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March 11th Commissioners Meeting

March 11th Commissioners Meeting

A brief public hearing dealing with reclamation of a coal mine and routine business comprised a brief agenda for the Fremont County Commissioners Tuesday morning.

There was no public comment offered at a hearing on a request to extend the time of a conditional use permit for Energy Fuels Inc. The permit is for reclamation of Energy Fuels' South Field Coal Mine that operated about five miles south of Florence. The Commissioners approved an extension of the permit through May 14, 2017, for reclamation purposes only. No other mining is allowed at the site.

Cotopaxi resident Tom Young requested support from the Commissioners on a position taken by the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District against possible rules being promulgated by the State Engineer against irrigators. Young said the conservancy district is concerned that the rules could negatively impact the water rights of farm and ranch irrigators. Young urged the Board of Commissioners to take a stand in opposition to the rules. The Commissioners indicated they would consider such action through a letter or adoption of a resolution.

Fremont County Sheriff Jim Beicker extended an invitation to the Commissioners to visit the summer conference of the Colorado Sheriff's Association. Beicker said his department will host county Sheriffs and Undersheriffs from across the state June 9th through the 13th for their summer conference in Canon City.

In other business the Commissioners:
  • Approved a Temporary Use Permit for the Penrose Chamber of Commerce to operate a flea market at the Gooseberry Restaurant parking lot in Penrose once a month from April through September;
  • Approved a Temporary Use Permit for the Temple Canyon Auto Hill Climb south of Canon City on Saturday, May 11th;
  • Approved a Special Events beer permit for the Canon City Rodeo Association's annual Royal Gorge Rodeo on May 2nd and 3rd;
  • & Adopted the Fremont County Noxious Weed Management Plan which County Weed Control Officer J.R. Phillips said is basically unchanged from the document approved last year.