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Motions carried to approve the meeting agenda and the consent agenda. The board also approved the March 26, 2025 minutes and later approved a proclamation designating April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Darcy Bowling, director of the Elbert County Department of Human Services, presented the proclamation; the board moved and seconded the item and the motion carried.

The board voted to go into executive session to discuss the purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer or sale of real or personal property pursuant to section 24-6-402(4)(a) of the Colorado Revised Statutes; the board recessed and later reported that no formal action or adoption of any proposed policy, resolution, rule or regulation took place during the executive session.

Where motions were recorded, outcomes were announced verbally as \"aye\" and the chair stated \"motion carries.\" The transcript does not contain a roll-call vote tally for these items; detailed vote counts and individual member votes were not specified in the public record excerpt.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of meeting agenda: motion carried (mover/second not specified; vocal aye recorded).
- Approval of consent agenda: motion carried (mover/second not specified; vocal aye recorded).
- Approval of minutes for March 26, 2025: motion carried (mover/second not specified; vocal aye recorded).
- Proclamation: \"Proclamation designating 2025 Child Abuse Prevention Month\" (presented by Darcy Bowling): motion carried (mover: not specified; second recorded; vocal aye recorded).
- Executive session under CRS 24-6-402(4)(a): motion carried to enter executive session; no formal action was taken in executive session.

The board recessed for photos after the proclamation and set a recess to reconvene at 1 p.m. for the land-use hearings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Elbert County Commission Meeting 04-09-2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 9 meeting the Board approved the agenda, the consent agenda, March 26 minutes, and a proclamation designating April as Child Abuse Prevention Month; the board also recessed to an executive session on real-property matters and reported no formal action occurred there.","taxTitle","Elbert County, Colorado","taxId",27336,"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},6074882,"Resident tells Elbert County commissioners Xcel transmission project would harm property values, county staff returned application for more information",159,463000,622000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2981031-3a7d81c20f46465e5df355b3ce300f7f&start=463&end=622","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2981031-3a7d81c20f46465e5df355b3ce300f7f/thumbnail_463000.jpg","/articles/6074882/Elbert-County/Colorado/Resident-tells-Elbert-County-commissioners-Xcel-transmission-project-would-harm-property-values-county-staff-returned-application-for-more-information","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6074882-1f4e5a5b5db177536871cfe0bfc5405e/orig.mp4?Expires=1777580941&Signature=l4RY4-cepVv2yuNWwf2JDV7AzNhXKZ4rt1l81RrHPoBwKR-gsijKSR4n6IrK0s7coFuNRvYYIYHr2kERbz1Yvq3fCWikBv6159meSWObCDWozCStUDLPZIiKdXWreOclMwZk-5CYbbNAG5yJocfxXE8xJfoxB3AqQskCkYUkSPxwigin9CPd~mB7tdhOjHUlCZr1sq~38WFPP0h785~31JfaqIyizauQQU8nmLszuz2W6K~KsC4iWU9LsRFhMeZBK7~u9YwsoNMyvO91-dE0jMo4atA2luiSnNlviX5ciVN9MtBGwjgikzoFc~tly-FnmbQQlqlc-CX1xh6QPWfd9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A resident told the Elbert County Board of County Commissioners on April 9 that a proposed Xcel Energy transmission project would impose financial harm on county homeowners and bring no local benefits.

“Today I just want you to know that in our 10 40 ones, item j 16 talks about how, a project should not put a financial burden on county residents,” said Carrie Gibblets, who identified herself as a board member of the Elbert County Environmental Alliance and gave her address. She said the county has returned Xcel’s application to the company for more information and that Xcel has resubmitted and been asked again to supply missing materials.

Gibblets told commissioners the project could lower property values and increase insurance costs for residents, and she pointed the board to a county review standard she said requires balancing benefits and losses. “There are no benefits to our county or its residents,” she said.

