Wetmore:”Running of the Bulls”,
Shipping Container Complaint
Board of County
Commissioners (BOCC)
-July 6, 2017
WESTCLIFFE, Colorado
by Jackie Bubis,
Reporter
The meeting started at 9 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call. Introductions of the public in attendance followed.
During public comments, one citizen asked about the statutes cited by the recall committee. Attorney Smith stated that he was attorney for the Board and would not answer the question. He also asked if the Board would consider putting the county in the air ambulance program formerly Eagle Med (Now React.) The Board said they will consider it as a public item.
Commissioner Items
Commissioner Hood reported that Jeffrey Wood and the architecture students would be there later in the afternoon to finish their courthouse assessment. She also requested that the Board have another evening meeting. The meeting was set for Tuesday, July 25th at 7 p.m. in the Courtroom. [Now canceled]
Commissioner Kattnig reported a conversation with the brand inspector regarding Mr. Hamilton’s bulls (see article for July 5th meeting). The inspector said that his office will only check a brand if the stray is corralled and if the owner is unknown.
Attorney Items
Attorney Clint Smith spoke in code to the Board regarding a man who got a letter. Mr. Smith met with the man and told him that he didn’t need to respond and that the man was pleased.
Old/New Business
Storage containers in the county – A citizen, calling himself a reclusive resident of the county and stating that he’d been a developer for many years in another state asked the Board to outlaw the large tractor-trailer type shipping containers in the county. He called them atrocious eyesores. The Board responded by sending it to the Planning Commission for consideration.
Regarding the “Light Pollution”/Dark Skies changes to the Zoning Resolution: Commissioner Printz stated that the Sentinel’s headline “Change a lightbulb, go to jail” was not a true statement. (Editor/GG: Another falsehood from Mr. Printz. I read the proposed ordinance and there are MULTIPLE ways to violate the ordinance by merely changing a lightbulb/LED in an outdoor fixture, which, if convicted, you will go to jail. See the information in the orginal story we wrote HERE.) Mr. Kattnig stated that the board members had no “stand” at this time. The item was sent to the Planning Commission for their consideration.
Dallas Anderson gave the Airport Advisory Board report. There was discussion about the newly installed fuel dispenser still not working. Mr. Printz suggested that while he “hates to threaten people” he would call the owner of the company that did the work. The Fly-in is still on the calendar for September 23rd. The Board discussed the damage done to the hangar (several years ago). Mr. Printz urged Anderson to nudge the person who did the damage to get the owner paid for the damage. Mr. Kattnig mentioned that the former Board had decided to pay for the repairs last year. Mr. Printz will contact the owner about getting the work done.
Gary Hyde and Roger Squire gave the Road & Bridge Report. They discussed a complaint that Mrs. Hood got about Copper Gulch and Mr. Printz told the men that he’d gotten a message from a gentleman saying he’s never seen the road so good. Mr. Kattnig told Hyde that the county will not be paying for weed control on private land this year.
Laura Lockhart gave the Human Services Report.
The meeting adjourned at 10:38 a.m.