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At a glance: March 24 Rio Blanco County board actions and votes
Summary
On March 24 the Rio Blanco County board tabled one consent item until April 14, approved the remaining consent agenda (including a Van East herbicide bid of $161,879.70), ratified support and opposition letters for watershed funding and a beaver-management bill, and authorized a Forest Service agreement to gravel one mile of FS Road 250.2.
The Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners recorded several formal actions on March 24. Key votes and motions are summarized below.
Tabled consent item - Motion: Table consent agenda item #2 (meeting minutes) to April 14, 2026. - Outcome: Approved by roll call. The table was moved and seconded; roll-call votes were recorded.
Consent agenda approvals - Motion: Approve consent agenda items including March 13 payroll, multiple road and weed-management contracts, and a Rio Blanco County herbicide bid to Van East not to exceed $161,879.70. - Outcome: Approved by roll call.
Watershed letter of support - Motion: Approve letter of support for White River Conservation District to pursue congressional directed spending for NEPA and watershed planning on Miller Creek, Highland and Oakidge ditches. - Outcome: Approved. Staff noted NEPA could cost up to about $800,000 and FCA could assist with applications.
Legislative ratification - Motion: Ratify letter opposing HB 26-1323 (proposal to prohibit taking beaver on public lands). - Outcome: Approved by roll call. Staff reported the bill failed in committee by approximately a 10–3 vote.
Forest Service cooperative agreement - Motion: Approve Cooperative Forest Service Agreement 26-RO121500-017 with the USDA Forest Service (White River National Forest) to supply, haul and place gravel for one mile on Forest Service Road 250.2 (East Beaver/Yellow Jacket). - Outcome: Approved by roll call.
Administrative motions - The board recessed to convene as the Board of Social Services and later reconvened as the BOCC; a motion to recess/adjourn carried with recorded votes.
Roll-call and vote notes: The transcript records roll-call votes with commissioner responses (e.g., Scratchfield, Overton, O'Harren) for motions called during the meeting. Where roll calls were recorded in the transcript, individual commissioner votes are included in meeting actions.
