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Chaffee County denies $88,000 amendment for Methodist Front mastication after expert and public opposition
Summary
After hours of public comment and expert testimony, Chaffee County commissioners voted to deny an $88,000 Common Ground amendment intended for pinyon‑juniper mastication in Droney Gulch, directing the funds to remain unallocated until additional analysis and mitigation planning are completed.
Chaffee County commissioners voted Nov. 12 to deny a request to spend $88,000 in leftover grant funds on a pinyon‑juniper mastication project in Droney Gulch, after multiple residents, wildfire fighters and ecologists urged caution and questioned the tactic's effectiveness.
Gabe Hobson, the county's senior planner for long‑range implementation, told the board the $88,000 would be matched by $175,000 from other partners and could fund between about 120 and 320 acres of mastication depending on bids. The amendment had been recommended by the Common Ground Citizen Advisory Committee on a 5–2 vote, contingent on additional maps, a weeds‑mitigation plan,…
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