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Commission candidate Bob Zibeck lays out wildfire‑management plan, urges local votes and long‑term forest contracts
Summary
Bob Zibeck, a candidate for Town Commissioner District 5, urged active forest management, long‑term contracts with the Forest Service and local votes on proposed projects, tying the proposals to job creation and wildfire risk reduction.
Bob Zibeck, candidate for Town Commissioner District 5, presented a wide‑ranging policy talk focused on active forest management, salvage operations and local economic revitalization. Zibeck told councilors he has compiled platform documents with citations and urged local decision‑making on projects such as salvage logging, cogeneration facilities and long‑term contracts to process dead timber into products and jobs.
He criticized past policy choices that he said allowed fuel to accumulate, called for restoring historic road and forest management practices and argued that ``by restoring that landscape, that would produce all kinds of product, all kinds of jobs, all kinds of wildfire risk reduction.'' Zibeck cited national and regional studies on smoke impacts and urged that local people should vote on timber projects and alternatives. Councilors thanked him for the presentation and asked follow‑up questions about how his proposals would interact with county and federal agencies; Zibeck said he would circulate links and documents to council staff.
The presentation was delivered as public comment under the agenda's candidate presentation item; no formal council action was taken on the policy proposals during the meeting.
