The town of Frisco has two new faces joining its Town Council this month. Incoming council members will be sworn in at the April 26 meeting to serve four-year terms. Seven candidates ran for three.
Occupation: Self-employed owner at an outdoor and cycling industry sales agency Years in Summit County: 35 Family: Wife Civic involvement: Frisco Town Council member, Frisco Planning Commission member, Summit County Wildfire Council member, Make Frisco.
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During its quarterly meeting last week, the Summit County Wildfire Council recommended the approval of 11 grant proposals meant to help mitigate the risk of wildfires in the community through hazardous fuels reduction projects and other efforts to move forward with the implementation of the Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
About 30 community members tuned into a virtual wildfire council meeting Thursday, May 20, when members voted on a number of grant proposals submitted by towns, resident groups and other stakeholders around Summit County. There were 11 proposals, all of which the council recommended funding a potential investment of more than $333,000 from the county government.
In 2017, the Peak 2 Fire ignited near Breckenridge and forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes in the Peak 7 neighborhood and the surrounding area. A year later, the Buffalo Mountain Fire burned its.