Community Update
April 8, 2022
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Greetings!
April is a busy month! We are just wrapping up Public Health Awareness week (April 4-10) and will continue to acknowledge Sexual Assault Awareness month, Child Abuse Prevention month and Month of the Young Child. Above, students from Holy Name Preschool celebrate with the Commissioners after they proclaimed April 2022 the Month of the Young Child.
Next week we look forward to celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators week (April 10-16).
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Need a mag chloride application on your county maintained road? Routt County will be conducting its mag chloride application at the end of May for 2022. If your road is maintained by the county and does not normally receive an annual application, and you would like the county to provide this service, the deadline to confirm is April 22 with payment due before May 23. No late additions will be accepted. Please call the Road and Bridge Department at 970-870-5344. All details can be found here: http://www.co.routt.co.us/198/Public-Works
Are you interested in being an unaffiliated election judge? Routt County needs unaffiliated election judges for the June 28 Routt County Primary Election. Election judges are citizens that help with various election related duties such as opening ballots, signature verification, scanning, auditing, testing, etc. Every single task in elections is bipartisan, for every member of a political party there must be an equal member of the opposite affiliation or Unaffiliated to accomplish the assigned task. Please send notice of interest by April 29 to jthomas@co.routt.co.us or 522 Lincoln Ave Suite 21, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487.
The Community Health Needs Assessment has two meetings left! Please register and join us for one of the remaining community meetings. The feedback will be used to identify health priorities and will support the development of Community Health Improvement Plans for Routt and Moffat Counties. These plans will aid the Yampa Valley in program planning and resource allocation over the next five years. Thank you for your participation!
- April 12, 12:00-1:00 pm, Virtual Meeting in Spanish
- April 13, 6:30-8:00 pm, Virtual Meeting
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Building Department Updates |
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Townhomes and Utility Installation Tips for Electrical/Gas/Water/Sewer: We have had recurring issues with inspections not passing due to utilities being installed through the Party Walls of Townhomes which are also Legal Property Lines through the Townhome Platting process.
Townhomes are a defined term, they go through a Legal Platting process that creates a Property Line right down the middle of the 2-hour separation wall that is required by the Building Code. Absolutely NO Utilities and NO Penetrations are allowed to pass through this Physical Property line/Fire Separation Wall at all. All utilities must enter each Townhome independently without passing through another Townhome. Electrical is the only Utility that is allowed to be installed beneath the ground and underneath other townhomes and then pop-up and enter an individual townhome from below grade, no other utilities are allowed to be installed underneath townhomes to reach another townhome. Gas, Water and Sewer all must be installed and enter each individual townhome without passing through or under another townhome, and Gas specifically must enter each building or townhome above grade and never allowed to enter a building or townhome below grade.
CityView Software Tips and Processes: We have been using CityView for Community Development Applications, Permits, and Licenses for seven months and wanted to offer training and provide tips and tricks on how to properly use the system.
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Training: A CityView External User Class (specific to the portal that you use) for contractors or professionals can be scheduled. Contact Todd Carr at tcarr@co.routt.co.us to schedule a class.
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Submittal Requirements: When you are applying for any type of application on CityView, you reach a step where it asks you to submit certain documents and plans. It is critical to add Plans/Documents to the appropriate titled submittal requirement. For example, if it asks for a Site Plan, only upload plans that are considered and titled Site Plan to this submittal requirement. If it asks for Architectural, then only upload Architectural Plans to this submittal requirement.
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Addendums and Resubmittals: When you are resubmitting new documents after you receive a corrections letter during a Plan Review, you must resubmit the documents under the proper required submittal title. In addition, you must resubmit the full set of Architectural Plans or any other type of required submittal. DO NOT only submit the changed sheets, you must resubmit the full set again. This is true throughout the project, even after the permit has been issued. If you have an addendum to a single Architectural sheet, we will not accept that single sheet. You must provide the full set of Architectural Drawings again, same is true for all required submittal types.
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Naming Conventions of Plans/Documents: Please title your Plans/Documents accordingly, if you’re submitting “Structural Plans" begin the title with “Structural.” For your personal filing naming conventions, if you want to add other letters or numbers behind the term Structural we are fine with this, but please use the defined title at the beginning. In some cases adding the date behind the title (for example Structural Plans 040622) may be helpful. If you have an addendum later on, you can add the new date to the new resubmittal to help stay organized.
