These actions were taken by the Fremont County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting April 12th:
A. Recognized Paul Telck upon his retirement as the Fremont County Weed Control Coordinator. His position has been assumed by J.R. Phillips. Telck in turn was appointed to a vacancy on the County Weed Control Advisory Board.
B. Recognized Richard Cozzette for 25 years of service as the finance officer for the Fremont County Department of Human Services.
C. Adopted a resolution giving authority to the Deer Mountain Fire Protection District Board of Directors to enforce its’ resolutions when the District imposes fire restrictions or a ban on open burning. The Commissioners emphasized that the resolution requires adequate notification of both the public and the Sheriff, and should be coordinated as closely as possible with other jurisdictions that may impose fire bans.
D. Approved a contract for a Colorado Mineral Impact grant in the amount of $13,000. The grant is being matched with $10,000 from Fremont County to pay for an engineering study to possibly extend sanitary sewer service into North Canon. Many homes north of Canon City in the area of York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee Avenues experience high water tables which cause septic systems to fail.
E. Approved a new liquor license following a public hearing for Ty Seufer at the Whitewater Bar and Grill on eight-mile hill west of Canon City at the former site of Royal Gorge Rafting. The Commissioners are requiring Seufer to show proof of liquor code training for he and his staff before opening on May 6th.
F. Approved a temporary use permit for a Sportsmen’s Expo on April 23rd and 24th on a vacant lot at 3271 East Highway 50, east of the Holiday Inn Express.
G. Rejected a request for a waiver but agreed to a two year extension of the deadline for paving requirements for the Coyote Coffee Den parking lot on the southwest corner of 6th Street and Highway 115 in Penrose.
H. Approved a final plat for a three-lot subdivision for Mary LeBlanc on the southeast corner of Windsor and York Avenue north of Canon City.
I. Conducted a public hearing for a ten year renewal of the Bresnan Communications cable TV franchise agreement in the unincorporated areas of Fremont County. The Commissioners extended until May 15th the deadline for any written public comments. After that date the Commissioners will negotiate terms for the renewal of the franchise.
