Commissioners set wildfire resiliency code for end-of-month consideration
Summary
Dolores County commissioners said a proposed wildfire resiliency code will be on the March 30 agenda; members described the choice to adopt now versus waiting for state enforcement guidance as difficult and noted the code may be an unfunded mandate.
Commissioners discussed whether to adopt a proposed wildfire resiliency code immediately or wait for additional state guidance on enforcement. Shayla told the board the item would be on the end-of-month meeting agenda (March 30), and members described adoption as a tough call because enforcement and funding remain unclear.
Participants said adoption timing likely affects information dissemination more than local operations in the short term, but commissioners flagged the code as an unfunded mandate that could impose compliance burdens if local enforcement or funding is required. No final vote was taken; the board plans to consider the code at its next meeting and to gather information from other counties’ actions and state survey results beforehand.
Commissioners asked staff to poll neighboring counties and gather information on adoption and enforcement timelines before deciding whether to adopt the code locally.
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