For more than three decades, I’ve been a frequent visitor to the Vail Valley creating cherished family memories. As a real estate developer with a passion for building student and affordable housing, I’ve become acutely aware of two pressing issues facing this community: the need for attainably-priced homes for year-round residents, and the need for more early child care education facilities so that young professionals and families who are members of the critical workforce and who want to put down roots in the Vail Valley aren’t leaving the area they love.