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County officials outline proposed state bill to allow local designation of historic sites after Promise Rock sale

5824149 · September 22, 2025
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Commissioners said they are working with state representatives and SITLA on legislation that would let each county and city designate up to two historic sites (up to 300 acres each) to protect places such as Promise Rock; bill would sunset after two years, county said.

Garfield County commissioners described legislative work with state Representative Carl Albrecht and SITLA (School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration) aimed at giving counties and cities a mechanism to protect locally important historic sites following the recent listing of Promise Rock for sale.

Commissioners said the draft language being discussed would allow each county and each city, in cooperation with counties, to identify up to two locations per county for designation as…

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