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Group proposes pack‑burro race monument on Lake County courthouse grounds
Summary
A local group led by Lisa Sandoval proposed a metal-and-wood monument to honor the Mosquito Pass / Leadville–Fairplay pack burro race and asked the county to allow the monument on courthouse property; organizers said they will fund and install the memorial and maintain plaques listing past winners.
Organizers representing the Western Pack Burro Association and local volunteers asked the Lake County Board of County Commissioners for permission to install a monument on county property near the courthouse to mark the history of the Mosquito Pass (Leadville–Fairplay) pack burro race.
Lisa Sandoval, who presented the proposal, said the association has raised about $2,000 so far and that the Leadville Pack Burro Race organization has committed to continuing fundraising for fabrication and installation. "The Western Packer Association is sponsoring it," Sandoval said, and the group plans to supply plaques listing past winners and to handle…
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