Horror-film project gets OEDIT nod

ESTES PARK — The Stanley Film Center project’s “commencement” was accepted by the state Economic Development Commission at its meeting last week.

The commission’s designation means that the project can move forward under an $86 million tax-increment-financing program with the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade. It’s also the last remaining effort by Larimer County groups to develop projects with that OEDIT effort to draw travel and tourism to the area.

Local efforts date to 2015. A Windsor resort proposed by area developer Martin Lind was pulled fairly early in the process. Two water-related attractions, a waterpark resort and whitewater-adventure…