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Resident urges Gilpin County to press Forest Service and clear fuels behind Wheeler neighborhood
Summary
During public comment, Allison Baker implored commissioners to seek removal of piled timber and to improve egress from the Wheeler neighborhood to reduce wildfire risk; she offered to lead a site walk and said she had contacted multiple agencies with no result.
Allison Baker addressed the Gilpin County Board during the public comment period on April 14, saying the forested area behind the Wheeler neighborhood is dangerously overstocked with unremoved timber and that residents have limited egress.
Baker identified herself and said she represented "the forests and the old neighborhoods of Gilpin County," recounting…
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