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Grand County to buy wetland credits to satisfy County Road 522 mitigation requirement
Summary
County commissioners approved buying 7.6 wetland credits to meet mitigation obligations for the County Road 522 project and authorized the chair to sign related documents subject to legal review and the Army Corps permit extension.
Grand County commissioners voted to purchase wetland mitigation credits to satisfy environmental permits tied to the long‑planned County Road 522 project.
The county manager told the board the county can buy credits from the National Forest Foundation at $85,488.80 per credit and that the purchase would cover the county’s mitigation obligations for 3.95 acres of impact. “With that per credit price, that cost is $649,714.88,” the county manager said, adding the county would not buy credits until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues a permit extension.
Why it matters: The County Road 522 corridor has required wetlands mitigation as part of…
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