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Removing Security: All Plans must have security removed, we cannot perform reviews in blue beam and add mark-ups if security is turned on. Please remove all securities.
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Type of Document: All Plans must be PDF documents. This allows us to perform mark-ups and review plans.
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Inspection Scheduling: Please use the Public Portal to request all inspections, this will actually save you time once you learn how to use the Portal, versus calling the office to schedule.
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Utilizing the Portal to Check Statuses: The Portal page is your best resource to figure out what the status of your permit application is. This includes answering questions about the status of Plan Reviews, TCO/CO/CC Review Status, Inspection Reports and Outcomes, Fees left to be Paid, and most importantly our Permit Fee Estimator is an outstanding resource when your bidding projects.
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Public Health Named Hometown Hero: Alya Oslowski and Evie Gruben, members of Girls Scout Troup 52481, visited Routt County Public Health on the afternoon of Friday, April 1 to honor the Public Health team as their Home Town Hero. Evie said “We thank you for all the help you’ve provided and how safe you’ve kept our community.” When Troup Leader, Susie Gruben, asked who from Public Health had been a Girl Scout, all four team members present raised their hands. Public Health Director, Roberta Smith, said, “The numerous skills you learn as scouts are applicable anywhere. And it’s great that scouts are so engaged in the community; empowering girls everywhere!” The Public Health team was presented with a large thank you poster and cookies that had been donated throughout the scouts selling season.
Are you or a loved one in need of a COVID-19 vaccine? The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) vaccine bus will be returning to Routt County to provide free vaccinations for the community. The bus will be located at the Stockbridge Transit Center in Steamboat Springs from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on April 12, April 13, May 20 and May 21.
Routt County Public Health also continues to provide COVID-19 vaccines for those 5 years and older (Pfizer only) on Thursday mornings from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Click here to register. Please talk with your primary care provider if you have any questions or concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccinations.
COVID-19 Update
All Routt County COVID-19 information can be found on the Public Health pages on the Routt County website. You can always check on COVID rates in Routt County by checking the COVID-19 dashboard which is currently updated on Thursday afternoons. It was updated April 7 at 4:00 pm to share the COVID-19 metrics and vaccination rates.
Total case count in Routt County (through April 5, 2022): 6397
Total COVID-19 cases confirmed: 4751
Total Probable cases: 1646
Total tests administered: 97596
Total resident hospitalizations: 88
Total deaths: 25
Fourteen Day case count (March 9-22, 2022): 42
Percent Test Positivity per Dial 3.0 (fourteen day): 2.1%
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Full Time Job Openings:
- Yampa Valley Regional Airport – Operations-Safety-Security Officer
Deadline Date: 04/30/2022
Hiring Range: $22.69 - $24.29/hr – Full Time & Full Benefits
- Road and Bridge District 1 Shop - Equipment Operator
Deadline Date: 04/27/2022
Hiring Range: $22.11 - $25.24/hr – Full Time & Full Benefits
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled
Hiring Range: $18.24 - $19.52/hr Full Time & Full Benefits
- Public Safety Dispatcher I
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled
Hiring Range: $24.75 - $26.50/hr Full Time & Full Benefits
- Yampa Valley Regional Airport – Janitorial Service Worker
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled
Hiring Range: $14.19 - $18.70/hr – Full Time & Full Benefits
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled
Hiring Range: $32.50 - $38.24/hr – Full Time & Full Benefits
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled
Hiring Range: $34.95 - $41.11/hr – Full Time & Full Benefits
Part-Time Job Openings:
- Yampa Valley Regional Airport – Passenger Service Representative
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled
Hiring Range: $12.91 - $15.19/hr – Sick Time & Worker’s Compensation
- Yampa Valley Regional Airport – Operations-Safety-Security Officer
Deadline Date: Open Until Filled
Hiring Range: $22.69 - $24.29/hr – Sick Time & Worker’s Compensation
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Watch for Meteor Showers in April
April is a great month for meteor showers. One is the Lyrids meteor shower, which will take place April 15-22 this year. It is expected to peak April 21-22, and during that time (with a dark sky and no moon) you may see 10-15 per hour.
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