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Smeltertown residents press commissioners to delay Arkansas Valley Sports Group rezone over traffic, wildlife and process concerns
Summary
The Arkansas Valley Sports Group rezone application was continued to Aug. 19 after multiple Smeltertown residents said the proposal needs more study for traffic, wildlife, contaminated soils and land‑use code compliance.
The Chaffee County Board of Commissioners continued a public hearing on a proposal by Arkansas Valley Sports Group (ABSG) to rezone parcels in Smeltertown to allow a large outdoor recreation development, scheduling the next hearing for Aug. 19.
Smeltertown residents and property owners told the board the proposal could harm wildlife habitat, overload local roads and bypass mandatory land‑use-code review triggered by the project’s intended “active/passive park” use. Several speakers urged the county to require the code’s resources-and-park triggers and perform traffic and environmental studies before approving a rezone.
Mikaela Legazma, speaking for the Smeltertown Alliance, said the group “fully support[s] an ice rink and recreational development in Chaffee County. We simply believe…
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