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Commission, Forest Service and state staff discuss timber sales, sawmill support and a 20-year resource plan
Summary
Garfield County commissioners and U.S. Forest Service officials reviewed options to speed timber-sales processing, support a local sawmill and expand fuels reduction work; participants agreed to pursue a follow-up coordination meeting and to explore consultant support and supplemental funding.
Commissioners, county staff and U.S. Forest Service officials held an extended discussion on timber sales, sawmill capacity and fuels work. Commissioners said local mills need multi-year certainty to justify investment and lenders need long-term contracts; Forest Service staff acknowledged staffing shortages and regulatory delays and said there is momentum at the national level to prioritize active…
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