to live and work in Steamboat Springs.

Superintendent Dr. Celine Wicks and Director of Finance and Operations Stephanie Juneau led a continued discussion about the district’s planned 22-unit housing project. A key decision discussed during Monday's meeting was whether to keep all the units as rentals, sell some as deed-restricted homes, or pursue a combination of both.

Superintendent Dr. Celine Wicks provided an update on staff affordable housing at the September 8 Board of Education meeting. She presented a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Rural Homes, which the Board approved moving forward. This MOU outlines the framework for a potential housing project on district-owned land near Sleeping Giant School.