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Residents praise firefighters, urge county to oppose high-volume state park plan for Sweetwater Lake area
Summary
Residents from Sweetwater Lake and nearby communities thanked county and emergency responders for wildfire support, described how a local firehouse served as a community hub, and urged commissioners to resist proposals that would increase recreational volume at Sweetwater Lake through state park designation.
At the Sept. 8 Garfield County commissioners meeting several residents from the Sweetwater Lake area thanked county staff, volunteer and professional firefighters, sheriff’s office personnel and airport and communications teams for their work during recent fires and asked the county to resist a high-volume state park designation for Sweetwater Lake.
Multiple residents told the board the Sweetwater firehouse — recently supported by county funding…
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