Meeker

Split vote ends fall grazing, keeps spring calving in Ute Park

MEEKER |In a split vote that had to be decided by Mayor Kent Borchard, Meeker’s Board of Trustees approved a lease for the use of Ute Park for cattle grazing only during the spring calving season. In past years — since the Town purchased the property — there has been debate over its use as a park for hiking, walking, and public use versus leasing it to Smith Ranches for his cattle. Smith has…