30 years ago – February 8, 1985
After some minor trials and tribulations about how to work the machine, the Gilpin Commissioners tape recorded their meeting Monday. Last month, they decided to start taping so the tapes would be on hand for anyone wishing to listen to them. Clerk & Recorder Judy Smith, who keeps the records, asked how they were to be handled and what equipment would be needed. Commissioner Petrock explained the official minutes of the meetings are the written ones, not the tapes. However, since the tapes will be used as a backup, they should be able to be heard. Since they are not official, no special precautions have to be taken with them. How long to keep the tapes was another question. Suggestions ranged from six months to a year. Commissioner Baird said he or someone else could edit the tapes and save what is important or controversial.
Larry Lindner, District Ranger for the Clear Creek District of the Forest Service, said there is still some work to do on some Forest Service campgrounds in Gilpin County. The Pickle Gulch Campground, used for groups by reservation only, will probably be closed most of the summer. There is a small amount of work still to be done at Cold Springs in mid-county. Lindner hopes that all of Columbine Campground, west of Central City, will be open this year. He also hopes to contract with the Gilpin Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement on the campgrounds and on other Forest Service properties. He could go up to $1,000, he said.
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