MEEKER | Town Clerk Lisa Cook performed the swearing in ceremony for newly re-appointed trustee Jeff Madison last Tuesday. Madison previously served as a trustee in the 1990s and has returned to the board to fill a vacancy left by Scott Nielsen.
Trustees heard updates from town staff, including the newly appointed public works superintendent, Jak Kilduff. Kilduff said the town pumped 36 million gallons of water, addressed two water leaks, and dealt with power outages upriver that affected the water system in the month of June. Paving on Garfield Street to complete the water line replacement project that’s been underway most of the summer was expected to be completed by the end of the week.
There are two job openings in the public works department as of press time.
Meeker Chief of Police Eddie Thompson said June was a busy month on the investigation front, and commended Officer Wylie Hetzel for his work that led to the arrest of Gypsy Soul on multiple charges.
Town Planner Carly Thomson said there are two applications for the open seat on the planning commission.
Trustees also heard a presentation from Ben Mendenhall from the Centennial State Investment Pool (CSLIP). Mendenhall was formerly with ColoTrust (Colorado Local Government Liquid Asset Trust), and has worked with the town and other area municipalities and special districts. Colotrust is the largest local government investment pool in Colorado, providing a convenient way for these entities to pool their funds for investment purposes.
CSLIP, which started in 2024, is an alternative.
Trustees heard the presentation and said they’ll take it under consideration.
The board also heard a request from the Meeker Area Mountain Biking Association (MAMBA) for the town to purchase a porta-potty to install near the pump track at Ute Park. The closest public restroom is at Town Park. Trustees agreed to approve the purchase.
Surveyor Jim Joy asked the board to consider taking steps to regulate the official town survey markers. He noted that four intersections have official town survey markers in the middle of the intersection that are essential for surveyors to set lot corners. Two of those markers have disappeared, he said. “Instead of being a simple lot survey, I have to go further and further out to bring this point back in,” he explained, which increases the survey cost.
Joy suggested implementing some kind of regulation either on the town or on contractors to protect the markers or replace them if they are removed, noting that would benefit homeowners as well as surveyors.
This is the survey marker in the intersection at 4th and Main.
