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A biker tears down the track of another bike park. File photo

By Jack Weinstein, Steamboat Today

The Steamboat Springs City Council delayed action Tuesday that would have allowed biking at the Bear River Parcel on the west side of the city.

Instead of approving a resolution that would have permitted a bike skills park on land where the Bear River Skate Park is located, City Council members decided to wait until they had their hands on all financial information related to the proposed park that would include a pump track and jumps for beginners and intermediates.

Steamboat-based nonprofit Directional Development Foundation has proposed to design and build the park as well as maintain it for two years before turning that responsibility, and cost, over to the city.

“I’m all for the biking, and I think it’s a great idea,” City Council President Bart Kounovsky said. “I’m just concerned. I don’t think it’s the right steps for this specific plan, to adopt this plan before we get any idea what those costs are. ... It sounds like those costs are going to be available to us in the first part of January.”

Read more about the proposed bike park at Steamboattoday.com.