Commission opens public comment period

At a meeting last week, the Jefferson County Commissioners opened the public comment period for a proposed Jefferson Valley Rural Ambulance District.

According to Commissioner Leonard Wortman, the comment period will be open the next two to three weeks. He said they have not set a date to consider a Resolution of Intent for the district proposed by members of the Jefferson Valley EMS and Rescue, but he thinks it will be in three weeks.

“If we approve that, then we would order the referendum this spring,” he said.

The Commissioners voted 3-0 in July to approve a resolution to place the question...