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Carbon County commissioners decline to join National Wildlife Federation beaver agreement
Summary
Commissioners agreed not to join a beaver conflict-resolution agreement proposed by the National Wildlife Federation for Butcher Creek, citing lack of resident engagement and reluctance to sign a 310 permit that would bind the county.
The Carbon County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 2 declined to participate in a beaver conflict-resolution agreement proposed by the National Wildlife Federation addressing beaver activity in Butcher Creek.
Commissioner Bill Bullock told the board he had spoken with the National Wildlife Federation about the situation but had heard nothing from residents who live in the affected area. Bullock said he was not comfortable signing a 310 permit that would tie the county to the agreement and that, given the lack of local input, the county should not be a party. Commissioners Scott Miller and Scott Blain agreed; Bullock said he would inform the National Wildlife Federation of the decision.
The discussion took place at the 9 a.m. agenda item. The minutes record no motion to join the agreement and show the board concluded the county would not participate. The minutes do not document any formal vote tally or additional conditions for reconsideration.
The board did not record any residents speaking in favor of or against the proposed agreement during the meeting, and there is no record in the minutes of the National Wildlife Federation responding to the board during the session. The county’s next steps, beyond notifying the National Wildlife Federation, were not specified in the record.
