In what became a rare, truncated meeting on Tuesday, May 11, the Chaffee Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) made short work of only a few business items. Key among them was the unanimous approval of the updated intergovernmental agreement (IGA) among six central mountain counties that hold membership in what is known as the Central Mountain RETAC.
The EMS location on the south end of the county is near the Chaffee Fairgrounds. AVV file photo.
The acronym stands for Regional Emergency Medical Trauma Advisory Council (CMRETAC). This 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is authorized and funded by state statute to provide a coordinated approach to emergency medical and trauma care. The six-county region of service includes Chaffee, Park, Summit, Eagle, Lake, and Pitkin counties. Geographically, this 6,682 square mile area is almost the size of the state of New Jersey.
“This nonprofit is funded by state statute. $2 of every motor vehicle registration goes to this fund,” explained Chaffee Emergency Medical Services Director Josh Hadley.”Working in a six-county area, this council includes all ambulances and trauma centers. We are support, education, technical assistance, and we integrate response in emergencies.”
The area has unique challenges: First, it is largely rural, and much of the year experiences challenging winter weather and mountainous road conditions. Second, it includes high numbers of travelers and tourists who don’t live in the area, a population of active risk-taking residents, and in some of the counties, a non-English speaking service working population.
“We recently updated the IGA to reflect current practice, physical year timelines … and we are adding behavioral health and crisis response,” said RETAC Executive Director Sarah Weatherred, who joined the BoCC Zoom discussion on Tuesday. She reminded commissioners of the main goals of the organization: to provide emergency healthcare service, education, and prevention programs for three main target audiences: residents, visitors, and medical service providers.
“It’s a busy organization,” said Hadley.
To learn more about CMRETAC, go to their website
County Public hearings continued
The applicants for Cooper Property Minor Subdivision Final Plat requested to delay the hearing to June 15. The proposal would re-subdivide Tract 1A-R of the Cooper Property Boundary Line Adjustment No. 2, turning the 16.73 acres into four tracts; three of which will be 2.0 acres, with a 10.73 remainder tract. The applicant is requesting a waiver of Section 7.3.7C1 to allow a private road easement for access and frontage to the lots off CR 163.
The Sage Heights Major Subdivision sketch plan is continued to July 20. Their request: to subdivide Parcel 2 (remainder parcel) of the Bainbridge Heritage Water Subdivision Exemption of 32.9 acres into 15 lots, ranging in size from 2.0 to 2.2 acres. the project would require a new road on a dedicated right-of-way.
In the case of the Sage Heights continuation, it will allow time for the owners to complete a boundary line adjustment, but it isn’t expected that it will delay their project. “It should let them put their preliminary plan and the final plan in one packet so they won’t lose time,” said County Planning Manager Christy Barton.
The county also continued discussion of a resolution clarifying hours of operation by department and building to June 1.
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