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Ben Munoz from the
City of Montrose puts
the finishing touches
on one of 200 flags
that were erected along
Townsend Ave. and
the downtown area
Wednesday afternoon.
The wind played havoc
with the flags, bunching
them and making them
indistinguishable. After
citizens complained,
workers were sent back
up the poll to tie down
the lower portion of
the flags so they would
fly fully unfurled. (Paul
Wahl/Montrose Daily Press)
Coram says legislative session was poorly run
By Paul Wahl
Montrose Daily Press Managing Editor
Don Coram was not impressed
with the most recent session of the
Colorado General Assembly.
“Never in six years have I found so
much fighting at the well on issues
– Republicans fighting Republicans,
Democrats fighting Democrats,”
Coram told those attending
Wednesday’s session of The Forum
at Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli. “You never
knew where your alliances were going
to be. Everyone took off
in a direction all their
own.”
Coram gave the session poor marks for organization, as well.
“This was the most
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tered,” Coram said.
“With two weeks remaining, 200 bills were still coming
from Senate.”
Most of those were bills that were
being held for negotiating ammunition, Coram said, adding he believes
bills should “run on their merits versus what you’re trying to horse trade.”
Coram shepherded 24 bills this session, 19 more than the traditional five
legislators are expected to carry.
“I had a very busy session,” he noted.
One of the more contentious pieces
of legislation was a bill to reclassify
the state’s Hospital Provider Fee as an
enterprise fund.
The fee was originally approved
in 2009 as a way of leveraging more
money for Colorado hospitals to cover
services provided for patients unable
to pay and Medicaid recipients.
It hasn’t made a great deal of difference until this year, because of anticipated Taxpayer Bill of Rights refunds.
Income from the fee is tallied under
the TABOR formula; as an enterprise
fund it would not.
“It was a total war,” Coram said.
Coram, a Republican, supported the
legislation, but many Democrats did
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In it together: Experts, area
REALTORS unite to cut fire risks
By Katharhynn Heidelberg
Montrose Daily Press Senior Writer
Bonnie Smith, chairwoman of the Colorado
Association of REALTORS, explains the
ways fire prevention and mitigation benefit
homeowners, and the role real estate agents
can play in connecting them with resources.
(Montrose Daily Press/Katharhynn Heidelberg)
Piñon-juniper clustered close
around the winding driveway, leading
to a nice, tucked-away wooden home.
Like other properties in Log Hill
Village, this one came with a stunning view and put its occupants up
close with nature’s glory.
But, in the wrong conditions, the
breathtaking vista becomes a hazard:
Nature burns, and wildland fire can
lead to catastrophic loss.
That risk does not have to become
destiny. Representatives from several
firefighting and mitigation agencies,
along with the Colorado Association
of REALTORS drove home that point
Wednesday, as part of the association’s Colorado Project Wildfire tour.
The project began last year, with
the goal of reducing or preventing
property loss and injury due to wildfires. Real estate agents are in a
unique position to help spread the
word about the importance of risk
mitigation directly to homeowners, said Bonnie Smith, Colorado
Association of REALTORS
chairwoman.
Wildfire affects everyone, not just
property owners directly in its path,
Smith said. A devastating blaze
can affect air quality, as well as the
economy.
Colorado has so far this year been
spared large-scale wildfires, which
makes for “the perfect time” to spread
the word about mitigation, Smith
said.
“We are eager to step up and lead.”
The association strongly supports
legislation that, if signed by the governor, will increase the income tax
deduction for eligible wildfire mitigation work from 50 percent to 100
percent.
That, and education, stands to have
the greatest effect on reducing fire
risks, Smith indicated.
“Doing paperwork has never solved
a problem, and it’s never stopped a
fire,” she said.
Everyone has responsibility to cut
the risks, said Lilia Colter Falk, director of the West Region Wildfire
Council, headquartered in Montrose.
The wildland/urban interface —
where human habitation intersects,
or is close to, flammable, natural terrain — is expected to grow by 300 percent in the next 15 years. Two-million
Coloradans already live in wildland/
urban interface, Falk said.
