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II I I II I II I II IIII III ~ JVwQi / PILOT ~^~~-- <.n'Kf air ;;' ~ ~ ~ 1~ 303.5T CHROp11CLE 8 Crested Butte, CO (Gunnison GounNl Fti, 3,762 gravel business .in split vote 20] water quality st~dv Crested Butte will take on a more active role N the ongoing state 201 water quality study. The draft recommendations of the study rec- ommended creation of a regional sewage treatment facility at an East River regional treatment plant near Skyland. Town Manager Bill Crank op- poses this recommendation as not in the best interests of the Town. Rea- sons for this include the marginal cost effectiveness of sludge treat- ment outlined in the plan. Crank feels that Mt. Crested Butte, includ- ing Meridian Lake, could use the regional plant, but that Crested Butte would be best served having its own facility. Reasons for this, said Crank, are because "I think a regional plant will have to be based on unbridled growth ro pay for jitJ. At this point, l am the only one on the committee, representing a wastewater plant, ob- jecting to a regional plant on land use issues...l think the board of a new authority will have no choice but to support a level of growth that is repugnant to the Town of Crested Butte." Crank was asked by the 201 study group "if Crested Butte would consider (usurp the regional plmitj if 'adequate safeguards' were included to allay...land use concerns. My an- swer was'yes' but ('m not confident adequate safeguards can be devised and agreed upon by all parties." Crank will represent and ex- press the council position on the matter at further 201 study meetings. Results and recommendations from the study group should tie in with the County Land Use Resolution and the Crested Butte Three Mile Plan. Legal matters Town Attorney Jim Starr re- ported that the Town's motion to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis- sion for reconsideration was, surprisingly, granted. The Commis- sion (FERC) is in charge of permitting Arapahoe County's ap- plication to withdraw water from Taylor Park to fuel Front Range growth. Starr attributes the surpris- ing respite to jurisdictional issues that have heretofore been ignored, and now must be considered. This decision will set Arapahoe County's permitting procedures back "a year or two," but the next step in the pro- cess is for FERC to file a motion allowing Arapahoe County to con- tinuepermitting procedures. Starr also reported that attor- ney Richard Minkoff, representing Colorado Heli-ski, has filed an ap- peal of Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest Su- pervisor Bob Scorch's derision to disallow helicopter skiing around Crested Butte. The appeal was filed with the Forest Service Regional Ctf- fice in Lakewood, Colorado. Town buildingp rtnils According to the Crested Butte Building Department, building per- mits issued as of May 25 represent a 26% increase over permits issued as of May 1993. The concomitant in- crease in valuation is 48%, from $1,810,595, ro 52,690,744. In terms of valuation, new commercial permits account for 51,595,918, new residential for $638,000, and commercial and resi- dential remodels account for 5456,826. Wolf reLntroduction Acting upon a request from Sinapu, a Colorado-based group supporting wolf reintroduction, the Council renewed the Town's mem- bership in the group to the tune of 5100. Lacking biological input from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the council did not, however, en- dorse arequest to support wolf reintroduction. ]t preferred instead to maintain its present position of supporting continuing feasibility studies. Special events A special events liquor license was granted to the Rotary Club, which will be serving alcoholic bev- erages atits Chile Cook-0ff on July 30. No concession for antacid distri- bution was granted. A special events permit was granted to the Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Com- merce allowing them to carry on Fourth o(July and Aerial Weekend festivities. Ordinances and resolutions The council set (or public hear- ingordinances k5 and it6. Ordinance NS would change parking require- ments for retail businesses. Ordinance N6 would require the in- spection and maintenance of wood stoves, requiring replacement of de• ficient or broken parts, and provide penalties for violation of the ordi- nance. The council adopted Resolu- tion p5, needed to receive grants applicable to the Mountain Express Transportation System. The resolu- tion adopts a five-year transit development plan. Town Offices on the move In order ro accommodate reno- vation efforts at the Third Street Town Offices, the staff will move to the Warming House in Big Mine Park. This change of venue will be completed by Monday. etin There will be a work session with Crested Butte Mountain Resort concerning resort plans for expan- sion on June 13 at 7:00 p. m. in Crested Butte's Old Town Hall. On June 20, the council will hold a work session to review recom- mendations of the Three Mile Plan Task Force. The meeting will beheld at 6:00 p.m. at the Old Town HaO.