Colorado Counties Push Back as CPW Rules Could Silence Local Voices
By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics
The September meeting of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will feature newly revised public‑comment rules — changes introduced by chair Jay Tutchton of Bent County, who announced them without first discussing the revisions publicly with the rest of the commission.
Tutchton set forth the new rules as follows:
The general public comment agenda item will be set at 60 minutes.
Virtual and in-person commenters will be called at random, replacing the previous first-come, first-served system of signing up and prioritizing in-person first opportunities.
The Commission will hear commenters in a two-thirds split, allowing only a third of the speakers to come from the online platform.
Priority, in terms of receiving a...