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Resident urges expanded needle-deposit weekends; commissioners note Measure 1A and wildfire planning

2302329 · February 11, 2025
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Summary

A resident asked the board to fund four additional weekends for a Tin Cup needle-deposit site to reduce wildfire risk. Commissioners discussed Measure 1A funding and the Jeffco Wildfire Commission’s upcoming strategic work.

George Yantz of Evergreen told the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 11 that he spent more than $20,000 and many hours hardening his property and asked the county to keep the Tin Cup pine-needle deposit site open four additional weekends in the fall to reduce wildfire risk.

“I would like to hear directly from the commissioners that you will in fact effectuate the necessary changes to allocate the funds…

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