The Chaffee Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) will start its first meeting of 2022 at 9:00 am. Jan. 4 with a full agenda, including the second reading of an Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium Until December 31, 2023, on the Submission, Acceptance or Processing of Applications and the Licensing, Permitting or Operation of any Retail Marijuana Establishment on unincorporated county land.
It will immediately consider a second resolution for a temporary ban on the submission, acceptance, or processing of applications and the licensing, permitting, or operation of any medical marijuana facility for the same timeframe, through Dec. 31, 2023.
Among other agenda items are public hearings for several heritage water subdivision exemptions including;
- The Tomkiewicz/Fortier Heritage Water Subdivision Exemption located at 9540 West Highway 50, Salida; the property is zoned rural, and the request is to subdivide 19.88 acres into two lots of 11.25 and 8.63 acres. The property has a shared well and the new lot (Lot 2) will have augmentation or connection to Poncha Springs central water. An On-site Wastewater Treatment System will serve the new lot. Access is on an existing shared driveway, in accordance with an existing Roadway Easement.
- A resolution approving the McFarland Heritage Water Subdivision Exemption. The public hearing on this property has been continued at least five times since the original June 15, 2021 public hearing date.
The Chaffee BoCC will consider Resolution 2022-01, that will designate the public website for posting meeting notices, and adopt its 2022 regular meeting schedule.
It will also hold a discussion with Chaffee County Public Health Executive Director Andrea Carlstrom about the policies for holding public county meetings as the COVID-19 variant Omicron continues to surge.
At the moment, all county meetings are being held virtually via Zoom. To participate in the meeting, connect via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/109079543 or by calling 1-669-900-6833 and entering meeting ID #109079543.
Us out here in Smeltertown appreciate the moratorium and better late than never consideration on this issue. Those invading our area for profit on cannabis in our superfund site do not care about the impact on our community, the possible consequences of the superfund site being used for processed and condensed product, the creation of disposable vape pens that impact our families and our environment or about our limited quantity of water. A person claiming to ‘grow with love’ said the following to the person pointing out the dangers and complaining of loss of sleep in our home of 40 years which causes the perfect environment for life-ending seizures. This statement along with one stating that this person hopes that their seizure victim dies for complaining sums up their concern for us and our community and environment. Kim told us “You have been spewing your bull**** for years yet you still must be healthy? Are you pregnant? Do you have teenagers abusing drugs? Get the **** out of here with your crybaby bull****. The people voted and you lose. Accept it.”