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Resident of Colorado for 6 years. Resident of Fraser for 6 years.

Q: In your opinion, what are the three most important issues facing Fraser over the next four years, and what specifically would you like the Board of Trustees to do about them?

First of all would be building out workforce housing and child-care for residents, and also residents of Grand County, to support our local businesses.

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Number two would be protecting the Cozens Meadow conservation easement. We had been in litigation with Cornerstone over the last few years. About a year ago, the judge ruled in the town’s favor, basically granting the town a conservation easement to protect Cozens Meadow. That’s a really important item for residents of Fraser and the local community, so I think that was a big success. It has not been finally wrapped up. There are still ongoing negotiations, but I think we’re in a good position to accomplish that goal.

A couple of other things: expanding what we’ve started at the Lion’s Pond recreation area, building out the bike park. We are now discussing phase two and what that would look like, such as building a small amphitheater where we could have presentations and different events, and then in the winter having a smaller tubing hill. Something between what they have in Winter Park at Rendezvous and the bigger tubing hills out there, probably more geared toward kids. That’s going to be more of a centerpiece for the town. It already has brought a lot of people into the area, and then we get them to come down and spend more time in Fraser and our local businesses.

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The next two go together: building out the transit station where Amtrak stops here in Fraser. We purchased a building where the old veterinary clinic used to be, and we’re looking at building out a proper Amtrak center there. Along with that is improving our public transit options. There’s been a lot of discussion around the bus routes and how that’s all going to fit together.

I really think we need to build out a comprehensive public transit system that serves all Fraser residents. It will help reduce traffic and improve parking for the resort, as an interim step as we build out this grandiose plan to put a gondola into town and how that’s going to change things. Really working on improving public transit for Fraser.

Q: What is one area where you believe the town should be spending more money, and one area where you believe spending should be more carefully scrutinized?

We have undertaken several large projects in the last two or three years and taken on debt. The town has not done that for a long time and has been very conservative with that. That was important to do for the town, especially for workforce housing and child care.

We’re in a phase where we’re going to regroup and look at a more comprehensive budget and spending for the town. At this point, we’re reassessing where we are and how we’re going to move forward on some of these projects. Some may have to be put on hold for a short time to reassess where we are, especially with sales tax revenue being down.

That’s been a challenge. We had a good summer, but we’re still behind for the year compared to last year, and nobody knows what the ski season is going to be like. That’s a variable we can’t predict. All of it has to be scrutinized, and we need to make sure we’re being conservative while also using the debt we’re taking out to build some of these projects.

From my perspective, we need to take a step back and make sure we’re in a good financial situation before we take on any major new projects. There is a public works facility we’re looking at building, but given all the other challenges, we’re probably going to take it a little slower on that. Not taking on any new large projects or new debt right now until we’re sure we’re in a good financial situation.

We are in a pretty solid position now, but we have spent money and taken on debt in the last few years. These are much-needed projects, but we need to make sure we’re still being conservative and not overspending.

In terms of public transit, we need to come up with a more fiscally sound system, working with Winter Park, the resort and the county to make sure everyone’s paying their fair share. The resort is a main beneficiary because it’s really important to get people to the mountain and back. There’s limited parking. A lot of people depend on the bus, especially people who work at the resort and live here in Fraser and need to get up there in the morning. A lot of people count on riding the bus to get to the resort.

As the train system improves, we’re going to get a new line coming in, supposedly in November. I don’t know when it’s actually going to happen, but it would be great if people could take the train from the Front Range, stay up here without a car and get to the resort with public transit. The new hotel at the entrance to Rendezvous is going to come online shortly. The first St. Louis Landing building is going to be finished, as I understand it, in November, and people will be moving in December. Those people need a way to get to the resort and back, too. That’s a really important thing for us to focus on.

Q: How should the town balance the needs of year-round residents, local businesses, second-home owners and visitors when those interests conflict?

In terms of priorities, we should be focused on our year-round residents and supporting our local businesses. Second homeowners are important to the tax base and the local economy, but our year-round residents should have some priority for those services.

Obviously, we depend a lot on tourism, both second homeowners and visitors and people renting through Airbnb or Vrbo. I’m not sure where their interests would conflict, but we should be welcoming all our visitors and doing the best we can to make them feel welcome, because they really do support our economy.

I think we’re supportive of having short-term rentals. We did increase the fees somewhat, but there aren’t a lot of hotels here, and I think the bulk of our visitors use short-term rentals. I don’t think there’s any desire on the board to limit short-term rentals from that standpoint, so I don’t think that’s a conflict.

It’s a welcoming community. We have done a lot to build out tourism in the summer with mountain biking and the bike park. That’s become a more and more important revenue source for the town.

Q: What should the town be doing to support locally owned businesses and strengthen the year-round economy?

We do provide some business incentive grants. We have done a lot to help beautify the town, giving some local businesses money to help fix up their facades and make downtown more attractive.

Building out other amenities, like the bike park, and having more events to bring more tourists and visitors in is going to help support local businesses. They’re going to come here and, of course, go to Safeway, but hopefully they will visit more of the other establishments, eateries, bars and restaurants. That’s going to help support local businesses.

