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John Husband, a local project participant, introduced a team that included Tamara Nauman (formerly with the National Park Service and identified in the meeting as a scientist and botanist), Ben Bell, Jesse (first name only in the record), and Emily Burke, conservation director for Friends of the Yampa. Emily Burke told commissioners the collaborative Yampa River Leafy Spurge Project has worked for about 10 years using integrated management, notably inundative biological control — collecting and releasing beetles that feed on leafy spurge — and public outreach such as river “Show Me Floats.”

Burke said the project collected almost 90,000 beetles in 2024 and planned to collect and purchase at least 50,000 insects in 2025, with a substantial portion of staff time and travel covered by nearly $540,000 Dinosaur National Monument received through the Inflation Reduction Act. She told the commissioners that, as of about a month before the meeting, that funding had been frozen. As a result, Dinosaur National Monument staff cannot travel on river releases under current restrictions and the project lacks funding for staff time, seasonal hires, and travel costs tied to an Idaho beetle-collection trip and river releases.

\"We don't have any funding for staff time and travel,\" Burke said during her presentation, describing how the freeze affects the ability to collect and release insects in parts of Dinosaur National Monument that are accessible only by river.

Presenters outlined a smaller, volunteer-supported version of the Idaho trip this year if volunteers can cover their own travel and lodging. They said youth outreach events are likely to be curtailed and that Dinosaur staff and Friends of the Yampa involvement will be reduced without restored funding. Project partners asked Moffat County to allow the county’s $1,000 contribution — not previously earmarked to a specific line item — to be used flexibly for project management and continuity, and they asked commissioners to join Routt County in a joint letter advocating for reinstatement of the frozen IRA funds.

Commissioners thanked the presenters, and one commissioner said the county had already received a letter from a commissioner in a neighboring county and indicated support for signing on to advocacy. Presenters emphasized the project’s earlier reliance on county-level weed-management roles (noting county responsibility by state statute) and past smaller Colorado Department of Agriculture grants that helped start the effort.

Project partners said volunteer labor has been essential and that dedicating some paid staff time would help sustain the project as older volunteers become less able to manage labor-intensive work. The presenters said the Noxious Weed Advisory Committee will join a Show Me Float on June 12, and that the committee is meeting in Craig around the same time. The presenters closed by asking commissioners to allow flexible use of Moffat County’s contribution and to help advocate to restore Dinosaur National Monument IRA funding.

The board did not take a formal vote on additional funding at the meeting; presenters requested flexibility on the existing county contribution and asked for advocacy support.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","04-08-25 BOCC Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Presenters told Moffat County commissioners that a federal funding award intended to support a major expansion of the Yampa River leafy spurge project has been frozen, and asked the county to allow flexible use of its $1,000 contribution and to help advocate for reinstatement.","taxTitle","Moffat County, Colorado","taxId",27580,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6611407,"Moffat County commissioners approve road-equipment purchases and two ballfield contract amendments",1253,831000,2084000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2896365-96bd98503fc34887ef800790413037e8&start=831&end=2084","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2896365-96bd98503fc34887ef800790413037e8/thumbnail_831000.jpg","/articles/6611407/Moffat-County/Colorado/Moffat-County-commissioners-approve-road-equipment-purchases-and-two-ballfield-contract-amendments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6611407-5565516410f183407f63961c085c6823/orig.mp4?Expires=1771091357&Signature=VdgfJar-2EnQw4XIn3rANuyUqtFNmzuaew0tguTL4pLW5wZGxiiJQb4s~jQ49qzzkXStMKeNHCrIN~gVJwSaqmkTla12aXdhe~-cSDsAgnQhWTrAvYCoko1eNvGbLS4k0UdBMQ98ZgdO2-BprwkXoFxt94~81L85avFYK9biETkY0jVq97qyL5Ca1ZM7dsCtXzcsGVc8vjfV9GUOkMdcPI8OdNwqRhCWn4k7YUJf5Q3XygHT0pArM-MSMvP~Djwps-YwH9yMXYxhBFL1caMv~V3zLoAAIdrva4ZBUZRaZ6lxnj6empICBVxi49krjrpk-fKGOieaxTEkh-116PA0GQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Moffat County commissioners on Tuesday approved several Road & Bridge equipment purchases and two contract amendments to complete work on county ballfields.

