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Carbondale staff report vehicle trespass, porta‑potty fire and other damage at Springbald and Thompson Creek parking area
Summary
Commissioners heard about repeated incidents of damage at the Springbald and Thompson Creek trail parking area, including vehicles driven on trails, mud/erosion damage and a burned porta‑potty; deputies from Pitkin and Garfield counties responded and staff plan cameras, fencing and potential enforcement actions.
Carbondale parks staff reported multiple recent incidents of trespass and property damage at the parking area serving Springbald and Thompson Creek trails, including four occasions in which vehicles drove up the trails, one incident in which a vehicle became stuck, and a later episode in which a porta‑potty was burned, meeting participants said.
Rachel Bachman Perkins (trustee liaison to the commission) described the incidents during the March 12 meeting and said town staff had met the individuals involved the morning after one episode with both Pitkin and Garfield…
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