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Ford Park Improvements

  • 2 March 2015
The next phase of improvements to Ford Park begins this week. This includes work on the park’s lower bench area with the construction of a new restroom near the playground, improvements to the playground, an extension of the water main and installation of concrete pavers on Betty Ford Way to the Manor Vail covered bridge. The cost of the project is approximately $1.3 million and is funded from the Real Estate Transfer Tax fund. The contractor is RA Nelson of Avon.
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Gore Valley Trail Improvements - Vail Library

  • 2 March 2015
The Town of Vail is seeking a qualified contractor to construct improvements to the Gore Valley Trail recreation path between Lionshead Village and West Meadow Drive, near the Vail Library.  The work generally includes the installation of two pedestrian bridges, stream bank stabilization work, site grading, paving, electrical and landscaping.
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Statewide Assistance for Championships

  • 2 March 2015
When the announcement was made in 2011 that Vail and Beaver Creek would host the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Vail Police Chief Dwight Henninger dusted off his rolodex and got to work. As chair of the Local Organizing Committee’s Safety and Security Committee, Henninger knew his department of 29 sworn officers would be unable to sustain the ongoing public safety resources required of such a large-scale event. In his role as President of the Colorado Police Chiefs...
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Noise Wall Preference Results

  • 2 March 2015
The results of a preference survey to determine if a noise wall will be built as part of the I-70 Vail Underpass project have been certified by Vail Town Clerk Patty McKenny. There were 203 Benefiting Receptor Units surveyed, with each unit survey counted twice, once for the owner and once for the occupant, for a total of 406 survey preference counts. There were 105 surveys cast by owner/occupants not in favor of the noise wall and there were 75 surveys cast by owner/occupants in favor of...
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Ban on Drones

  • 2 March 2015
The use of drones has been banned from all FIS Alpine World Ski Championships venues for spectator and participant safety.
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