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Carbondale trustees back a site‑specific BLM approach to e‑bike access, citing conservation easement concerns at Red Hill

Carbondale Board of Trustees · March 17, 2026
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Trustees agreed staff should compile commission recommendations and submit a coordinated comment urging the BLM to favor site‑specific e‑bike decisions rather than a blanket countywide policy, noting a local conservation easement that could prohibit motorized use at Red Hill.

Trustees discussed the Bureau of Land Management’s scoping period on e‑bike designations and signaled support for urging a site‑specific process instead of a blanket policy for hundreds of miles of BLM‑managed trails.

Staff and trustees said two advisory commissions — the Parks & Recreation and Bike/Ped/Trails commissions — had drafted letters recommending site‑specific review, and that Red Hill…

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