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Moffat County adopts updated federal and state land use plan after multi-year review
Summary
The Board of Commissioners adopted an updated “Moffat County federal and state land use plan” that incorporates new policy sections on wildland fire, no-net-loss of private lands, travel management, wild horse and wolf policy, soils, and political initiatives.
The Moffat County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday adopted an updated county plan that consolidates how the county engages with federal and state land managers and adds policy language on several emerging issues.
Steve Henkemeyer, chairman of the Land Use Board, presented the draft document and said the board separated enduring principles from land-management policies, added federal and state lands information, and incorporated new sections on wildland fire responsibilities, travel management and rights-of-way, wild horse management, wolf reintroduction, soils conservation and a no-net-loss private lands policy. Henkemeyer told commissioners the update draws from prior county resolutions and recent public input.
John Miller, a Land Use Board member and resident who participated in drafting and review, told the commissioners the board had spent months refining the document and added that much of the new language reflected positions the county previously adopted in resolutions. The updated plan re-titled the document to “Moffat County federal and state land use plan” to clarify its focus on county positions toward non‑private lands and to add an adoption signature page that earlier drafts lacked.
Commissioners moved to approve and adopt the updated plan; the motion carried. County staff noted many changes arose from previously adopted resolutions (including texts cited in the document) and that the update incorporated cleanup of outdated items from the 1994 and 2001 plans.
The adopted plan adds guidance the county intends to use when coordinating with agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management and state land managers, and it includes an appendix containing the 2001 plan. The Land Use Board asked the commissioners to sign the plan as evidence of official adoption.
