He came for one winter, stayed 30 years, and now he’s shaping Grand County’s future
Description
We sit down with Commissioner Ed Raegner to trace how a one-season trial in 1994 became a 30-year commitment to Grand County. We talk skiing, small business, water policy, and a town-by-town tour of what makes this place feel like home.
• moving from Denver to Grand County in 1994
• early jobs at Silver Creek and a local real estate office
• school board service leading to county commissioner
• why water policy is complex at the Colorado River headwaters
• favorite seasons, sports, and getting farther into the backcountry
• hidden gem case for Granby Ranch as a learning hill
• balanced view on growth, investment, and small business vitality
• snapshots of Winter Park, Fraser, Granby, Grand Lake, Hot Sulphur Springs, and Kremmling
• the landscape diversity from the divide to the river bluffs
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