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Commissioners approve land‑use permit for wood‑burial carbon‑offset project with conditions and bonding
Summary
The board approved a conditional additional-use permit and certificate of designation to allow burial of untreated wood on a 17‑acre parcel as part of a carbon-offset proposal, adding inspection, bonding and covenant conditions and authorizing staff to finalize technical language.
The Huerfano County Board of Commissioners approved an additional‑use land‑use permit and a certificate of designation to allow a wood‑burial operation — described by staff as part of a carbon‑credit offset program — on a roughly 17‑acre portion of a parcel at County Road 351.
County planning staff said the project would bury untreated wood in phased operations, each phase covering about two acres to a depth not to exceed 20 feet, with monitoring for carbon and methane emissions. Staff presented…
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