Commissioner Donald Broom (middle) presented commemorative plaques to commissioners Ray Beck (left) and Don Cook (right) at their final meeting Tuesday, Jan. 5.
In their final commissioners’ meeting as members of the Board of County Commissioners, outgoing District 1 commissioner Don Cook and outgoing District 2 commissioner Ray Beck moved to reopen the Moffat County Courthouse to the public following a month-long closure to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
The decision to reopen the courthouse reverses Resolution 2020-118, completely reopening the courthouse to the public. Previously, offices on the first floor were closed to the public and made available to residents by appointment only.
Denver International Airport, Feb. 27, as DIA officials first began to take notice of the pandemic.
Sue Sanders inside her car, where she sleeps at night in a Centennial Walmart parking lot.
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Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren brought her campaign for president to Denver s Fillmore Auditorium.
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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg stopped for a rally at the Crowne Plaza hotel near Denver International Airport.
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at a campaign at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
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President Donald Trump campaigns in Colorado Springs, here mocking Democrat Amy Klobuchar for what he said was choking during a Democratic candidate debate.
Moffat County commissioners, in partnership with the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado (AGNC) announced that they’ve submitted a Colorado Open Records Act request to determine if Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Governor Jared Polis’ office are working to accelerate the development of a plan and limit public and stakeholder input on this important matter.
Commissioners Ray Beck, Don Cook and Donald Broom stated Tuesday morning that they’re submitting a letter of support to local media as part of a united front the county joined against wolves.
Proposition 114 passed on the Nov. 3 ballot by less than 2%. Originally, the reintroduction of grey wolves on designated lands in Colorado, west of the continental divide, was scheduled to take at least three years before being implemented in 2023.
Moffat County commissioners Don Cook, Ray Beck, and Donald Broom.
Once again, out-of-state special interests have funded a ballot initiative (Proposition 114-Wolf Introduction) to manage wildlife in a manner that is neither scientific nor in the best interest of wildlife or the citizens of Colorado.
We are greatly concerned when we hear wildlife commission members advocating to fast-track wolf introduction (releasing wolves in 2021) and foregoing adequate time to develop a comprehensive management plan. Proposition 114 requires that CPW “takes steps necessary to begin reintroduction of gray wolves by December 31,2023.”
Our county strongly objects to any efforts to short-circuit or abandon the planning window provided by Prop 114 that interferes with public input, transparency, and that jeopardizes the safety of our communities and economies.
Moffat County will officially remain in Level Orange following mitigation approval from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The mitigation plan includes the adoption of the state’s mask mandate and goes into effect Thursday, Dec. 17 and runs through Jan. 12, 2021. County Attorney Becky Tyree stated the health order could be rescinded, amended, or extended at any time.
For now, Moffat County has until Dec. 28 to show a decrease in its current positivity rate – which sits at 16.8%, or the state could come in and force the county into Level Red. As of Thursday, the Board of Public Health requested an extension to match the length of the proposed mitigation plan. The Board of Health is still waiting for an answer from the state.