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Park County adopts temporary moratorium on mineral resource development
Summary
The Park County Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution 2026-012 March 31, 2026, imposing a temporary moratorium on acceptance, processing and approval of applications under the county’s 1041 regulations for mineral resource development and directing a review of outdated resolutions.
The Park County Board of County Commissioners voted March 31 to adopt Resolution 2026-012, imposing a temporary moratorium on the acceptance, processing and approval of applications under Park County’s 1041 regulations for mineral resource development. Chairperson Wissel moved for adoption; Commissioner Jason Gemmer seconded and the motion carried 3-0.
The resolution directs county staff to review and remove outdated or noncompliant resolutions tied to mineral resource development and halts the formal acceptance and approval of new 1041 applications while that review is underway. The board did not specify a sunset date in the motion recorded in the transcript; the resolution text is listed in the meeting packet.
Commissioners discussed 1041-related recommendations during the meeting; the transcript records that Wissel, Mitchell and Gemmer spoke on the topic but does not include detailed, attributable quotes in the minutes. The moratorium vote and the resolution document were entered into the record and are included in the posted meeting documents.
Next steps in the transcript: staff review of existing resolutions and any administrative actions needed to resume processing of new 1041 applications. The board did not record additional timing or procedural deadlines for the review in the oral minutes.
