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Silverton trustees approve EV chargers, adopt wildfire code, authorize wastewater study and routine administrative measures
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Silverton Board of Trustees approved Helios EV charging stations, adopted an emergency wildfire resiliency ordinance, authorized a wastewater facility engineering study, renewed several routine plans and resolutions, and canceled the April election after candidates were declared elected.
The Silverton Board of Trustees approved a package of measures at its regular meeting, including support for Helios electric-vehicle charging stations, adoption of an emergency wildfire resiliency code, authorization of a preliminary engineering study for the wastewater treatment facility, and several routine administrative resolutions.
Board members voted to approve the Helios EV charging-station project, which staff said is primarily grant-funded and will be sited near town hall with sidewalk access and winter maintenance considerations. Staff said the grant covers roughly 80% of installation costs; the town will cover ongoing maintenance and matching funds.
In other business, the board adopted Ordinance 2026-03, an emergency ordinance that adopts the Colorado Wildlife Resiliency Code published by the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control. Staff explained the code’s two components—structure hardening and defensible space—and said Silverton falls within the Class 2 (moderate–high fire intensity) designation. The board also adopted updates to the town’s land use code on second reading (Ordinance 202601) and approved the annual three-mile plan required by Colorado Revised Statutes.
The trustees authorized a professional services agreement with GMS to prepare a preliminary engineering report for the wastewater treatment facility; staff said the $40,000 study is budgeted in the public works engineering enterprise fund and may identify capital-savings alternatives.
Administrative measures approved included a resolution to add Town Administrator Elizabeth Stuffins as a bank signer, a resolution to renew the Bureau of Land Management recreation and public-purpose lease for Kendall Mountain lands, and a resolution instructing the town clerk to cancel the April 7, 2026 election after the clerk declared three candidates elected.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to approve Helios EV charging stations — approved (roll call recorded in the meeting; transcript shows board members voting affirmatively). - Ordinance 202601 (amendments to Chapter 15, land use code) — approved on second reading. - Ordinance 2026-03 (Colorado Wildlife Resiliency Code emergency adoption) — approved. - Resolution 2026-04 (2026 three-mile plan) — approved. - Resolution 2026-05 (cancel April 7, 2026 election; declare candidates elected) — approved. - Resolution 2026-06 (authorize Elizabeth Stuffins as bank signer) — approved. - Resolution 2026-07 (professional services for wastewater preliminary engineering report) — approved. - Resolution 2026-09 (authorize RPP lease with BLM for Kendall Mountain lands) — approved.
The meeting included brief staff reports about a newly identified water right in South Mineral, a federal Parks & Wildlife grant for bear-human conflict mitigation that will permit hiring seasonal code enforcement support, and a San Juan Regional Planning Commission update on the Cascade Meadows subdivision. The board adjourned at about 6:11–6:12 p.m.
