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Residents, fire marshal and mayor urge county action on hazardous parcel above Walmart
Summary
Citizens and the fire marshal told commissioners a privately owned parcel above Walmart has repeated fires, hazardous material and encampments. They asked the county to pressure the absentee nonprofit owner, Mountain Youth, to secure or clean the land and to consider a joint city‑county work session.
Several residents, the local fire marshal and the mayor urged Garfield County commissioners to press for action on a long‑troubled parcel behind the Walmart shopping area that officials said repeatedly has been the site of fires and hazardous waste.
Resident Rachel Lynn described the parcel as privately owned, overgrown and used for encampments. She said: "We don't need that here. We don't need a big fire here." Commissioners and staff recalled multiple past fires on the property; one commissioner said there have…
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