The Log Hill community has been
proactive in reducing risks, but more
work needs to be done.
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Gregory Charles Genuit
TODAY
October 25, 1944 - May 19, 2016
Gregory Charles Genuit, 71, of
Ouray passed away on May 19,
2016.
He was an only child born in
Newark, NJ., on October 25, 1944
to Charlotte Gregory and Charles
Genuit. He grew up in Burbank,
CA., but lived most of his life in
the beautiful mountains of Ouray.
Gregory began his career as
a graphic designer at Lockheed
in Burbank, CA. That is where
he met his wife, Christina, of 44
years.
In 1973, with a sense of adventure, they moved to Ouray along
with new baby, Amy. They purchased Ouray Liquors and soon
thereafter welcomed their second
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child, Matthew.
Gregory was an active member
of the community: a volunteer of
the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team
and served over 20 years on the
Ouray Volunteer Fire Department.
He always loved adventure, an
avid runner and skier.
Later in life he continued to be a
community volunteer by driving
the ambulance, in addition to the
Neighbor to Neighbor van.
Never losing his sense of adventure, he loved to travel. He went
on numerous cruises and made
a yearly trip to the Indianapolis
500. Among his hobbies, he loved
to golf and most afternoons you
could find him soaking in the hot
springs.
Gregory will be remembered by
his conversations. He loved to talk
and he was always ready with a
story to share. His unique ability
to engage people ensured that he
was always surrounded by friends.
Gregory is survived by Christina
Genuit, daughter Amy (Jeff)
Rogers, son Matthew (Jackie)
Genuit and grandchildren, Trey,
Griffin and Sydney.
The family will be holding a
private service. Memorial donations may be made in Gregory’s
name to: Ouray Volunteer Fire
Department, Ouray Mountain
Rescue Team, Ouray County EMS
and Ouray Police Department.
West Region Wildfire Council
FROM PAGE A1
“We are proud of the
efforts … to better protect our mesa,” Log Hill
Fire Protection District
Chief John Rogers said.
“However, we can’t rest
on our achievements.”
Log Hill in 2012 produced a property-specific
recommendation report,
which spurred several
homeowners into action;
still, only about 30 percent of homes there have,
in fact, established defensible space, Rogers said.
Remember the home
described above? The
problems, from a firefighting standpoint,
are apparent from the
road. Or, perhaps more
accurately, not apparent: the home cannot be
seen from the road, leaving firefighters to guess
conditions.
The address should be
on reflective metal, with
numbers/name in letters
at least 3 inches high, to
assist any emergency responder in locating it.
And that driveway? Too
narrow, especially with
all the dense fuel around
it.
“I worry about survivable space for my
firefighters,” Log Hill
Assistant Fire Chief
Tom Austin said, after
WRWC’s mitigation and
education coordinator
Jamie Gomez pointed out
some of the home’s vulnerabilities to the more
than 50 tour attendees.
“I’m not going to risk
their lives to save a
home. … You’ve got to do
some mitigation,” Austin
said.
Homeowners should
also understand that mitigation is more than cutting back trees, Gomez
and Colorado State
Forest Assistant Director
Austin Shelby said.
Structural ignitability
demands attention.
A home’s roof plays a
large role in whether a
home survives a wildfire
— it is the largest horizontal, or nearly horizontal, space and can become a landing strip for
“firebrands,” or embers,
which can be carried
quite a distance.
The quality of roof
on the home in question was quite good, but
the home’s siding was
wooden, and it also had
a large, wooden deck,
The council has area-specific resources for fire mitigation in Montrose, Delta, Gunnison, San Miguel,
Ouray and Hinsdale counties that can help communities adapt to live with fire. Through the council, 5,000
home-specific assessments have been done.
• WRWC cost-share programs
The WRWC also coordinates and, through grant
money, partially funds homeowners in developing defensible space and in wood-chipping. The Colorado
State Forest Service is a critical partner in the costsharing program.
