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Glenwood City Council race: Steve Davis

Marci Krivonen

All this week Aspen Public Radio will be introducing you to the candidates running in contested races for Glenwood Springs City Council. Two spots are open on the seven-member board. Ballots will be counted April 7th. It’s a critical election for the city. Aspen Public Radio’s Marci Krivonen explains why.

REPORTER: "Transportation issues are what make this election so critical for the City of Glenwood. What comes after the Grand Avenue Bridge replacement is one issue the candidates will have to deal with.”

"I’m extremely concerned about the next four years in Glenwood," says candidate Steve Davis. "I think the decisions made in the next four years will redefine this community."

Davis is a candidate for Ward One. He’s a small businessman who once owned Summit Canyon Mountaineering. Now he works in construction and is new to politics. When the Grand Avenue Bridge is replaced downtown, Glenwood will experience heavy traffic disruption. It’s what motivated Davis to run.

"With my construction background, I think somebody needs to be on council who can talk that talk, that can work proactively with CDOT so that CDOT doesn’t forget their obligation. We are a tourist community and we have to continue throughout this project to bring commerce into this town."

Another issue is the redevelopment of the “confluence area” where the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers meet. An old, unused sewer facility sits there now. Davis wants to see mixed uses there.

"I think that it would be wonderful to have some light commercial, a cafe, maybe a restaurant with some light housing above that. Certainly we need to quit studying and pondering over some of these things and get these plans accepted so we can move forward with them."

His perspective as a business owner gives him an edge over his opponent, he says.

"I’ve walked in the shoes of these retailers and businesses downtown. I make construction decisions everyday of my life. I think business and construction is going to be important."

Aspen Public Radio profiles Davis' opponent, Russ Arensman, on Tuesday. 

Davis' entire interview:

stevedavisinterviewforwebMK.mp3
Interview with candidate for Glenwood Springs City Council, Steve Davis.