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…]
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Cornhole winners … Decade of Dedication Celebration Courtesy Photo
COUNTY BEAT: Insurance rates spike for county
WORK SESSIONS Updates from Extension Agent Linda Masters regarding plan. A 4-H agent has been hired and is in place. “It’s going great already,” Master said. Technology upgrades are underway to connect 4-H kids on both sides of the county with similar equipment. “We’re trying to get the kids on[Read More…]
State of the River Part 4: Elk Creek Ranch develops best management practices for river health
RBC | “We care greatly about the river, and the entire valley. We feel like we’re good stewards of it,” said Brett Harvey, manager of Elk Creek Ranch (ECR) last week when discussing the health of the White River, and the persistent algae blooms of the last seven years. Having[Read More…]
Kuhn buys Seven Lakes, plans conservation
Elk Creek Ranch to purchase majority in secondary transaction RBC | JK Land Holdings, LLC (JKLH) has purchased famed golfer and entrepreneur Greg Norman’s Seven Lakes Ranch, a nearly 12,000-acre property on the White River in Meeker, Colorado. In keeping with Norman’s stewardship, the entire property—which encompasses a diversity of[Read More…]
Clarification: Elk Creek Ranch Owner’s Association Case
RBC | Attorney Caitlin McHugh of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP in Denver, requested clarification on last week’s press release from the plaintiff’s attorney about the outcome of the lawsuit filed by several members of the Elk Creek Ranch Owners Association (plaintiff) against Elk Creek Operations, William Wheeler and YZ[Read More…]
Elk Creek Ranch Owner’s Association wins case
UPDATE 11/12/20: Attorney Caitlin McHugh of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP in Denver, requested clarification on this press release which can be read at this link theheraldtimes.com/clarification-elk-creek-ranch-owners-association-case RBC | Elk Creek Ranch Owner’s Association prevailed in its lawsuit against developer William H. Wheeler for breaching his fiduciary duties while he[Read More…]
Jury trial for Elk Creek Ranch case
RBC I Prospective Rio Blanco County jurors found themselves summoned to court this week for a trial. In July, members of the Elk Creek Ranch Owners Association, a nonprofit corporation, filed a “complaint and jury demand” against William Wheeler of Elk Creek Ranch Development, Inc. According to court documents, Wheeler[Read More…]
Meeker services appreciated…
Elk Creek Ranch recently invited members of the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Department, Meeker Volunteer Fire Department (MVFR), RBC Search and Rescue (RBCSR), the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CDPW) and their spouses to dinner at the main lodge.
