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cpd has been out reviewing reports of a sow and two cubs.please keep your pets inside, dogs on leash and trash inside until day of pickup.bring in bird feeders at dusk and stay aware. Sightings include 922 Ridge and the greater gulch area.

where – east end of sawmill ; when – sunday from 4-6 current menu – jeff b. – spicy chicken sliders leanna/kelly – smoked meat ron/julie – brats and sauerkraut/cream puffs me/julie – bean and cheese pupusas/curtido gary o. – corn casserole caroline/terry – roasted veggie salad jackie/randy – salad dave/joyce – cucumber salad lou…

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guest speaker – scott nielson of durango fire and rescue

We had great weather and a good turnout. We did several hours of mitigation for our friends on Pine and Ridge. A big thank you to Jeff, Dave and Lou – the usual suspects.

Runoff added 72 acre feet to lake level. Three more weeks of similar runoff will fill the lake, before any water is taken from Pine Ditch. LDWA has purchased 400 acre feet from Lake Nighthorse if needed this year. The City of Durango has ended its access to city fire hydrants for water haulers. LDWA…

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Phoenix now offers a 30′ rolloff dumpster in which slash can be placed for pulverizing at their site. I’m not sure of the cost and the manual labor remains but it is an alternative to chipping in place.

Based on March’s board meeting – New manager – Matt, new engineer – Chris Charlie Smith has helped with the transition but is now retired. Back in 2010 a capital improvement plan was developed but… the intervening years have been spent on patching the system LDWA inherited to keep the water flowing. The board is…