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Montezuma County Will Consider Future of Road X

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The Montezuma County Commissioners have set a public hearing for June 19th to consider extending the current closure of County Road X in the Sage Hen area.

Concerns over the possible infestation of McPhee Reservoir by invasive mussels  recently sparked an emergency closure of the road, which provides a way that uninspected watercraft can be launched onto the lake. On Monday the commissioners discussed the closure with Dolores District Ranger Derek Padilla and federal-lands coordinator James Dieterich, who has developed a four-phase plan to seal off motorized access from Road X to the Great Cut Dike. The county is seeking long-term solutions that would still allow access for agricultural and some recreational uses.

- David Long contributed to this report

Gail Binkly is a career journalist who has worked for the Colorado Springs Gazette and Cortez Journal, and was the editor of the Four Corners Free Press, based in Cortez.