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Category Archives: March 2012
Forest Service rejects Boggy-Glade appeals (Web only)
The Forest Service has rejected all appeals of the Boggy-Glade Travel Management Plan and expects to implement its provisions this spring. According to a press release from the Durango Interagency Dispatch Center, 25 appeals of the plan were initially sent to the … Continue reading
Published in March 2012
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Seeking funds to fight fire
Fire and rescue services are a type of community insurance that help mitigate life’s inevitable disasters. For the Cortez Fire Protection District, safeguarding a growing population comes with rising costs, prompting a proposed increase in the group-coverage rate. The district, … Continue reading
Published in March 2012
Sunflower crops are here to stay
Despite the closure of the San Juan Bioenergy plant in Dove Creek, Colo., two years ago – and its uncertain future – sunflower and safflower crops appear to be here to stay. Between southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah, acreage planted … Continue reading
Published in March 2012
A battle over Utah Navajos and redistricting continues
A dispute over access to recordings of meetings of the San Juan County, Utah, commission was resolved in February when county officials turned over some requested recordings to the Navajo Nation. However, the long-running disagreement over redistricting that prompted the … Continue reading
Published in March 2012
The race for county commission heats up
It’s a grand old time to be a Republican in Montezuma County, with a slew of candidates vying for votes in primary races for two slots on the county commission, and no threats on the general-election horizon from either Democrats … Continue reading
Published in March 2012