MEEKER | Dr. Lisa Jones, President of Colorado Northwestern Community College, presented a State of the College report to Meeker’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday before the regular meeting.
“We do want to begin doing more in Meeker, particularly in healthcare and agriculture,” she said, although without approved mill levy from Meeker, alternative sources for funding must be sought. Jones said concurrent enrollment students from Meeker High School are a strong base of support for the college, followed by Moffat County High School.
Jeff Hurd, a Republican primary candidate for Congressional District 3 introduced himself during public comment.
In staff reports, Chief of Police Eddie Thompson said there were 281 calls for service in August resulting in two arrests and eight citations. Town Manager Mandi Etheridge said they received five applications for the position of Public Works Superintendent. Town Planner Carly Thomson told the board to expect to see “a rather large project” coming up later this fall.
Trustees approved a conditional use permit for a home occupation at 560 5th St. Michael and Nichole Jackson plan to operate a tire repair and service business for motorized two-wheel vehicles, ATVs and UTVs.
Trustees also approved a watershed protection district activity permit at 6389 County Road 4 for the replacement of two septic tanks.
After some discussion, the board voted to repeal a previous ordinance for Tree City USA designation after determining the amount of work involved in establishing another board, etc., is not equal to direct benefits.
The Town has been awarded a $150K Revitalizing Main Street grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation and trustees approved an amended 2023 budget to include the supplemental appropriations.
Trustees also got a first look at the 2024 draft budget. The budget will be presented to the public in October.
Trustees moved to appoint Lee Smith and Kate McCaffrey to the two vacancies on the Meeker Housing Authority Commission. Dannie Massey also submitted an application but was unable to attend the meeting.
The board approved an extraterritorial agreement for water for a property on Hwy. 13 that is technically not in town boundary, but is next to an existing water line. Trustees also provided additional information on conditions for an ordinance for the Grant-Overton re-subdivison.
The board approved a letter of support for the Meeker Area Mountain Biking Association.
