1 year ago: Dillon and Summit County reach deal on US Forest Service housing project

The town of Dillon formalized a deal with Summit County government officials on water and infrastructure components related to a joint housing project with the U.S. Forest Service. Under an intergovernmental agreement passed unanimously by the Dillon Town Council on April 9, 2024, the town agreed to provide water service and in-town water rates to the housing development, which will be built on the 11-acre Dillon Work Center northeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 6 and Lake Dillon Drive. In return, the county will pay to build a small roundabout near the site east of the Highway 6 and Lake Dillon Drive intersection. With the agreement, county and town officials cleared the last major hurdle needed before the project can break ground. 

— From the April 12, 2024, edition of the Summit Daily News

5 years ago: CDC and local officials ask residents to wear cloth face coverings in public settings

The Summit County Emergency Blog posted information on April 4, 2020, regarding the new CDC recommendation to wear a face covering in public. The recommendation is based on evidence that people can spread COVID-19 without symptoms and wearing cloth face coverings was especially recommended in places where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, such as grocery stores and pharmacies. Since surgical masks or N95 respirators are being reserved for health care workers and medical first responders, the CDC has provided instructions for making cloth face coverings.

— From the April 6, 2020, edition of the Summit Daily News

10 years ago: Spring thaw allows Summit County officials to start early recpath maintenance

With an unusually warm spring, many Summit County bike paths were already clear for eager cyclists in early April 2015. On April 7, the Summit Daily News reported that all recpaths with open, with the exception of the Ten Mile Canyon recpath between Frisco and Copper, which is was closed for avalanche danger. “This is probably the earliest we’ve seen our pathways cleared,” said Jason Lederer, a resource specialist for Summit County Open Space and Trails. “We’ve definitely seen a lot of people just biking along the recpaths, so we’re trying to respond to that.”

— From the April 7, 2015, edition of the Summit Daily News

15 years ago: Summit School Board narrows down list of proposed budget cuts

Preliminary proposals for trimming $809,000 from the 2011 Summit School District budget includes freezing staff salaries, not replacing outgoing employees and eliminating one or two high school boys sports teams. The Summit School Board agreed not to dip into its reserve “rainy day” fund during the board’s April 7, 2010, meeting, as the district works to address revenue shortfalls brought on by the Great Recession. The district anticipated having to reduce its expenses by about $1.4 million over the next two years.

— From the April 8, 2010, edition of the Summit Daily News

30 years ago: Frisco Fire District officially merges with Lake Dillon Fire Authority

While the two districts have been operating as one since the start of the month, paperwork sealing the merger of the Frisco Fire District with the Lake Dillon Fire Authority was signed April 12, 1995. The authority’s Deputy Chief Brian Johnson, formerly the Frisco Fire chief, said growth in the county was one reason the merger was needed — fire departments are called upon to review plans for any commercial construction, multi-family dwelling or subdivision, ensuring that the plans are in compliance with fire department standards. Merging districts has streamlined that process. Stations now included within the Lake Dillon Fire Authority include Dillon Valley, Dillon, Silverthorne, Wildernest and Frisco.

— From the April 12, 1995, edition of the Summit Daily News

125 years ago: Charitable group raises funds with goal for building a public library in Breckenridge

In the late 1880s a number of young girls organized a group called the Sisters Mustard Seeds, and in the years since the charitable group has held fortnightly meetings. While some of the original members have moved away, and a few have died, new members have been added and just over 50 ladies currently help with the group’s aim to care for the sick, clothe the needy and relieve the distressed. In late March 1900 the group set a new aim of establishing a free library and reading room in Breckenridge, and the group has already made appeals to local philanthropists to secure funding. The general plans and scope of the project will be determined by the funds realized.

— From the April 14, 1900, edition of the Summit County Journal