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Hatch town council member urges county to keep Proctor Canyon road open, citing tourism revenue
Garfield County Commission · March 23, 2026
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Summary
Russell Riggs, representing Hatch Town Council, urged the commission to keep Proctor Canyon and related trails open for tourism and ATV events, warning closures would materially hurt local businesses that rely on visitor traffic.
Russell Riggs, speaking for the Hatch Town Council, appealed to the Garfield County Commission to support keeping Proctor Canyon and other trail access points open for tourism and for annual ATV events that local businesses rely on.
"If we lose that half of the county of trails, we…
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