What
Six new two-bedroom units,
price capped at 60% of AMI ( ~ $1,500 / month)
Where
Located on the Peterson Property in West Edwards
When
Similar to Vail Resorts’ well-publicized East Vail parcel, the Peterson Property was previously dropped from Eagle County’s assessment roll. The first step in our plan to bring much-needed, price-capped affordable housing to Eagle County residents is for the County to correct this omission by returning the Peterson Property to the tax roll and recognizing Edwards Affordable Housing LLC as the record owner.
Yet in a recent article, here’s what the County had to say about Matt Larson, Managing Partner of Edwards Affordable Housing LLC:
“Mr. Larson's depiction of the facts and law are incomplete, inaccurate and unfounded in many ways. The county does not wish to dedicate further resources to refute his claims in detail.”
We’ve repeatedly asked the County to clarify what, exactly, they believe is inaccurate. So far, they’ve refused to meet or provide any specifics. We think that’s disingenuous—and it only deepens our concern that something is seriously wrong with how your County government is operating.
But don’t take our word for it—watch the two videos below and judge for yourself.
First Request to Eagle County - August 1, 2025
- Proposed Left Bank development (6 units price-capped at ~ $1,500/month) & LIHTCs
- Minute ~ 0:00 to 2:00 - Peterson Property
- Minute ~ 2:00 to 2:30 - Request to Return the Peterson Property to the Tax Assessment Roll
- Minute ~ 2:30 to 3:00 - Overview of Record Ownership
- Minute ~ 3:00 to 5:15 - Current Status: Repeated Requests, No Identified Conflicting Recorded Interests
Minute ~ 5:15 to 7:00 - Working Theories
- Minute ~7:00 to 7:30 - Working Theory #1: Eagle County’s Plan to Take the Peterson Property – Along with the Property Interest of 30+/- Other Eagle County Property Owners – Without Payment
- Minute ~ 7:30 to 10:00 - Working Theory #2: Eagle County’s Purchase of the Adjacent River House Property Based on an Inflated Appraisal that Valued the Land Beneath the Eagle River the Same as the Dry Buildable Land and a Highly Questionable Tax Structure
- Minute ~ 10:00 to 14:30 - Two Inevitable Conversations
- Minute ~14:30 to 16:00 - Inevitable Conversation #1: Edwards Affordable Housing LLC as the Record Owner of the Peterson Property
- Minute ~16:00 to 23:15 - Inevitable Conversation #2: Merits of Eagle County’s Potential Plan to Take the Peterson Property – Along with the Property Interest of 30+/- Other Eagle County Property Owners – Without Payment
- Minute ~23:15 to 29:00 - Reiterated Plea for Improved Communication
- Minute ~ 29:00 to 29:30 (end)
Second Request to Eagle County - August 22, 2025
- Our Specific Request
- Minute ~ 0:00 to 0:30 - Objectively Clear Peterson Property Chain of Title
- Minute ~ 0:30 to 19:45 - Record Title Ownership (Assessor’s Statutory Duty) vs. Marketable Title Ownership (via a Quiet Title Action)
- Minute ~ 19:45 to 25:15 - Assessor’s Continued Incorrect Insistence on a Quiet Title Action to Establish Record Ownership
- Minute ~ 25:15 to 26:15 - Why? Working Theories
- Minute ~ 26:15 to 28:00 - Support for Concern of Eagle County’s Bad Faith and Abuse of Power
- Minute ~ 28:00 to 28:15 - #1 – Threats of Former County Attorney
- Minute ~ 28:15 to 28:50 - #2 – Game of Whack-a-Mole
- Minute ~ 28:50 to 30:35 - #3 – Hodgepodge of Incoherent Excuses
- Minute ~ 30:35 to 32:30 - #4 – Stonewalling
- Minute ~32:30 to 36:40 - #5 – Competency and Responsibility
- Minute ~36:40 to 38:15 - #6 – Assessor Staff Recasting History to Favor Eagle County
- Minute ~38:15 to 40:20 - Misunderstandings & Reiterated Plea for Improved Communication
- Minute ~ 40:20 to 47:25 (end)
Federal Civil Rights Litigation
