{"id":807449,"date":"2020-05-14T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=383344"},"modified":"2020-05-14T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T23:00:00","slug":"summit-board-of-county-commissioners-welcome-back-summer-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/summit-board-of-county-commissioners-welcome-back-summer-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit Board of County Commissioners: Welcome back, summer residents"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Summit County Commissioners Thomas Davidson, from left, Karn Stiegelmeier and Elisabeth Lawrence<\/strong>
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It has been 10 weeks since we identified the first positive case of COVID-19 in Summit County. In that short time, our community has endured unimaginable changes and duress and demonstrated incredible strength, patience and compassion. As we now take the first steps toward stabilization and recovery, we want to thank each Summit County resident for the deep sacrifices you have made to save lives in our community.<\/p>\n

Our movement forward into the Stabilization Phase of our Roadmap to Recovery coincides with the change of seasons, a time when we welcome back our summer seasonal residents who live elsewhere during the winter. Given the restrictions on travel imposed by state and local health orders, we feel it\u2019s important to provide some clarification related to our second-home owners, who are a vital part of our local economy and valued members of our community.<\/p>\n

Public health orders in many states across the nation, including Colorado, ask people to stay in place in order to reduce transmission of the new coronavirus. In the current Summit County public health order, second-home owners are \u201cstrongly encouraged\u201d to stay at their primary place of residence, except for necessary travel or activities, such as essential maintenance. It\u2019s important to note that the order does not prohibit second-home owners from coming to their homes in Summit County.<\/p>\n

The state of Colorado is strongly advising everyone to stay at home as much as possible. Only \u201cessential\u201d travel within Colorado or between states is permitted. According to Colorado\u2019s safer-at-home order, \u201cTravel for recreational purposes should be limited to your own community like your county of residence or traveling no more than about 10 miles.\u201d Included within the definition of necessary travel is \u201creturning to a residence from outside the jurisdiction.\u201d The Summit County public health order considers any living arrangement that lasts for longer than 30 days to be a residence and therefore not subject to the current prohibition on short-term lodging.<\/p>\n

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