There’s a new town set to be established in Colorado’s ski country — Keystone, in Summit County. Keystone is bestknown for Keystone Resort, a ski area that first opened in November 1970.

On Tuesday, registered voters of the Keystone community voted to incorporate as a home-rule town. The measure, at last count, had 67.52% of voters voting “yes” on incorporation and 73.82% of voters voting “yes” on the question of home rule.

According to the state government, “home rule is a form or structure of governing defined by the citizens of a municipality or county that allows for more control over matters of local significance. Voters can decide to adopt home rule, and through a charter, detail the structure and powers of the local government.”

The decision to incorporate Keystone follows a push that’s taken place over 25 years, with a formal petition being filed with the Summit County District Court last year.

The effort has been championed by a group called Incorporate Keystone. According to the group, the initiative is the result of “Summit County (being) unable to solve and fund the unmet Keystone community needs” for the past 25 years, with the sentiment expressed that the needs of other parts of the county take priority over the Keystone community.

As part of their justification for incorporation, the organization noted that Keystone has more voters than Dillon, which is one of the county’s official towns. It also noted that on top of 1,298 full-time residents, 2,100 seasonal workforce beds are in the community. The area is also host to more than 20,000 people on peak ski days, which contributes to a drain on community resources.

The Summit Daily notes that if the move to incorporate Keystone proceeds as anticipated, it will still probably be early next year by the time Keystone has a working local government.