Voters of Eagle-Vail Send A Message They Are Ready To Begin Reinvesting In The Neighborhood.

Eagle-Vail residents sent a clear message to the Metro District in yesterdays mail-in election.  By a margin of 3 to 1 in favor, the residents made it clear that it is time to reinvest in its recreational amenities.

Eagle-Vail, located beteween Vail and Beaver Creek ski areas, has been faced with aging recreational amenities and no real way to repair/replace its facilities.  As an unincorporated area, it is not allowed to collect a sales tax.

Eagle-Vail’s amenities include an outdoor swiming pool, tennis courts, an 18 hole golf course, a 9 hole par-3 golf course, several pocket parks and soon hiking tails.

With the passage of 5-A Eagle-Vail will have a new revenue stream allowing for a new swiming pool to replace the now defunct pool.  The new revenue source will also be used to pay operating costs of the amenities as well as begin to make needed repairs to its pavillion, tennis facilities and the golf course.  The new revenue will also help fund a hiking trail.

Passage of 5-A is the first step in the reinvestment of the neighborhood’s 30 year old amenities.  A conceptual future master plan has been in process with the residents imput for the past several months and will continue until there is a consensus among the residents.

Once the consensus is made the next step will be to find additional ways to fund the new master plan.

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