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Commissioners discuss Smith Hill Road safety and fuel-reduction efforts after public comment
Summary
Following public comments about Smith Hill Road safety, commissioners said they are pursuing temporary and longer-term safety improvements and coordinating with Aspen Fire District and open-space staff on fuel reduction and evacuation-route mitigation projects, starting in the North 40 neighborhood.
Commissioners used the meeting's open-discussion segment to follow up on resident concerns raised during public comment about Smith Hill Road safety and recent drought-driven wildfire risk. Board members said the county is already pursuing safety improvements on Smith Hill Road and encouraged staff to consider interim measures where feasible. One commissioner noted outreach to CDOT and a plan to request the county engineer evaluate additional near-term options.
The board also discussed fuel-reduction work in coordination with the Aspen Fire District, focusing on evacuation routes in the North 40 neighborhood. Staff said open-space and public-works teams are working with the fire district and will share a schedule and scope for immediate fuel mitigation projects in the next one to two weeks.
Commissioners emphasized urgency around evacuation-route clearance and encouraged residents to report specific dead or hazardous trees in priority corridors.
