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Rangely, county, feds crack down on roadside dumping

A jumble of discarded furniture, appliances and trash approximately a quarter-mile from the Rangely city limits off Dragon Road is one of dozens of illegal dump sites in the area. Town and county entities have pledged to work with the Bureau of Land Management to clean up the dump sites. A camera system scheduled to be fully installed by next summer will help identify dumpers and assist the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Land Management in ticketing those who break the law.
A jumble of discarded furniture, appliances and trash approximately a quarter-mile from the Rangely city limits off Dragon Road is one of dozens of illegal dump sites in the area. Town and county entities have pledged to work with the Bureau of Land Management to clean up the dump sites. A camera system scheduled to be fully installed by next summer will help identify dumpers and assist the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office and the…