In response to misinformation, confusion and concern about a group building a fence and staking claim on what is believed to be Forest Service land, Mancos community members feel, in their words, “outraged”.
A group met at Fenceline Cider in Mancos on Wednesday night and talked about the group that has staked claim on what has been believed to be Forest Service land. It’s also land that the community uses for recreation.
Though the group who believes the land in the Chicken Creek area to be theirs has not denied public access, the community is no less “hurt” and concerned by what has transpired.
“This just doesn’t feel right at all,” someone at the Fenceline gathering said.
So on Thursday, Oct. 10, a group plans to go to where the fence is being built in the forest at 1 p.m. The Sheriff’s Office was there, along with Forest Service rangers.
At 2 p.m. in Boyle Park, there was be a gathering to promote public lands and get fact-based information out to the community about what’s going on, said Pam Duncan, who’s organizing the event in Boyle Park.
Duncan said she’s a concerned citizen that likes using trails in the area, specifically Chicken Creek, where the fence is going up.
She’s hoped to have speakers from the Sheriff’s Office, Forest Service and county commissioners at Boyle Park.
“We’d like everyone who enjoys public lands to come,” Duncan said.
