Park County commissioners approve minor subdivision, routine contracts and funding; table beetle mitigation project to March 17

PARK COUNTY, Colo. — The Park County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, March 10, approved a series of routine land-use, procurement and funding items, including a minor subdivision in Alma and $74,000 in field improvements for a local youth baseball program, and set a date certain for further review of a watershed mitigation project.

The board voted 3-0 to adopt Resolution 2026-011 to subdivide two parcels listed as MS-8270A (parcel #90981) and MS-8270B (parcel #90982) at 6632 County Road 12 in Alma into three lots. Joseph Harrington of Minewater Finance LLC is listed in the record as the applicant for Case A25-0110. Commissioner Amy Mitchell moved the subdivision resolution; Commissioner Jason Gemmer seconded.

In Land & Water Trust Fund business, the board tabled the Fire Adapted Bailey (FAB) Mountain Pine Beetle watershed mitigation project to a March 17, 2026 meeting to allow additional information from legal counsel. The board also approved $74,000 for Platte Canyon Little League (PCLL) field improvements, funding small-ballfield astroturf and fencing for the larger field; James Kaskey presented the PCLL request. Commissioner Gemmer moved the PCLL funding; Commissioner Mitchell seconded and the motion carried 3-0.

County Manager Lucas Meyer presented a recommendation that the Land & Water Trust Fund landfill contingency account be replenished annually prior to each budget; the board approved that replenishment practice 3-0.

Other approved items included:

- A Public Works recommendation to rebuild a county water truck (motion approved 3-0). Nick Bredsnajder presented related quotes and documentation.

- A financing agreement to acquire a county communications system with Motorola Solutions, Inc., approved under a three-year payment option (motion approved 3-0). Maria Mitchell presented the financing recommendation; documentation was included in the packet.

- A professional service agreement renewal with South Park Site Stewards Inc. for $24,980 (motion approved 3-0).

- Adoption of a Park County voucher policy as presented (motion approved 3-0).

- Changes to authorized signers on the Colorado State University (CSU) Extension TBK Bank account titled “County of Park, Park County Extension” (account ID ending in 9101): require two signatures for amounts over $1,000; remove Tom Eisenman and Barbara Garnett; add April Chabot (Budget and Finance Director), Abby Schmidt (Park County Extension Specialist), Lucas Meyer (County Manager) and Brandon Heacock (Assistant County Manager). The board approved the signer updates 3-0.

Public comments were heard from Lee Roberts and John McCanelly; after comments, Commissioner Mitchell moved to close the public comment period and Commissioner Gemmer seconded. The meeting adjourned at 2:07 p.m.

Votes at a glance

- Approve agenda — motion by Commissioner Amy Mitchell; second Jason Gemmer; outcome: carried 3-0. - Approve vouchers and March 3 minutes — motion by Mitchell; second Gemmer; carried 3-0. - Adopt Resolution 2026-011 (minor subdivision, Case A25-0110) — motion by Mitchell; second Gemmer; carried 3-0. - Table FAB mountain pine beetle mitigation project to March 17, 2026 — motion by Mitchell; second Gemmer; carried 3-0. - Approve PCLL field improvements, $74,000 — motion by Gemmer; second Mitchell; carried 3-0. - Replenish LWTF landfill contingency annually — motion by Mitchell; second Gemmer; carried 3-0. - Approve Public Works water truck rebuild — motion by Gemmer; second Mitchell; carried 3-0. - Approve Motorola Solutions financing (3-year option) — motion by Mitchell; second Gemmer; carried 3-0. - Renew South Park Site Stewards agreement, $24,980 — motion by Mitchell; second Gemmer; carried 3-0. - Adopt Park County voucher policy — motion by Mitchell; second Gemmer; carried 3-0. - Update CSU Extension account signers (two-signature requirement over $1,000) — motion by Mitchell; second Gemmer; carried 3-0. - Close public comments — motion by Mitchell; second Gemmer; carried 3-0. - Adjourn — motion by Mitchell; second Gemmer; carried 3-0.

What it means

Most actions were routine approvals of county contracts, administrative policies and local grant disbursements. The tabled FAB mountain pine beetle watershed mitigation project will return for further legal review on March 17, which is the next procedural step noted in the record. The subdivision approval moves forward with documentation recorded as Case A25-0110 in the land-use files.

Sources: Park County Board of Commissioners minutes, March 10, 2026 (meeting record).