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Residents urge total fire ban and noise enforcement over proposed Labor Day event near LaVeta Pines
Summary
Multiple residents told the Huerfano County commissioners they oppose a permit application for a Labor Day weekend event near LaVeta Pines, citing wildfire risk, noise, and inadequate liability coverage in the submitted insurance.
Several residents spoke during public comment at the Huerfano County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Aug. 5 to oppose a permit application for a private Labor Day weekend event near LaVeta Pines, urging the board and county staff to enforce total-fire bans and noise ordinances.
Ken Simmons, who said he lives in LaVeta Pines about 8 miles southwest of Walsenburg, told commissioners he and neighbors had submitted written opposition to the permit and expressed particular worry about open fires. “Permit application submitted for a huge 3 door…
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