February 04, 2005

Town of Silverthorne Considers Growth

New plans are unveiled at a public meeting sponsored by the Town

The Town of Silverthorne knows it is growing. Truly, it’s the location in the County where most of the future growth will happen. But, how to make sure it happens “properly.” It’s really a mixed community. You can still purchase real estate here for less (in most cases), and get more for your money, than other areas of the County.

But, this is not a ski resort like Breckenridge, Copper Mountain or Keystone. And, it’s not the center of the County like Frisco. And it doesn’t sit on a lake like Dillon does. So, what it it? The Town of Silverthorne basically got its start in the early 60s as a blue collar burg housing much of the work force for the Eisenhower Tunnel and the Lake Dillon Dam. In the 70s, major subdivisions were planned and sold both in and close to the Town. Willowbrook Meadows and Wildernest come to mind. The factory outlet stores came to town in the 80s.

It was the 90s, however, when Silverthorne joined the rest of the County in major new construction projects and sales of lots in high-end subdivisions. The Raven Golf Course community of Three Peaks was launched, and developers began plans to develop the Heitt and Smith Ranches into a private, gated community. Target came to Town, Wildernest was nearly built-out and the Town lost City Market (1/3^rd of its tax base) to the Town of Dillon. Half of the former space became an Office Max, and the Summit Place Shopping Center got a facelift. The Town acquired land along the Blue River between I-70 and 6^th where it planned to establish a real “Town Center< 500: Internal Server Error | MyST Blogsite®
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