Yampa Valley Construction Trades Association

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The Yampa Valley Construction Trades Association has been and is your best voice for addressing new public policy such as licensing, fees, building permits, planning issues, State or Federal Issues, OSHA compliance, site drainage, Highway Department regulation and more.

We are a proactive group addressing issues at the onset rather than jumping in later. We believe we should contribute to civic groups that pertain to our business such as Habitat for Humanity and trade scholarships.

A list of the board members is found below. Feel free to call or email anyone on the list to voice your opinions or concerns.

Current Issues
Application for Membership
Meetings
Board Members

Current Issues

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This section updates the community on current issues and items of concern.

Construction Use Tax

The City of Steamboat Springs will begin auditing construction use tax starting June 2, 2008. For more information, please call the City Finance Department at (970) 871-8233 or 871-8247.

The YVCTA has met with several members of the Finance Department and discussions are ongoing to resolve various concerns the YVCTA had with the audit process.

Public Works Department

The YVCTA is very pleased to report Philo Shelton with the Public Works Department attended our June 18th meeting. Many issues were discussed. To learn more, please contact a Board Member.

Green Building Program

Several YVCTA members have volunteered and participated on the City of Steamboat Springs' Green Building Technical Advisory Committee. Colorado mandated smaller towns and communities must adopt an energy code. Last fall a panel was created to discuss the issue and prepare a recommendation.

The participants have reviewed national and local building codes and found none met the specific needs of Stemaboat Springs. So a new code and a new points system has been created. This points system is ready for public review and comment. Please see the links below for more details.

Affordable Housing Forum Series

The Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association, the Steamboat Springs Board of REALTORS and the City of Steamboat Springs offer an informative forum series from March 28th to July 26th on one of the community's hottest topics: Affordable Housing. Please see the link below for all the details and call 875-7000 to register, as seating is limited.

Community Market Demands Study

The Yampa Valley Housing Authority in conjunction with the City of Steamboat Springs, the Routt County Board of Commissioners, the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association and the Routt County Economic Development Cooperative believe it is critical to complete a local demand analysis to ensure the workforce housing needs are identified. To learn more, please view the link below.

2008 Scholarship Recipients

The Yampa Valley Construction Trades Association is very pleased to provide scholarships to graduating youth persuing an education in the construction trades. The 2008 Scholarships were awarded to:

Brad Parrott of Hayden
Rebecca Laszewski of Steamboat Springs
Ann Kuczkowski of Steamboat Springs

We wish each of these individuals great success in their college studies!

Documents/Forms:
Steamboat Green Building Booklet
Green Building Checklist
Colorado Green Codes Overview Flyer
Colorado Green Training Dates
Affordable Housing Forum Series Flyer
Market Demands Analysis Questionnaire

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Application for Membership

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All businesses and individuals associated with the construction industry are urged to join our organization to have your voices heard!

Please be sure to include an email address as we would like to use email as much as possible to conserve paper and postage.

Documents/Forms:
Membership Application

Meetings

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Meetings for General Membership are held on an annual basis.

Meetings for the Board of Directors are held on a monthly basis, the third Wednesday of each month. Meetings are at 7:00 PM at First National Bank of Steamboat Springs Conference room.

Occasionally, the Board will arrange for special guests to attend or otherwise useful information will be presented during one of these meetings and the Board will encourage membership to attend. Members are notified via email of the agenda so they can decide their participation level.

The Board understands and appreciates your busy schedule.

For input into the Board Meetings, please contact one of the above Board Members.

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Board Members

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YAMPA VALLEY CONSTRUCTION TRADES BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PHONE AND EMAIL LIST

For input into the Board Meetings, please contact one of the following Board Members.

Bob Weiss, Weiss, Van Scoyk & Associates bweiss@wvsc.com 879-6053

David Baldinger, Jr., Steamboat Village Brokers, dbaldinger@steamboatvillagebrokers.com 879-7800

Ed McArthur, Native Excavating,edmac@springsips.com 879-6231 or 870-4217

Joyce Hartless, Secretary, Colorado Group Realty, joyce@mybrokers.com 291-9289

Julie Hagenbuch, J.K. Wall Designers, Ltd. info@walldesigners.com 879-4675

John Shively, Shively Construction, shivelyco@springsips.com 879-5656

Katie Kiefer, West Elevation Architects Inc., kiefer@westelev.com 879-7026

Mark Halvorson, Snow Country Construction, scci@springsips.com 879-3311

Steve Cavanagh, Cavanagh Inc., cavanagh@springsips.com 871-9910

Tom Fox, Fox Construction Inc., tom@fox-construction.com 879-7529

January diTrani, Strukturetek Inc., january@structuretek.com 871-9244

Brian Kelley BTK Surveying Inc., btksurvey@mindspring.com 879-0045

Yampa Valley Construction Trades Association
PO Box 882744
Steamboat Springs, CO 80488