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Carol Harding
From: Myrna Folsom [myrna_f_2000@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 8:18 AM -
To: Carol Harding
Cc: Monica Mika; Lee Morrison; Bruce Barker
To; Weld Board of County Commissioners
Subject: Southwestern Weld Law Enforcement Authority
Dear Commissioners:
For a month or so, I have noticed reference to a Southwestern Weld County Law Enforcement
Authority on the Board's agendas. However, there has been no information forthcoming from county
government relating to this new authority, which may have impacts on this area as important as the road
improvement program that county government has been promoting. That program has been publicized
with many press releases and public input meetings to make the public familiar with the intentions of the
Board.
The recent article in the Daily Times-Call, reporting on this subject, is confusing to say the least
as to:
[1] What areas is the Board projecting are to be included in the Authority. Will it include only Adler
Estates; include only new subdivisions voluntarily, such as Adler and CARMA; include the present
MUD district; include the planned expansion of the MUD district, include another [sherillffs department
local district] or an undetermined area?
[2] What will be the process for inclusion within the Authority; by an initiated vote of residents on an
election ballot in an area or by submission of a petition to the Board for its approval? If by ballot, would
inclusion in the Authority solely be by initiative of an area's residents or by a ballot referendum from the
Board? What brings this into question is the statement in the article that: "Weld commissioners have
taken a step toward adding urban-style police patrols..."which sounds proactive.
[3] For established unincorporated County neighborhoods, how would the limits of the area that would
vote for inclusion in the Authority be decided?
[4] What has been county government's role in promoting this Authority as a devise to enhance the
patrolling function of the sheriff's depaituient?
It would seem that by establishing a checkerboard of areas included and not included in the
Authority, and providing the additional patrol services only to those included, enforcement would be
functionally difficult.
As an aside, if the southwestern part of the County is to be dealt with differently by the Board
from the less urbanized parts, it might be time for the Board, to reconsider equal handedly dealing
differently with the needs for the preservation of open space in this part of the County.
I would appreciate receiving information as to the Board's intentions in this matter, as I am
certain the public also would.
Thank you,
John Folsom
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