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Resident urges county to speed short‑term‑rental fire‑pit rules after repeated bonfires
Summary
A resident told the Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners she has repeatedly reported open burning at a nearby short‑term rental and urged the board to approve planning commission rules requiring on/off switches for fire pits before the fire season intensifies.
Joyce Westbrook, a resident of 993 Lodgepole Drive, told the Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners on June 24 that neighbors have repeatedly reported open bonfires at a short‑term rental at 961 Lodgepole Drive and asked the board to move quickly to adopt planning commission rules requiring on/off switches on fire pits.
Westbrook said she has followed county procedure since May 13, documenting fires that exceeded the approved…
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