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OSAC recommends Ashley Brubaker for Snake River Basin vacancy after 6–5 vote; council holds brief executive session
Summary
Director Katherine King summarized two applicants and the Open Space Advisory Council voted 6–5 to recommend Ashley Brubaker to the Board of County Commissioners. The council entered a brief executive session (6:55–7:07 p.m.), recognized outgoing member John Uban, extended an LNG license through fall 2026 and discussed selling the DNR Kennels parcel if the site becomes permanent.
Katherine King, Director of Summit County Open Space, summarized two candidates for the Snake River Basin vacancy at the council’s Jan. 7 meeting: Ashley Brubaker, a Summit Cove resident and former Summit County sustainability coordinator now with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), and Mark Mathews, executive director of the Keystone Neighborhood Company.
After discussion of the candidates’ backgrounds and the skills they would bring to the council, OSAC members voted 6–5 to recommend Ashley Brubaker to the Board of County Commissioners to fill the vacancy. The minutes record six votes for Brubaker and five for Mathews; the recommendation will be forwarded to the BOCC for formal appointment.
The council then entered executive session at 6:55 p.m. on a motion by Paul Semmer seconded by Jim Alexander; the minutes do not disclose the subject discussed in executive session. OSAC left executive session at 7:07 p.m. after a motion by Jim Alexander seconded by John Uban.
Director King recognized John Uban, who is term-limited and whose Jan. 7 meeting was his last after 12 years on the council; King presented him with a BOCC resolution and a framed photo in appreciation of his service.
Members discussed the DNR Kennels parcel and a temporary Xcel liquefied natural gas facility that is licensed on open-space land. The license was extended through the fall of 2026, and council members said the facility is not intended to be a long-term use; several members recommended the county sell the parcel to Xcel if it would become a permanent facility.
The council scheduled its next meeting for Feb. 4, 2026, and adjourned at 7:09 p.m.
