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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…
JOANN KALENAK, SENIOR BLOGGER, DCCR — In an email response to a concerned citizen, Delta County School Board Member Linda Ewing wrote prior to members voting down Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education (CHSE), “This curriculum has never been approved by Read on…
JOANN KALENAK, DCCR BLOGGER — At this morning’s regular business meeting, Delta County Commissioners agreed to support a suggested congressional map redraw (pictured above) advocated by Club 20, Action 22 and Pro 15. The current map will be re-examined Read on…