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Antimony officials seek county help on fire station, grants and road issues as commissioners debate ‘Trump Highway’ idea
Summary
Officials from the town of Antimony met with Garfield County commissioners to request help on a cramped fire station, explore federal grant funding for equipment, and discuss long-standing questions about upgrading a county road to state highway status — topics that touched on a proposal to name a route —trump— and local election logistics.
Mayor and other representatives from Antimony met with the Garfield County Commission to request assistance on several local concerns, including the need for more space at the town—s fire station, help pursuing federal grant funding for apparatus, and questions about road maintenance and a proposed commemorative roadway name.
Antimony officials said their fire station lacks adequate bay space for a longer engine recently assigned to the district and asked whether the county could help with funding or technical assistance. Commissioners suggested pursuing federal grant funding now open through the congressional office; county staff said matching funds could come from local fire-recapture or fire-rec funds if needed and encouraged the town to bring cost estimates and a formal request to the county fire board.
Town leaders also raised road and addressing issues, discussed municipal staff turnover (the town clerk will stay on for another month or two), and asked about a proposal to erect a roadside sign or obtain state highway status for the connecting route. A county official explained that the road was transferred to Garfield County in 1969 and that returning it to state maintenance would require bringing the road up to state specifications; the county referenced a figure of roughly $20 million to rebuild the road to state standards, which would make a state takeover unlikely absent major funding. Commissioners said communities wanting state designation must pursue it and that a special election to ask voters about naming or other municipal measures could be costly (a ballpark figure of about $15,000 for a special election was discussed in a different part of the meeting).
Antimony officials also asked about burning green waste and landfill operations; commissioners advised working directly with state regulators on burn permits and noted that rules depend on the permit type. No county appropriation or formal commitment to change road status was made during the meeting.
