The area known as “South Park” faces a combination of circumstances that puts housing pressure on residents across the socio-economic spectrum.
Sky-high living costs have long forced many of neighboring Summit County’s working class to relocate and commute from less-expensive Park County. Many of the county’s middle-class professionals, including firefighters and law enforcement officers, have also found themselves pushed out and needing to commute in.
Edith Teter Elementary School Principal, Cindy Bear, said it’s not unusual for her students to show up to school in the RVs where they live — coming in unclean and needing showers and meals.
“They come to school, especially in the winter, and they’re cold at night, because in their camper there’s not adequate heat,” she said.
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