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Montezuma County advances Passamaeza Verde trail work, seeks GOCO funds and weighs dozer-line guidance from U.S. Forest Service
Summary
County staff will submit a GOCO concept to help backfill construction funding for segments on the Mancos side of the Passamaeza Verde project, while natural-resources stakeholders continue work on wildfire-ready watershed planning and a public comment period on USFS dozer lines is open through Aug. 15.
James Dietrich and county natural-resources staff told commissioners they will submit a concept paper this week to Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) seeking roughly $1.7 million to help backfill a funding gap for the Passamaeza Verde trail project on the Mancos side. Dietrich said Central Federal Lands has increased its construction commitment from about $4.7 million to $10.8 million and that the GOCO ask could change by about $80,000 after reconciling CDOT figures; the full application would be due Sept. 11 if the project is invited to apply.
The request covers segments C and D of the trail and, if funded, would help extend the project to the Mesa Verde…
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