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Motorized Trails Committee backs multiple grant support letters, elects treasurer
Summary
The Grand County Motorized Trails Committee approved support letters for Sand Flats Road USDOT BUILD planning/design and several Motorized RTP/State OHV grant requests, and elected Jason James as treasurer; two Ride with Respect letters were approved with the chair recorded as abstaining.
The Grand County Motorized Trails Committee on Feb. 12 approved several letters of support for grant applications and elected a treasurer. The actions included backing Sand Flats Recreation Area’s USDOT BUILD planning and design application and supporting RTP and State OHV grant requests tied to signage, fencing, heavy-equipment work and singletrack maintenance.
Andrea Brand of Sand Flats Recreation Area asked the committee to endorse a BUILD planning/design grant application meant to make the corridor shovel-ready for future paving and wrote that the effort was "another attempt to get the road paved all the way from the cemetery to Porcupine Rim." The committee approved a letter of support on a motion by Mark Pope, seconded by Reid Bakken; the minutes record the motion as passed, but do not provide a vote tally.
Keltain Reece-Sullivan presented a data-driven map and spreadsheet to justify a Motorized RTP request for signs, fence repairs and kiosks across areas including White Wash/Lost World and Poison Spider. The committee directed Chair Clif Koontz to draft an MTC letter of support after a motion by Reid Bakken and a second from Zane Taylor.
The committee also considered two separate letters supporting Ride with Respect’s applications: one for heavy-equipment work under a Motorized RTP request and one for more intensive singletrack maintenance under a State OHV grant. The proposals include using existing equipment as match, reimbursement for equipment operators and signage on SITLA-managed land. Motions to approve the draft letters passed; the meeting minutes note Chair Koontz was recorded as abstaining on those votes and do not include a detailed vote tally.
The committee elected Jason James treasurer in a motion by Dave Hellman seconded by Jeff Stevens. The minutes note there is no active account or budget tied to the position.
Next steps for each supported grant include finalizing application materials and assembling any required match documentation. The MTC did not record specific vote counts in the minutes for the motions described.
