On Wednesday, the Pitkin County Commissioners formally endorsed designating some public lands in Pitkin County as Wilderness. Wilderness Workshop asked the Commissioners to support designating nearly 63,000 acres as Wilderness. It's a Federal designation that keeps uses like snowmobiles and mountain bikes off those lands.
Before the Commissioners made their decision, they listened to about one hour of public comment from more than 20 community members. The Gems plan has been contentious and both sides spoke up. Below is sound from the meeting. It's extended material that didn't make it into my news story. It features some of the comments made by community members.
http://www.aspenpublicradio.org/news/hidden_gems.mp3
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