The Town of Ridgway staff has recommended final plat approval with conditions to the Planning and Zoning Commission for the Ridgway Hot Springs project, which will be in front of P&Z (tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 29) at approximately 6 p.m. at the Ridgway Town Hall.

It is time for the Ridgway Hot Springs project to move forward. Again, as most of you know this has been a major collaborative effort between Ridgway Hot Springs LLC, the P&Z, and the Town of Ridgway staff over the past five years to create a project which includes a public hot springs, 72-room hotel, spa, restaurant, a parking lot with 192 spaces, three additional lots for potential future commercial development and an integrated riverfront; a U.S. Hwy. 550 sidewalk system connecting to the pedestrian bridge along with significant infrastructure all dedicated to the Town of Ridgway.

To review, the Ridgway Hot Springs development has an anticipated $12.7 million construction budget and a 12-month build-out timeframe. The project will generate over $300,000 in immediate tap fees to the Town of Ridgway, create 30 new year-round jobs, increase the annual Town of Ridgway tax base, and become an amenity to the town that will draw visitors for extended visits and also be enjoyed by locals.

To again review, my former partner Ed Weitz provided $200,000 in funding for the river restoration in 2002 and just recently dedicated the park parcel known as the Weitz Park parcel to the Town of Ridgway. All of the above should stimulate the Ridgway economy on a year-round basis by helping to attract more people to Ridgway.

At (tonight’s P&Z meeting as a follow-up to the meeting held Jan. 2, we will be presenting a model of the Dream Catcher Lodge at the Ridgway Hot Springs, color renderings of the Dream Catcher Lodge, and images of the proposed Ridgway Hot Springs Pool and Spa to help clarify the project design and direction. I’d certainly appreciate your support and encouraging the P&Z Commission to approve the project.

I am grateful to those of you have attend the past P&Z meetings and your continued support for the project. If you have the time (this) evening to attend the P&Z meeting, I would be again grateful for your support of the project that I sincerely believe will become a community attraction that will help with the future growth of the Ridgway business community in a very positive manner.

Please contact me at 626-2315 or adam@alphainn.com with any thoughts or questions.

– Adam Dubroff, owner, Ridgway Hot Springs, LLC, Ridgway