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Chaffee County airport plans to replace de-energized sections of electric wildlife fence with permanent fencing
Summary
Airport staff described interference between the electric wildlife fence and the automated weather system, ordered materials and equipment, and expects help from Southwest Conservation Corps this summer to fill gaps with non-electric fencing.
Chaffee County Airport staff told the airport board during their meeting that they will replace sections of electric wildlife fence that were de-energized after the fence began triggering the airport automated weather observation system (AWOS).
A staff member said the electric fence caused the AWOS to show lightning and rain when the fence was energized, so the board rewired the system and shut off the electric fence in the affected stretch. Staff ordered equipment—a hydraulic post pounder compatible with the airport’s tractors and skid steer—and a pallet…
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