It finally felt like Christmas in Mancos last Friday, as the snow came in and the crowds gathered for the traditional town holiday dinner. It was nice to relax and visit with family and friends. Special thanks went out to P & D for preparing the turkeys and for helping make the event special.
Mancos Times
Mancos, Colorado
At the town meeting last week, the board approved the final budget. Since the budget was approved, the water and sewer rates were increased with a resolution by $1 a month in both funds.
Also approved, was the purchase of seven e-readers for use by the board. The board will use the electronic e-readers, budgets at a total of $1,500, to receive the board packets and will decrease the amount of money spent on making copies of the board packet twice monthly.
Mancos Times
Mancos, Colorado
Dolores County Commissioner Ernie Williams reported recently that the Dolores River Corridor group recently appointed "hard-core environmentalists" and made sure not to appoint any conservatives, including no representatives from the county.
"I don't think there's anywhere for this to go. I don't think I will be going to any more meetings after tonight," Williams said.
Williams said the group can't designate land in Dolores County as wilderness without the county's approval.
Dove Creek Press
Dove Creek, Colorado
A mammoth fire was expected in Bluff on Friday, Dec. 21, when a 16-foot effigy of a woolly mammoth was burned. The effigy was built in recent months by Bluff artist Joe Pachak. Pachak recently helped to identify a mammoth on a piece of rock art at Sand Island, near Bluff. It is not known if the fire was scheduled to coincide with the winter solstice or a last ditch attempt to mark the end of the Mayan calendar. The flame was set at 8 p.m. Friday evening.
San Juan Record
San Juan County, Utah
The City of Blanding will begin the process of installing radio transmitters on utility meters in the city. The radios will allow city employees to make meter readings from a city vehicle. The installation is expected to significantly decrease costs, pinpoint leaks and performance problems, allow the city to read all meters in one day, and result in fewer misreadings.
In other matters, Blanding city officials held a public hearing on potential changes to the ATV ordinance. The last change to the ordinance was in 2008. The proposed changes will allow residents to use ATVs on most city streets for an increased number of purposes.
San Juan Record
San Juan County, Utah