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<br />Wednestlay, -January 13. 1993. Vol. 93 No.8' 2!
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<br />By JENNY JOhNSON . .. Alid auch desicnauoa cOqI<<I. put., fDik..ilW ~jW,~to the dream develop large quantities in one the over 1.3 million acre feet of Ju-
<br />Staff writer the River Distriet'i1.~tlonal (ofi'~dam); we will loose." . part of the state would draw major niper-Cross Mountain conditional
<br />City council passed a resolution water rights in serious j8llpOU'dy, Public works. director Jim opposition. storage rights.
<br />last night in support of selling the he told county commissioners. Pankonin added that since the. If both resolutions are passed, City officials hope that they will
<br />Juniper-Cross Mountain condi- 'We bave to make a decision to alate of Colorado.bas only bas one they will be forwarded to the River be able to obtain about $26 million
<br />tional water rights owned hy the get something outof our condition- miJIion acre feet left of water that District to encourage them to in federal funding, possibly from
<br />Colorado River District for a pack- al water rights: said Birkner."If <:all he oIeveloped, any-attempt to begin negotiating the exchange of the Bureau of Reclamation, for the
<br />age deal of instream flows for the projects.
<br />endangered fish, the enlargement Although the River District
<br />of Elkhead and Stagecoach Reser. Board has the power to make :....<
<br />voirs and the restoration of diver- O'ther C,.ty c' '0.. u' n. C,., act,.o. ns... final decision about the wat.;;,"
<br />sions on the Yampa River. rights, Ray Tenney of the River
<br />However, the county commis. District said the board will take
<br />sioners tabled the same resolu. The following actions were taken at the city Adoption Agreement; into account local recommenda.
<br />tion on Monday and set up a spe- council meeting last night: . Reviewed a letter from the Wildlife Commis- tions when they begin discussing
<br />cial meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at . Carol Wyble presented certificates to her art sion on the structure of hunting seasons; the issue at their next meeting
<br />the courthouse to discuss it fur. class for becoming t~ Sltists. of the month. Their . Reviewed a letter of congratulations from Gov. scheduled for January 19.
<br />ther. work is currently displayed at city hall: ltoy Romer to the Yampa Valley Alliance for nomi. Tenney said the board will prob.
<br />The resolution states that the . An award for a bid was made to Dump Truck; nation to the National Take Pride awards; ably formulate their position in the
<br />existence of endangered fish in the .' Voted for the. intergovernmental agreement . Reviewed a letter from TCI notifying the pub- next two months, although the ne.
<br />river would make the construction for the Northwest Transportation Planning Region lie about \'llClUced rates for basic. service level ca- gotiation process is apt to take at
<br />of the Juniper Reservoir highly with council member Kelvin Stehle residing on the bletelevision; least two years.
<br />unlikely, And the water needs of board; . John Whinery, director of the Parks and The river district first filed for
<br />the community can be best met . Agreed to the Craig Improvement Authority's Recreation Department said they will be studying the waUlr storage rights in 1953 to
<br />with the expansion of the two recommendation to uaeShavens and ASsoc..as a the implementation of a pool surcharge as well as build a major dam on the river, but
<br />reservoirs. consulting firm for their master plan; . fees for soccer anMootball fields;. final permitting for the project
<br />City manager Don Birkner . Supported the action by the Planning and, Held Ii public hearit)giD. which the city counci1 never happened.
<br />urged support of the resolutions, . Zonil\g Commission for an encroachment agree- ~dto the demolationof a house at 755 Gypsy In 1988, the Department oW,,'.
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<br />New.commission's first action to hire assistan1
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<br />By JANE lRlME
<br />Slaff writer
<br />The new slate of Moffat County
<br />Commissioners lost no time
<br />Wednesday at their first official
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<br />Janosec voting against the position.
<br />Sis stated that if the position did
<br />not work out, it could be terminated
<br />several years down the road, but
<br />that extra costs ot contracts let by
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<br />other responsibilities as proscribed
<br />by the commissioners.
<br />Sis stated, "We have been react-
<br />ingrather~ acting. We need
<br />plansofour . .
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<br />for a riSk manager last fall in a reg-
<br />n1ar meeting of the commissioners.
<br />Insurance rates for the county will
<br />. be higher if the position is not filled
<br />byMalch 1.. .
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<br />right ~ _tter at the courtho'
<br />commisslVuers room.
<br />Al a ceremony early in the m
<br />ing, both Sis and Janosecw
<br />sworn in. for the offices of Mo
<br />f'!onnt.v r.ommi~RionAr from 1
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