Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder Shawn Luce (center) performed the official swearing-in ceremony for incumbent county commissioner Jennifer O’Hearon (left) and incoming commissioner Callie Scritchfield (right) on Tuesday before the first regular meeting of the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners in the new year. The two commissioners are[Read More…]
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COUNTY BEAT: JUNE 11, 2024
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners met Tuesday in Meeker for a regular meeting. They approved a grant application for the clerk and recorder’s office to increase pay for election judges from $10 to $13 an hour, awarded the annual striping project, and approved adoption of a revised budget schedule.[Read More…]
Q&A with the District 3 Commissioner Candidates
REGAS HALANDRAS Background and qualifications: I have a long history in Rio Blanco County. I was born in Meeker and have been back here since 1992. After graduating from the University of Denver in 1988, I have lived in a few other places including South Texas and Hawaii. In 1992,[Read More…]
County Beat – June 6th, 2024
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Commissioners awarded County Capital Improvement Trust Fund (CCITF) and Commissioners’ Discretionary Fund grants during the May 28 regular board meeting held in Rangely. From the CCITF funds, commissioners approved $50,000 for the Meeker School District to retrofit fluorescent lighting to LEDs at Barone Middle[Read More…]
County names finalists for administrator position
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners selected four finalists for the position of county administrator during a special meeting Thursday. The finalists’ names are: 1. Amity Broussard 2. Vicki Edwards 3. Jeremy Muxlow 4. Guy Dansie Commissioners will conduct interviews during a public session on Tuesday, April 23, in Rangely.[Read More…]
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[Read More…]
Commissioners take neutral stance on proposed Elk Creek Ranch easement
Rio Blanco County Commissioners approved a “letter of neutrality” regarding a proposed conservation easement at Elk Creek Ranch during a special meeting Thursday, Dec. 30. The acquisition of 7 Lakes Lodge in 2021 quintupled Elk Creek Ranch’s physical footprint — 25,000 acres for hunting, fishing and recreation, including more than[Read More…]
County continues work on 2024 budget
Rio Blanco County Commissioners, administrators, staff and volunteers met over the course of two weeks totaling 20+ hours of meetings to discuss the proposed 2024 budget. COUNTY ATTORNEY The County Attorney is Don Steerman, whose office provides legal counsel in connection with litigation, administrative proceedings, settlement discussions and similar proceedings.[Read More…]
County projects 8.6% increase in revenue, 2.5% increase in expenses
Rio Blanco County Commissioners, administrators, staff and volunteers from RBC’s various departments, boards and tax districts have met for a combined total of more than 15 hours this month to comb through numbers, review funding requests and set final proposed changes to the 2024 budget based on county goals. The[Read More…]
BOCC makes board appointments; interim administrator starts in Nov.
RBC | Rio Blanco County Commissioners met Tuesday, Oct. 24 in Rangely for work sessions and a regular meeting. The board conducted interviews with Steven Ray Rust and Rebecca Elder for the Fair Board, Michael Selle for the Historic Preservation Board, Ginny Love and Kay Bivens for the Meeker Colorado[Read More…]
BOCC Work Sessions
RBC | Commissioners met with the Langdon Group about the White River Water Supply project (also called Wolf Creek Reservoir). The self-described “third party neutral conflict resolution” company was hired by the Department of Interior to facilitate public involvement leading up to a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process that[Read More…]
BOCC Approves Two New Communication Dept. Positions
RBC Commissioners held a call-in work session and brief regular meeting on Friday, July 29, to discuss plans related to Visionary Broadband’s departure as a value-added reseller (VAR) for broadband internet. While the county owns the broadband infrastructure, value-added resellers interact with the public on a customer service level, and[Read More…]
