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Residents at Curry County town hall press for feasibility study, raise legal and fiscal concerns over stewardship plan and fire‑risk map
Summary
Dozens of Curry County residents, firefighters and local experts used a town hall to press commissioners for cost estimates, legal analysis and locally specific ecology studies after a presentation on a proposed stewardship program for federally managed lands.
A large crowd at Curry County's town hall voiced widespread concerns about process, costs, legal risks and ecological fit after county officials presented a proposed stewardship program for federally managed lands.
Speakers representing homeowners, firefighters, conservation groups and local business owners repeatedly asked the county for a feasibility study, clear budget numbers and independent legal review before the commission advanced any resolutions. "Follow the money," several residents demanded during public comment, articulating a common call for transparent cost estimates and for answers on who would pay for legal defense if lawsuits followed.
Multiple residents raised the related but distinct issue of the state wildfire risk map and its insurance consequences. County staff said current local nonrenewal rates stood at about 5 percent, and presenters…
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