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Montezuma County Takes Next Steps Down Paths to Mesa Verde

Montezuma County Commission

Last fall Montezuma County embarked on an ambitious plan: building a non-motorized, mixed-use trail between Cortez and Mancos by way of Mesa Verde. Supported by the Colorado Governor’s Office, the project is a collaboration between the county, various state and federal agencies, and the public. The next public meeting for the Paths to Mesa Verde is Tuesday night from 6 to 8pm at the Cortez Recreation Center. To learn more about the County’s progress, KSJD's Austin Cope sat down with Montezuma County Natural Resource Planning and Public Lands Coordinator James Dietrich.

Austin Cope is a former Morning Edition host for KSJD and now produces work on a freelance basis for the station. He grew up in Cortez and hosted a show on KSJD when he was 10 years old. After graduating from Montezuma-Cortez High School in 2010, he lived in Belgium, Ohio, Spain, northern Wyoming, and Himachal Pradesh, India before returning to the Cortez area. He has a degree in Politics from Oberlin College in Ohio.
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