This week's headlines

Commissioners reappointed Dr. Roger Bentley and Monica Wiitanen to three-year terms on the county planning commission. Bentley represents the Delta area and Wiitanen represents the Upper North Fork area.

Other appointments the commissioners have made recently to county boards and commissions include the reappointment of Dr. Susan Raymond to a term on the Leroux Creek Area Planning Committee (APC).

Judy Davies was named to the Surface Creek APC.

Lazaros Bountour was appointed to a three-year term on the North Fork APC replacing Mike Jackson who resigned.

Andrew Braslin was named to the County Fair Board to finish out the term of Joyce Conger who resigned.

Commissioners also noted resignations of Jim Durr and Al Earley form the County Tourism Cabinet.

In other business at recent meetings, the BoCC has dealt with the following matters:

• Commissioners approved a letter of support for the City of Delta's request for a $10,000 GOCO grant for use in developing the former LaFarge gravel pit on the Gunnison River. The city hopes that the facility will be a Delta focal point for river recreationalists using the new Hartland Dam passage structure.

• Commissioners approved a grant agreement with CDOT for $400,000 in funding for Blake field Improvements including construction of a taxiway, relocation of a wind cone for better pilot visibility, and construction of a segmented circle, a ground marker that is used in conjunction with the wind cone.

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