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Fire Bucket Meadows subdivision delayed after neighbors raise groundwater concerns; hydrogeologist and water rights consultant present conflicting context
Summary
Commissioners continued the Fire Bucket Meadows subdivision hearing to allow review of a groundwater analysis and water‑district comments after neighbors raised concerns about well reliability and groundwater availability.
The commission opened the third hearing on the proposed Fire Bucket Meadows subdivision and took extensive public comment on groundwater availability before agreeing to delay a final action so a groundwater analysis and water‑district review could be presented at the next meeting.
Patrick Swart, county planner, recapped the proposal: a five‑lot residential minor subdivision on a 19.82‑acre parcel at 11109 Fire Bucket Loop, yielding roughly one dwelling per 3.96 acres, with access from Fire Bucket Loop. Earlier hearings had been continued to allow the applicants to provide additional information on groundwater availability and potential impacts to neighboring wells.
The applicants retained Water Rights, Inc. to prepare a groundwater analysis and provided that report to the county. Ron Ewart,…
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