Commissioners did not take action on the application during the meeting. Officials in the planning department have been reviewing the submission and returned it to the applicant twice for additional information, Gibblets said. The application’s status remains under review; the county did not vote to approve or deny the proposed transmission work during the April 9 session.

The comments were made during the meeting’s public-comment period, and commissioners acknowledged receipt of the concerns. The planning process requires applicants to supply complete materials before an item is placed on a decision agenda.","A resident and local environmental alliance member urged commissioners to consider sections of county policy claiming projects should not financially burden residents and said the Xcel application offers no benefits to the county; county staff have returned the application to the applicant for more information.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6074885,"Elbert County commissioners discuss temporary pause on land-use applications while comprehensive plan is updated",713,700000,1413000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2981031-3a7d81c20f46465e5df355b3ce300f7f&start=700&end=1413","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2981031-3a7d81c20f46465e5df355b3ce300f7f/thumbnail_700000.jpg","/articles/6074885/Elbert-County/Colorado/Elbert-County-commissioners-discuss-temporary-pause-on-land-use-applications-while-comprehensive-plan-is-updated","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6074885-ed5225ef2832393aebbf9840da31d6be/orig.mp4?Expires=1777580941&Signature=FWW7M38ZU6wyQAw7jKqa-ST8uAm6nG07Wm~WhVcI69dzAZo0hjtxstGSJc-zdeM60MBpOBfiKK5ZaJY6V8~sbBZUNbQiHRQMqP39G3jtlHk~KbiQfND1Ek~d4gXeCbKs2CAlj~3~NSyu8fzeDJA8KBQA9VVDLGlJf7QhYNvG3kQ0OGgrlUT4GqPTboqupC5w7dRv-lbrbMkTGR-ZqrCivtO7ft-6p--MniEyc9AwXBnKZfePMgYjd3YD56703B7m0eUia-a2JDXHOFSHbJ2IubIiu6sjfDXkDDj9sPbeTJ8reptHmLAxhtGb7QxhMCKwOumAQrV-Gtse7TWdXilHAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Elbert County commissioners on April 9 debated a proposal to institute a temporary pause on some land-use applications while the county updates its comprehensive plan and land-use regulations.

Commissioner Mike Book introduced the discussion, saying the county’s consultant projects the update will take “10 to 14 months” and asking whether the county can afford to wait. “This discussion is about implementing a temporary, I repeat temporary, pause in land use applications until we get this done,” Book said. He said staff should draft language for a narrowly focused pause and move the idea to an action item for future consideration.

The discussion centered on scope and consequences. Commissioner Schroeder said he would have “a very hard time supporting any type of a moratorium,” warning the ripple effects would extend to the sheriff’s office, fire departments, school districts and local tradespeople whose livelihoods depend on ongoing building and development. Schroeder also asked whether a pause would cover every land-use request — from major planned unit developments to minor rezonings and small subdivisions — and urged the board to avoid unduly harming small-scale builders.

Other commissioners pressed staff, legal counsel and the finance department to analyze the possible fiscal and operational impacts of any pause and to return with data that would allow the board to consider narrowly tailored options. One participant noted a contract to begin the planning work had been ready in December but not executed, and that some delay had already occurred; commissioners said they would press the vendor to shorten the projected timeline if possible.

No moratorium was adopted at the meeting. Commissioners directed staff to prepare factual analyses of potential fiscal and community impacts, explore narrowly targeted definitions (for example limiting a pause to subdivisions or large PUDs), and return to the board for further discussion. The board recessed for land-use hearings and scheduled further consideration for later meetings.

The debate precedes scheduled land-use hearings later the same day and follows public concerns earlier in the meeting about development compatibility, water competition and the county’s growth trajectory.","Commissioner Mike Book proposed a temporary, narrowly tailored pause on certain land-use applications until the county updates its comprehensive plan and rules; commissioners asked staff for fiscal and legal impact analysis amid concerns about economic ripple effects and scope.","actionData","errors"]

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