The board voted to award a conveyor-belt purchase to Power Equipment Company for $147,704 and accepted a bid of $179,700 from Victory Motors of Craig for four pickups. The board also approved bids for herbicide and mosquito-control products from Snyder & Counts and ADAPTCO, and it approved contract amendments to finish two baseball fields with Garbutt Construction and Ivory Tip Fencing.

The decisions come during routine procurement and construction items presented by Road & Bridge and the county's Office of Development Services. Dan Miller of Road & Bridge said the conveyor being replaced had been in service 53 years and that the new stackable conveyor system will be more versatile and transportable. Miller recommended awarding the conveyor bid to Power Equipment Company at $147,704, which he said was $7,296 below the department’s budgeted $155,000. Commissioners approved the motion; the meeting record shows “Aye” and “Motion carries.”

Road & Bridge staff also reported on bids for four pickups and one passenger van. Victory Motors of Craig submitted a complete bid for the four pickups totaling $179,700; staff said the passenger-van specification will be revised because no vendor provided a compliant all-wheel-drive van. The board approved awarding the four pickups to Victory Motors. Commissioners noted the awards were below the department’s original budgeted total for vehicles.

The county’s weed-and-pest program presented competitive bids for herbicides and mosquito-control products. The board approved a herbicide award to Snyder & Counts for $33,341.75. For mosquito-control supplies, the board approved Snyder & Counts for Zennevex at $11,440.80 and ADAPTCO for a methoprene larvicide at $12,424.00; staff said portions of the awards help preserve local droplet-testing service by retaining the ADAPTCO representative’s visits.

Neil Binder, from the Office of Development Services, presented two contract amendments for ballfield completion. The first increases an existing agreement with Garbutt Construction by $92,340.63, bringing the total contract price to $168,348.45; the increase reflects higher costs and a decision to enlarge an infield to meet demand for an older youth age group. The second amendment raises the Ivory Tip Fencing contract by $80,961.15 to a total of $172,086.98 for the scope presented (a six-foot fence). Binder said a possible later increase for a higher back fence (to 10 or 12 feet) would add $10,821.25 (10-foot) or $13,527.55 (12-foot) if approved later.

Commissioner recusal and recorded abstentions: one commissioner announced a conflict of interest before the Garbutt and Ivory Tip votes and was recorded as abstaining. For both contract amendments the clerk recorded two ayes and one abstain; the motions carried. Other procurements and bid awards were approved by voice vote with “Aye” and the chair announcing the motion carried; the minutes do not list a detailed roll-call for every procurement vote.

Votes at a glance: Power Equipment Company — conveyor award, motion to award at $147,704; outcome: approved (voice vote; motion carries; exact roll-call not specified). Victory Motors of Craig — award for four pickups, $179,700; outcome: approved (voice vote; motion carries; exact roll-call not specified). Snyder & Counts — herbicides, $33,341.75; outcome: approved. Snyder & Counts — Zennevex (mosquito), $11,440.80; outcome: approved. ADAPTCO — larvicide, $12,424.00; outcome: approved. Garbutt Construction, Inc. — contract amendment No. 1, total $168,348.45; outcome: approved (2 ayes, 1 abstain). Ivory Tip Fencing — contract amendment No. 2, total $172,086.98; outcome: approved (2 ayes, 1 abstain).

The board noted vehicle and equipment awards were under budgeted amounts for the department and said the passenger-van specification will be reissued because no vendor bid a compliant all-wheel-drive option. Commissioners also recognized long-serving county employees during general discussion.

The board adjourned and set its next meeting for Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.","At a regular meeting in April, the Moffat County Board of Commissioners approved multiple Road & Bridge equipment purchases and two contract amendments for county ballfields; two contract votes recorded two ayes and one abstention.","actionData","errors"]

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Yampa River leafy spurge project loses federal funding; partners ask Moffat County for flexible use of $1,000 and advocacy

Moffat County commissioners approve road-equipment purchases and two ballfield contract amendments