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Commission seeks answers after Blanding National Guard armory is scheduled to close
Summary
Commissioners were told the Blanding National Guard armory is scheduled to close around June 1. They expressed concern about losing local emergency response expertise and training slots and agreed to seek a meeting with Guard leadership and community stakeholders.
The San Juan County Commission on March 17 was told that the National Guard armory in Blanding is scheduled to close "approximately June 1," and commissioners urged immediate outreach to Guard leadership and local stakeholders to clarify the timeline and explore alternatives.
The chair said he had spoken with the sergeant at the armory (Jesse Barton) and that a recruiter who had been assigned to the post resigned; beyond that, "there honestly are not a lot of answers," the chair said. "The armory is scheduled to close…
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