New owners of the Electric Mountain Lodge north of Paonia got the county’s approval for a temporary transfer of ownership liquor license during the BoCC meeting on Nov. 2.

The sale of the business was completed about two weeks ago following “100 days of verifying title and dealing with other legal issues,” co-owner Tod Welch told the commissioners.

Welch said that the previous owners were facing foreclosure.

Welch and his partners are in the excavation business in the Roaring Fork Valley and will continue in those enterprises. Professional managers have been hired to run the lodge.

Some remodeling work and infrastructure improvements have been completed, Welch said.

During the Nov. 2 meeting, the commissioners also visited with Mike Martin of the Gintner’s Grove subdivision north of Cedaredge. The neighborhood is faced with replacement of an expensive domestic water pipeline. Martin said the 4,000 feet of water line will cost about $350,000. The neighbors are hoping to get some funding assistance from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The commissioners offered suggestions on setting up a special improvements district for the neighbors to tax themselves for the needed improvements.

Commissioners appointed Pat Means of Cedaredge to fill a vacancy on the County Library Board representing Cedaredge. Means is currently on the board serving as an at-large representative, a post she will give up in taking the Cedaredge slot.

Finally, the BoCC approved a bid of $100,957 for paving work at Blake Field and North Fork Valley Airport. Grant funding will pay for 80 percent of the work.

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