The program reimburses a portion of costs associated with wildfire mitigation work on eligible properties. The first step is to contact the council, (970) 6157300, and schedule a site visit.
Landowners should consult a natural resources professional to set up a project idea, prepare a project
map, and information about the scope of work.
The landowner and WRWC spell out the cost-shares
in a formal agreement; the landowner then hires a
contractor, who ordinarily must complete the work
within three months.
More information can be found at www.COwildfire.
org.
Colorado Project Wildfire
Information about this Colorado Association of
REALTORS program can be found at www.coloradoprojectwildfire.com. The site provides information about how to protect homes from wildfire, current Colorado danger zones, and who is affected by
wildfire.
The site offers access to city, county state and federal resource organizations, mitigation education, and
more.
The association is partnering with local fire-mitigation
and prevention organizations to spread awareness
in hopes of getting more property owners to protect
their investments.
Defensible space zones
Zone 1: The first 15 feet beyond the structure should
have only a small amount of vegetation; free of accumulated dead vegetation and flammable debris; and
plants should be kept well irrigated.
Zone 2: Fuel reduction area to decrease intensity of approaching fires. Trees and shrubs should
be thinned to provide at least 10 feet between tree
crowns. The zone may extend out to 100 feet or more
from the home, depending on the type of fuels present and the property slope.
Zone 3: This zone can extend all the way to the property boundary. Trees and large shrubs can be pruned
to prevent a ground fire from climbing into the crowns
of trees. Remove dead and down debris.
under which were gas
cans, a wooden patio
bench and other flammable items. Grass grew
thick around the home;
in a few months, it will
be dry enough to act as
tinder.
“We could do lots of
mitigation, but if those
vulnerabilities continue,
this home is still at risk,”
Gomez said.
The WRWC conducts
site visits and assessments, which focus
on structures, in addition to defensible space.
Recommendations for the
home in question included replacing the wooden deck with synthetic
decking material, and
changing the siding to
something less flammable, when the time comes
for those updates.
Up the road, just
outside the boundaries of Log Hill Village,
Barthold Lichtenbelt has
taken advantage of the
WRWC’s cost-share program for fire mitigation,
and protected his home
in the process.
The home is clearly
visible from the road,
as is the reflective address sign. His wide
drive leads to a concrete
parking apron that extends several feet beyond
the home, which itself
is located uphill. While
Lichtenbelt’s large deck
is a vulnerability, apart
from its posts, the decking material is synthetic.
The home’s siding looks
like wood; it is cement
board.
“A lot of his choices are
excellent. He has a large,
hardened area around
the home,” Gomez said.
Through the cost-share
program, Lichtenbelt
thinned the fuels on
his property, removing
some trees, while pruning others, and removed
all Gambel oak and
serviceberry. The rise
upon which his home
sits is sloped and graveled, which could further
serve to slow a fire.
In all, Lichtenbelt treated 3 of his 9 acres, which
has served to open up
the view and make his
property more accessible
for his own enjoyment,
he said. And of course,
there is the safety factor — when the weather turns hot and dry, he
feels even better about
what he’s done.
“Don’t be afraid.
It’s very painless,”
Lichtenbelt said of the
cost-share application
process.
Wednesday’s tour also
stopped at a 20-acre shaded fuel break created
in 2013. Thinning fuels
on the escarpment can
slow or halt a fire carried
by the dominant winds
along the southwest side
of the mesa, Austin said.
Plus, the project helps
people see what creating
defensible space actually looks like, and helps
dispel perceptions that it
means clear-cutting, he
indicated.
Wednesday’s Colorado
Project Wildfire tour
drew representatives
from regional, state and
federal agencies, as well
as government officials.
Smith said that highlights the importance of
ongoing partnerships.
“It does take a village
to make this happen,”
she said.
“Log Hill has led the
way in showing Ouray
County what can and
should be done,” Ouray
County Commissioner
Ben Tisdel said, adding
that he’s pleased to have
the REALTORS association involved, along with
many other partners, including the private landowners. “It takes not only
a village, it takes a state.”
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