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Tourism slowdown expected this summer Numbers may signal new post-pandemic ‘normal’ Bella Biondini Times Editor
Although the Gunnison Valley is preparing to enter its busiest season, local tourism officials are forecasting a summer that may be a little quieter than usual. Visitor numbers to date have remained higher than those recorded pre-COVID, but early resTourism A6
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Home beam advantage Lili Davis, an optional-level gymnast, mounts the balance beam during a preseason exhibition at the Gunnison Rec Center on Wednesday, May 10. For more, see B8.
Gunnison Rising slowly shifts to phase two First homes planned for early 2024 Bella Biondini Times Editor
COMMUNITY: Tulips from the ground up, B1
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Activity at Gunnison Rising grinded to a halt over the winter, but the arrival of warmer weather has allowed construction crews to continue building the framework for what will become the community’s largest new development. The 630-acre Gunnison Rising subdivision is a new develop-
ment located just east of town that stretches along both sides of Hwy. 50. The project will be built out in multiple phases, two of which are already underway. Construction at the “government campus,” the project’s first phase on the south side of the highway, began in 2021, along with the installation of the sub-
division’s main utility lines. This year, project leaders expect significant progress to the north on phase two — a neighborhood that will contain Gunnison Rising's first homes. T h e g ov e r n m e n t c a m pus houses a 38,000 square Gunnison Rising A6
School district confronts housing question Survey reveals employee preference for ownership Abby Harrison Times Staff Writer
Alongside almost ever y other public entity in the county, the Gunnison Watershed School District is square in the middle of an employee hous-
ing bind, short at least 30 staff members, but hindered in the hiring process by lack of affordable housing. Now, the school board is asking if it is a good use of taxpayer dollars to buy, build and offer housing to its employees. At a school board meeting on May 8, board members tackled the question with survey data from workforce housing consultant Willa Williford. “The district is consider-
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School board A7 Alyssa Geist teaches a first grade class on May 17 at Gunnison Community School.
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