Search
Close this search box.
Search
Close this search box.
Search
Close this search box.

‘We made it in the valley’: Basalt Vista housing project vital to keeping working families in Roaring Fork Valley

  1. Home
  2. Uncategorized
  3. ‘We made it in the valley’: Basalt Vista housing project vital to keeping working families…

The Aspen Times

Scott Condon | February 8, 2021

The Basalt Vista affordable housing project has been vital to keeping working families in the Roaring Fork Valley

“Jeremy and Lyssa Duncan were determined to figure out a way to settle in the Roaring Fork Valley despite the usual — and formidable — housing obstacles.

The 30-something couple had two young kids crammed into an 850-square-foot apartment. One of the kids was sleeping on a specially crafted piece of plywood fitted over the bathtub. The pandemic meant Jeremy was working from home on a card table set up in a closet.

Jeremy works in the IT department for the Pitkin County government. Lyssa has been an eighth-grade teacher at Aspen Middle School since 2008.”

[us_btn label=”Read full article here” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspentimes.com%2Fnews%2Fwe-made-it-in-the-valley-basalt-vista-housing-project-vital-to-keeping-working-families-in-roaring-fork-valley%2F||target:%20_blank|”]

[us_sharing providers=”email,facebook,twitter”]

Share:

No Comments

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.

Related Posts

July 2025 Member Connect Newsletter

Member Connect Member Connect July 2025 Newsletter When the winds pick up, so do we. Fast action for fire safety. As wildfire risk becomes an increasingly urgent concern across our region, we want to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to safety at Holy Cross Energy. From “fast-tripping”

Read More »

2025 Youth Tour Recap

2025 Youth Tour Recap The opportunity of a lifetime! We sent several members’ high school students to the annual National Rural Electric Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. last month for a week of: Educational seminars Exploring Washington, D.C.’s monuments and museums Meeting with our state’s

Read More »

April 2025 Member Connect Newsletter

National Lineworker Appreciation Day is April 18. Now’s the time to thank your local lineworkers for their extraordinary efforts to keep our lights on, day-and-night, rain-or-shine. Our operations crews all play an essential role in modernizing and strengthening our electric grid so we can deliver affordable, safe, and reliable power

Read More »

Thank A Lineworker 2025

2025 Lineworker Appreciation Day Thank a Lineworker! National Lineworker Appreciation Day is April 18 Let’s acknowledge and celebrate the challenging work of electric line workers nationwide! Our line crews all play an essential role in modernizing and strengthening our electric grid so we can deliver

Read More »

Related Posts

July 2025 Member Connect Newsletter

Member Connect Member Connect July 2025 Newsletter When the winds pick up, so do we. Fast action for fire safety. As wildfire risk becomes an increasingly urgent concern across our region, we want to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to safety at Holy Cross Energy. From “fast-tripping”

2025 Youth Tour Recap

2025 Youth Tour Recap The opportunity of a lifetime! We sent several members’ high school students to the annual National Rural Electric Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. last month for a week of: Educational seminars Exploring Washington, D.C.’s monuments and museums Meeting with our state’s

April 2025 Member Connect Newsletter

National Lineworker Appreciation Day is April 18. Now’s the time to thank your local lineworkers for their extraordinary efforts to keep our lights on, day-and-night, rain-or-shine. Our operations crews all play an essential role in modernizing and strengthening our electric grid so we can deliver affordable, safe, and reliable power

Thank A Lineworker 2025

2025 Lineworker Appreciation Day Thank a Lineworker! National Lineworker Appreciation Day is April 18 Let’s acknowledge and celebrate the challenging work of electric line workers nationwide! Our line crews all play an essential role in modernizing and strengthening our electric grid so we can deliver