Visit Estes Park CEO Eric Lund resigns

Eric Lund resigned as head of Visit Estes Park after being asked by the tourism group’s board to leave after less than two years.

Lund resigned Oct. 10 after reaching an agreement with the organization, according to an Oct. 18 statement from Estes Park Local Marketing District president Deobrah Gibson. The resignation was first reported by the Estes Park The statement was within an email sent to members of the city’s Board of Trustees, whose emails are available for public review.

“As this was an on-going personnel matter to this point, upon advice of counsel, the District Board did not comment on the matter to allow for a complete resolution before a public statement was made,” the statement reads.

The board and Lund began discussions about a resignation after Sept. 15, but those were kept secret, as it was a personnel matter.

Lund and representatives from Visit Estes Park did not respond to requests for comment Monday afternoon.

Lund began in the role in Januar y 2019 after approximately six years as president and CEO of the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce. He replaced Elizabeth Fogarty, who held the position from 2014 to 2017 before becomtrail-gazette. ing director of Visit Grand Junction.

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City helped 103 businesses through COVID-19 program

Over the past month and a half, the city of Loveland helped 103 businesses with rent and mortgage payments through a federally funded COVID-19 relief program.

The program distributed $550,000 in aid, with checks averaging $5,340, to Loveland businesses that have suffered losses due to the pandemic.

According to a city press release, restaurants received 28 awards, while ser vice businesses received another 28.

Out of all the awards, 30 went to sole proprietors and 26 went to businesses with 10 or more employees. The largest business to receive aid employs 53.

The city’s Economic Development Department oversaw the program, which was funded through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.

Applications were accepted starting Sept. 15, and the program closed out last week. Applicants submitted income tax records, lease and mortgage documents and other information and were required to prove that they did not have outstanding sales tax or utility payments.