{"id":1319567,"date":"2020-04-21T18:03:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T00:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/?p=477032"},"modified":"2020-04-22T08:23:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:23:40","slug":"vail-town-council-state-and-federal-legislators-talk-about-emergency-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/vail-town-council-state-and-federal-legislators-talk-about-emergency-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Vail Town Council, state and federal legislators talk about emergency funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/Publicoptionpreview-VDN-030620-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/Publicoptionpreview-VDN-030620-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/Publicoptionpreview-VDN-030620-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/Publicoptionpreview-VDN-030620-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/Publicoptionpreview-VDN-030620-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/Publicoptionpreview-VDN-030620-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/Publicoptionpreview-VDN-030620.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>Colorado state Sen. Kerry Donovan and Rep. Dylan Roberts, who represent Eagle County in the state legislature, addressed the Vail Town Council on Tuesday about state efforts to help residents impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown. <\/strong><br \/><em>Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun via AP)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The first round of funding under the federal Paycheck Protection Program went in about two weeks. A second round is expected to be snapped up just as quickly.<\/p>\n<p>The Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives includes roughly the eastern half of the Vail Valley. Second District Rep. Joe Neguse on Tuesday gave the Vail Town Council an update on the program, and efforts to refund it as the COVID-19 virus pandemic lingers in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Neguse said that the second round of funding will contain some \u201cfixes\u201d to the program, either through regulation or legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Neguse said in addition to the PPP loans and grants, there has been a drive to refresh funds available in the Small Business Administration\u2019s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row vail-donation vail-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/VD-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/VD-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/vail-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The second round of PPP funding will also include funding for community banks, as well as funding for COVID-19 testing.<\/p>\n<h3>Federal funds are essential<\/h3>\n<p>Those federal efforts will be essential to both state and local government moving forward. That\u2019s especially true in Colorado, which by law must pass a balanced budget every year.<\/p>\n<p>State Sen. Kerry Donovan of Vail, who represents Eagle County, told council members that the state is looking at a large loss in revenue from all sources. One of the biggest hits will come from taxes levied on oil and gas exploration. Donovan said current estimates indicate the state this year could lose between $2.5 billion and $3 billion in revenue just from the oil and gas industry. Donovan said estimates indicate a total revenue decline of up to $7 billion over three years.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s going to affect essential operations at the state level, Donovan said. That\u2019s what makes federal aid essential, she added.<\/p>\n<p>Getting the revenue streams rolling again is going to require both an economic recovery and marketing to some of Colorado\u2019s core guest groups.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Dylan Roberts, who represents Eagle and Routt counties in the Colorado House of Representatives, is on a legislative committee working on economic stabilization as the state gradually reopens. Donovan is also on that committee.<\/p>\n<h3>Attracting guests again<\/h3>\n<p>Councilmember Jenn Bruno asked Roberts and Donovan if there\u2019s a way to push the state\u2019s tourism promotion group to focus on in-state travel as resort areas gradually re-open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should,\u201d Roberts said, adding that there\u2019s still concern right now about bringing Front Range residents into the mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Councilmember Brian Stockmar also asked about bringing guests back to the High Country, particularly since those flying into Eagle County tend to stay longer and spend more money while they\u2019re here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll have to double down on reaching out to Mexico,\u201d Donovan said. Given that Vail was one of the state\u2019s COVID-19 hot spots, Donovan said it\u2019s going to take some effort to convince potential visitors they can still count on Colorado\u2019s mountains as a good place to visit.<\/p>\n<p>Donovan, Roberts and Neguse all urged council members and local residents to continue to reach out to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know you have some of the best handles on issues affecting our main streets,\u201d Donovan said, adding that\u2019s how state and federal officials will learn about gaps in current state and federal programs. Donovan noted that state government will be asked to fill gaps that federal programs can\u2019t address.<\/p>\n<p>Donovan also urged town officials to keep meticulous records on how money is spent from state, and particularly federal, programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to be able to prove expenses are for COVID-19,\u201d Donvan said. \u201cAccounting will be really important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But, Roberts noted, state funding, while important, isn\u2019t endless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have a pool of untapped money we can use,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Vail Daily Business Editor Scott Miller can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:smiller@vaildaily.com\">smiller@vaildaily.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/news\/vail-town-council-state-and-federal-legislators-talk-about-emergency-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Vail Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado state Sen. Kerry Donovan and Rep. Dylan Roberts, who represent Eagle County in the state legislature, addressed the Vail Town Council on Tuesday about state efforts to help residents impacted by the COVID-19 shutdown. Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun via AP) The first round of funding under the federal Paycheck Protection Program went [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1319567","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-04 05:45:36","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1319567"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1319574,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319567\/revisions\/1319574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1319567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1319567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1319567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}