Florida developer, Bobby Ginn, has won a ballot initiative to annex 4300 acres of his property into the town of Minturn. Ginn's development company, Ginn Resorts, is planning to build 1700 homes and condominiums in a private ski area on Battle Mountain. The development will also have an 18-hold golf course. Ginn wooed the Minturnites with $162 million worth of benefits to the town including a new recreation center, a new library, sidewalks, educational scholarships for residents and a very important water and wastewater treatment facility. Many locals who support the project felt that Ginn's proposed use of the land was a better bet than other possibilities. The site was rumored to be considered for a prison in the not too distant past. This is a winning situation for Minturn residents. For more information on Ginn Resorts, visit their website at: http://www.ginnresorts.com/ For details of the plan, please visit the Town of Minturn's website at: http://www.minturn.org/
