The Crested Butte News Serving the Gunnison Valley since 1999
Gunnison County, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the United States Forest Service (USFS) have temporarily closed a number of roads to all motor vehicles to protect Gunnison Sage-grouse during their mating season and to prevent road damage during wet spring conditions. These roads were closed March 15 and will reopen on May 15, 2008. Copies of the closure list and maps are available at Gunnison County Public Works, 811 Rio Grande Avenue; Gunnison County Administration Office, 200 E. Virginia Ave; Colorado Division of Wildlife Office, 300 W. New York; and the Bureau of Land Management/USFS Office, 216 N. Colorado; Gunnison, Colorado. These closures apply to all motor vehicles. Do not park at the closures in a manner that blocks access through the closure gates. For additional information call Gunnison County Public Works at 641-0044; the Gunnison County Sage-grouse Conservation Coordinator at 641-7604; or the BLM at 641-0471. The cooperation of the public is required to successfully implement these road closures. The closures will aid in the preservation of the Gunnison Sage-grouse and may assist in reducing impacts on residents and visitors of Gunnison County from a possible Federal listing of the grouse under provisions of the Endangered Species Act. The public also should be aware of other closures in the Gunnison Basin that have been implemented to protect wildlife during this severe winter: The Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) has implemented a Temporary Emergency Closure of all Hunting and Wildlife Related Activities, through May 15, 2008. The CDOW may be contacted at 970-641-7060 for additional information. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the United States Forest Service have closed some public lands to all public use, including motorized and non-motorized uses, also through May 15, 2008. Contact BLM or the USFS at 970-641-0471 for specific information on these closures.
Published in the Crested Butte News. Issue of March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25 and May 2, 2008. #032104
—Upcoming Agenda Items—
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
GUNNISON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Meeting to be held in the Commissioner’s
Meeting Room at the Courthouse
• Colorado River Water Conservancy District Report
• Boards and Commissions Appointments
• Public Hearing; Notice of Suspension of Gunnison County Land Use Change Permit #2003-54
• Resolution; Designating the Sage-Mountain School as a Historic Landmark
• Gunnison County Recycling Center; Presentation of Recycling Awards
• Funding Request; Engineering EA Study for Extension of the Lower Loop Trail, $500
• Revision of Landfill Rate Resolution
• Rural Planning
• Consent Agenda:
o 2008 Stop Loss Contract; Combined Insurance Company of America
o Acknowledgment: Colorado Discretionary Aviation Grant Application
NOTE: This is a list of items tentatively scheduled for the Commissioners’ agenda. Items may be added up to 24 hours prior to the meeting, or deleted at any time. A final agenda will be prepared after the publication deadline for the newspaper. For further information or confirmation of specific times on the agenda, please contact the County Administration Office at 641-0248.
Published in Crested Butte News. Issue of March 28, 2008. #032803