The Board of Delta County Commissioners is hosting a constituent forum Tuesday, June 12, at the Orchard City Town Hall. Citizens who wish to discuss any issue with county commissioners Olen Lund, Bruce Hovde or Doug Atchley are invited to stop by between 6 and 8 p.m. Tuesday night.

Already this year, many areas around Colorado are experiencing dry conditions, low humidity, wind and dry vegetation. In addition to fire restrictions in Delta, Gunnison and Mesa counties, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service have instituted "Stage One Fire Restrictions" on the Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (GMUG) and Bureau of Land Management lands within Delta, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel counties.

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