Q: In a situation where trustees try to make a decision that a vocal group of residents strongly oppose, how would you approach that situation?

We need to listen to residents. We put out surveys, and we need to take that information seriously. If we get an overwhelming response from residents, we need to listen to them.

I think we should send out more surveys. If it comes to a point where we need to put something out to a referendum to residents, we should do that. I have a little bit of an issue where we put out surveys and don’t take their input to heart. If we ignore what our residents are saying, that becomes a problem.

Q: At the end of your term, what specific accomplishments would make you say your time as a trustee was successful?

I think you can use what we printed out here. This is what we did as a board. It wasn’t me, but I had significant input into these items and was very supportive. We got a lot accomplished in the last four years. That’s why we need to maybe pause a little bit and see where we are. Some of these things are not finished completely, but they’re ongoing. We need to focus on these and make sure we get them done and get them done right before we take on any other large projects.

Referenced campaign handout: Gregory’s accomplishments list includes protecting Cozens Meadow, advancing workforce housing and child care, completing the Lion’s Pond Bike Park, supporting downtown growth, improving Clayton Court and securing the new Amtrak site.

Q: Fraser says it has made workforce housing and affordable housing as one of its top priorities. What specific housing strategy would you support, and how would you measure whether the town’s housing investments are actually helping local workers?

We’ve outlined the strategy: building out St. Louis Landing. We’ve talked about deed-restricted housing and purchasing some properties, but St. Louis Landing is the main focus for affordable housing.

It’s gone back and forth trying to prioritize who gets access to affordable housing, and it really should be focused on the workforce. There’s some debate around what groups should have access to it. We prioritize it for Fraser workers first and then go down from there, but I don’t feel it should become a retirement community or be for people who come in and aren’t working for the town or aren’t part of the workforce.

I think we have good criteria now, but it’s going to evolve. We’re going to iterate as we go along and see how things shake out in this first phase. We’ll probably have to modify it based on need and what’s going on in the community.

For future developments, whether we require developers to designate a percentage of what they’re doing as workforce or lower-income housing is one thing we’ve discussed, making that a requirement for approval of certain projects. That would help, too, but we have a lot of capacity with St. Louis Landing, and that’s been our focus.

Q: The town has identified creating a more vibrant, walkable downtown as a priority. What would you specifically like to see change in downtown Fraser over the next four years?

A big focus has been Clayton Court. They just put the road in, and that’s going to be a focus of downtown development. Also, the property around the Amtrak station is going to be a really important area to build out. There will be more commercial around that, and then our connection between the two.

Parking is a big issue, whether we can get the funding to build a parking garage or more parking capacity so people who want to come downtown have a place to park. We may be able to use some of St. Louis Landing, at least in the short term, as overflow.

Supporting businesses that want to come in and giving appropriate incentives to make it financially worthwhile for them. We can give incentives and do sales tax rebates to attract new businesses. We need more restaurants, more options, maybe some higher-end restaurants, too, but more choices for dining and recreating.

Q: Fraser has been exploring a transition to home rule, which could give the town greater authority over local governance and policy. What is your opinion on home rule? 

I’m in favor of it. I think it’s a great idea. It’s going to allow the town to hold on to revenues that currently go to the county, and they may or may not give them back to the town. That’s a real positive. It would help us increase our revenues and give us more control and flexibility over those funds.

It’s a fairly long and involved process, probably a two-year process. We discussed it this past summer and ultimately decided not to move forward because we have all these other projects ongoing and didn’t feel we had the staff, especially with our town manager leaving and appointing a new town manager.

Next year, I think that’s going to be a focus, and we’ll start. We have to form a committee, and it’s probably a year-and-a-half to two-year process. Yes, I am in favor of it. It’s going to be better for the town and give us more control, but it’s not an easy process to complete.

Ultimately, it would be good for the town if we had control over those funds, being able to collect an occupancy tax and control those funds.

Q: What should Fraser’s role be in regional transit, and how much should the town be willing to invest in improving alternatives to private vehicles?

We need to take a more active role in the design of the public transit system. I guess it was eight or 10 years ago that they passed the 1% sales tax to support it, but that’s just not enough. We, as residents and full-time residents and citizens, are going to have to decide how we can fund the transit system. Whether it’s increasing sales tax, which isn’t going to be popular, or a mill levy, where do those funds come from?

Applying pressure to the resort to make sure they’re paying their fair share, since they’re the main beneficiary. Other economies of scale we can bring to bear to make it more efficient, or designing the routes differently to make it more efficient.

Fraser needs to have a seat at the table and make sure they understand our needs. There are going to be some tough conversations around that, but it’s really important for the town to make sure we have adequate public transportation options. That’s going to help with traffic congestion and parking at the resort, and also attract more visitors. They know they have public transportation options and won’t be required to have a car up here.

Yes, I would be willing to invest more and create more efficiencies around the transit system. Engaging other providers could help us make that happen and be more efficient. We’re going to have to decide how to fund it.