County, News Notes

Commissioners hear Wolf Creek update, discuss 2024 budget

Commissioners met Tuesday in Meeker at 10 a.m. for a regular meeting and went directly into executive session to receive legal advice on specific legal questions regarding conservation easements, county road policies, and 1041 regulations regarding wind and solar; and determining positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations and instructing negotiators regarding airport leases. 

1041 regulations are a land use tool established in Colorado in 1974 which allow local governments “to maintain…