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• Commissioner Mike Lane was sworn in as County Commissioner from District 1. He replaces Doug Atchley who served two terms as commissioner. Commissioners are limited to two, four-year terms. • Commissioner Don Suppes was elected by fellow commissioners Read on…
• Commissioners adopted a 2019 budget. KEY BUDGET ELEMENTS: 1) Total budget including reserve funds expected on Dec. 31, 2019 = $49,566,688 2) Total allocated funds (expenses) = $36,617003 3) Total expected income = $36,617,003 (balanced Read on…
• Delta County Citizen Report (DCCR) President and blogger, JoAnn Kalenak, presented several objections to the proposed 2019 County budget to Commissioners. She stated, “The proposed budget lacks fiscal responsibly given the large reserve balance that is carried over, year-to-year, Read on…
• Commissioners agreed to continue support to the West Region Wildfire Council (WRWC). The organization promotes wildfire preparedness, prevention and mitigation education throughout Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel counties and is funded mostly through grants and government Read on…
• Commissioners agreed to allow county planning staff to process a 2D seismic mapping project application, submitted by Gunnison Energy, administratively rather than through the county’s full specific development process. Elyse Casselberry, County Community and Economic Development Director, told Commissioners Read on…
• Amid controversy about the availability of water, health and safety concerns, and viewshed impacts, commissioners voted unanimously to approve the development of a 20,000-chicken commercial egg-laying operation on Fruitland Mesa. Recent Missouri transplant, Noah Knox, told commissioners that he Read on…
Commissioners signed a resolution giving the go-ahead to apply for a Great Outdoors Colorado grant for a regional trail through the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area. Commissioners said they would commit up to $125,000 in matching funds toward the project, which Read on…