Breck says it will scale back expansion plans
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- Created on Friday, 22 July 2011 14:32
- Written by Dena Rosenberry
By Caddie Nath, Summit Daily News
Breckenridge Ski Resort execs signed on to a “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) with local governments Thursday intended to mitigate the social impacts of a ski area expansion to Peak 6.
The resort is also backing off a proposal for a restaurant on the new mountain, executives announced Thursday.
“The MOU is the result of years of work among Breckenridge Ski Resort, the community, (Breckenridge) town council and the (Summit County) commissioners in reviewing our proposal to develop Peak 6,” stated Pat Campbell, chief operating officer of the resort in an email.
“We are submitting the MOU with our signature to make clear that should our proposal for Peak 6 … be approved and built, all our commitments in the MOU will be binding on our company.”
Earlier this month, members of the Breckenridge council questioned the ski resort's intention to sign the hard-won MOU if the town did not support the full Peak 6 development proposal over other alternatives put forward in a recently released US Forest Service study of the development.
Council members said they were pleased to hear of a commitment to the MOU from the ski resort.
Read more about the revised plans for Breckenridge Ski Area.
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