MEEKER | In the decade-plus since the Town of Meeker purchased the property just west of town now known as Ute Park, defining the property’s use — park or pasture — has been an annual debate.
“We have this discussion every year about how the livestock and the people can co-exist,” said Town Manager Lisa Cook.
Rancher David Smith, and his father before him, acquired paid permits from the Town to graze cattle on the…