![]() A plan on the part of Vail Resorts company to build new affordable residential units in the expensive housing market of Vail is meeting with resistance from city leaders. The ski resorts company has decided to wage a legal challenge to the Town of Vail in response to a Vail Town Council vote blocking construction of the project. The Vail Resorts suit has been filed in the Eagle County District Court and seeks to invalidate the council vote. Some four months ago, Vail Resorts officially announced plans to build housing on the east side of the city, off the Interstate 70 Frontage Road, providing enough living space for up to 165 employees of the company. The move came in the wake of a series of studies showing the average rent in the city for a one-bedroom apartment as above the $1,800 mark. Although the project, in its talking stage, won the support of city leaders, opposition made itself known this summer with some residents saying they were worried about the impact the new housing might have on the area bighorn sheep population. In a statement, Bill Rock, executive vice president of Vail Resorts, asserted that the Town of Vail has not previously attempted to “block any of the new home construction, or condemn any of the more than 100 luxury homes, in the same sheep habitat.” Based in Bloomfield, Colorado, Vail Resorts operates some 40 mountain resorts in four countries. In 2021, the company recorded revenues in excess of $1.9 billion. It is not known when the Eagle County District will make a ruling in the matter. By Garry Boulard
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