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Delta County pauses OB Fuller Park pavilion project after archaeological and grant concerns
Summary
The Delta County Board of Commissioners voted to pause the OB Fuller Park pavilion and day‑use project on Sept. 3 after the Parks & Recreation Commission recommended additional review, citing an archaeological assessment and concerns about trust‑fund grant compatibility and lost campsite revenue.
Delta County commissioners voted on Sept. 3 to pause the OB Fuller Park pavilion and picnic-area project after receiving a recommendation from the Parks & Recreation Commission and new materials flagged during public comment.
The board’s action follows public testimony and a Parks & Rec motion urging delay pending further review of an archaeological assessment and confirmation of the project’s consistency with the DNR trust‑fund grant that helped finance park land acquisition. Lehi Vanderwater, who addressed the board during public comment, said an archaeological report identified Native American artifacts in the shoreline and recommended a survey before any earth‑disturbing work.
Why it matters: the project had already been the subject of earlier planning and an approved $75,000 allocation; commissioners and…
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