Western Excelsior to appear in court
Representatives from Western Excelsior, a large business in Mancos that manufactures rolled erosion control products, are expected in court next week.
The Mancos Town Board drafted a letter last month telling Western Excelsior that it had 30 days to clean up its act after residents complained that it was dumping refuse outside the property, and plumes of sawdust and debris were settling onto their property.
Company representatives are expected to appear in Mancos Municipal Court on Nov. 10 at 5 p.m., said Mancos Town Administrator Andrea Phillips. Municipal Court Judge Scott Moore will decide the case. Fines could reach $1,000 for each offense.
The letter sent to Western Excelsior on Sept. 12 listed nine offenses.
Phillips said that the business was inspected several times after the letter, which stated that “particulates, waste straw, straw dust, sawdust and other matter” was “emigrating from the Western Excelsior building and grounds. .. and onto the surrounding streets, rights of way and neighboring properties.”
Carbon-monoxide poisoning preventable
Atmos Energy reminds customers to take steps in their homes to help prevent carbon-monoxide poisoning.
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is produced by incomplete combustion in home heating systems, gas ovens, dryers, fireplaces and automobile engines. Prolonged exposure to carbon monoxide can be fatal.
The symptoms of carbon-monoxide poisoning are flu-like and often include headache, sleepiness, weakness, vomiting, dizziness and tightness in the chest.
If these symptoms are experienced people should:
Leave the premises immediately.
Call 911 or seek emergency medical attention.
Call Atmos Energy’s Emergency hotline at (866) 322-8667.
Approval of natural gas pipeline system appealed
Two environmental groups are appealing federal land managers’ approval of a natural gas pipeline system north of Moab.
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and the Sierra Club filed the appeal Friday with the Bureau of Land Management’s Salt Lake City office.
The groups say the proposed pipeline system on public land near Dead Horse Point State Park and Canyonlands National Park’s Island in the Sky area should have been considered in conjunction with the main pipeline installed.
They say the BLM “significantly underplayed” the impacts of oil and gas development on the scenic landscape.
Denver-based Fidelity Exploration & Production Co. is seeking the pipeline system to help convey natural gas captured from flaring at its well sites.
Pies in the Garden receives award
San Juan Basin Health Department, with nomination from Celebrating Healthy Communities Coalition, awards its Healthy Event Seal of Approval to the Pies in the Garden, hosted by the Garden Project of Southwest Colorado.
This community event was hosted Sept. 20 in Durango. This pie tasting and contest event also featured garden tours and live music by the Stillwater Foundation’s “Super Bad” Band. The organizers will be awarded their Seal of Approval on Thursday during the ‘One Garden at a Time’ fundraiser at Eolus.
Staff and Associated Press