The Fremont County Commissioners Tuesday rejected a site development plan for a new bar in Penrose saying it was not compatible with the neighborhood. The decision on the proposed Lincoln Center Saloon at the intersection of 9th and Broadway in Penrose followed a public hearing in which all public comments were in opposition. Thomas and Sandra Lincoln, who now operate Marv's Place bar in Penrose, had hoped to relocate and open a new bar at the site of the former library in Penrose. Billy Haddow expressed the sentiment of several neighbors saying the bar would not be compatible in what is primarily a residential area and would not be suitable because it is so close to the Penrose School. The Commissioners voted 3-0 to reject the site development plan agreeing that bar would not fit the neighborhood and could pose problems for parking, traffic, and safety of school children.
The Commissioners also approved a new deadline for citizens to file protests of property valuations with the Board of Equalization. Because the County Assessor's Office is still mailing out notices of determination for valuation protests, the Commissioners set a new deadline of 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 24th, when protests must be received for hearings by the Board of Equalization (BOE). The Commissioners are expected to schedule those BOE hearings into early August.
The Commissioners Tuesday approved a bid award of $113,521 to Maxwell Asphalt of Salt Lake City to do crack sealing and seal coating on the Fremont County Airport runway and taxiways. Airport Manager Richard Baker said the work will cost the county $17,407 while the remainder will be paid for by federal and state aviation grants. Baker also expressed thanks to Doss Aviation of Pueblo for donating $5,000 to pick up the additional cost of applying oil to another taxiway since there was not enough funding in the original grant package to complete the entire project.
In other business the Commissioners:
The Commissioners also approved a new deadline for citizens to file protests of property valuations with the Board of Equalization. Because the County Assessor's Office is still mailing out notices of determination for valuation protests, the Commissioners set a new deadline of 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 24th, when protests must be received for hearings by the Board of Equalization (BOE). The Commissioners are expected to schedule those BOE hearings into early August.
The Commissioners Tuesday approved a bid award of $113,521 to Maxwell Asphalt of Salt Lake City to do crack sealing and seal coating on the Fremont County Airport runway and taxiways. Airport Manager Richard Baker said the work will cost the county $17,407 while the remainder will be paid for by federal and state aviation grants. Baker also expressed thanks to Doss Aviation of Pueblo for donating $5,000 to pick up the additional cost of applying oil to another taxiway since there was not enough funding in the original grant package to complete the entire project.
In other business the Commissioners:
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rejected the only proposal received from Fremont Paving to mine gravel and rock from the Union Mill Hill gravel pit north of Florence;
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announced an open house with refreshments from 1 until 4 p.m. on Friday, July 20th, at the Fremont County Veterans Service Office in the County Administration Building hosted by new Veterans Service Officer Betty Hanawalt;
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and scheduled a public hearing for the Tuesday, August 14th board meeting on the conditional use permit application from Holcim Inc. to again mine gypsum from the gypsum quarry near Coaldale.