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JoAnn Kalenak, Senior Blogger, DCCR — At this morning’s meeting, four residents spoke to County Commissioners about proposed updates to the Land Use Code (LUC) including Niko Woolf of Crawford (pictured). He asked that approval of the proposed code changes Read on…
JOANN KALENAK, DCCR SENIOR BLOGGER — Almost 40 residents attended this morning’s Delta County Commissioner annual reorganization meeting. Most were under the impression Commissioners intended to hear proposed changes to the Land Use Code although this discussion topic was never Read on…
HIGHLIGHTS, COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING, OCT. 18, 2022 By JoAnn Kalenak, Senior Blogger Commissioners approve gravel pit expansion, deny asphalt plant At this morning’s public meeting, Commissioners grappled with — and ultimately approved — Elam Construction’s application to expand an existing Read on…
After a second reading yesterday and full posting in the Delta County Independent, Commissioners passed an updated ordinance prohibiting the accumulation of rubbish (junk) on property in the county. The biggest change from the earlier ordinance comes in enforcement adding Read on…
At this morning’s public meeting, County Commissions agreed to turn away any new applications for “commercial-scale renewable energy facilities in unincorporated Delta County” for the next six months. Planning staff and the Planning Commission has been tasked with developing standards Read on…
JoAnn Kalenak, DCCR Senior Blogger — Contract auditor Pete Blair presented Delta County Commissioners his 2020 audit of county finances earlier this week. In the snapshot report, Blair told Commissioners that the county had ended 2020 with $19.3 million in Read on…
JOANN KALENAK, SENIOR BLOGGER, DCCR — Delta County School board members wasted no time putting Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education (CHSE) back on the agenda — only slightly more transparently, this time — in response to DCCR’s complaint that they Read on…