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JULY 7, 2009
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Vol. 21, No. 161
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Suspect had 10 guns Man led police on 30-mile chase through Routt County and into Grand County Page 6
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Opera offers more Steamboat performance company expands schedule despite tough economy Page 2
SPORTS
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Rows of freshly cut hay seem to complement a road sign along Routt County Road 14 near the turnoff to Colorado Highway 131. Many local ranchers, who have started haying in and around Steamboat Springs, hope the fields will stay dry enough to cut, rake, bale and stack their crop.
County jobs on the ropes 3 layoffs to be considered today, another dozen for 2010 Brandon Gee
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Putting with purpose Page 13
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The Routt County Board of Commissioners could decide today which county employees will lose their jobs as part of ongoing budget cuts. The commissioners also will consider whether to abandon a countywide furlough plan adopted in April.
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Monday night’s Cash 5 numbers: 5-8-9-23-29 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.
At an 11 a.m. hearing in the commissioners’ third-floor hearing room in the historic downtown courthouse, Routt County Manager Tom Sullivan will recommend that three county positions be eliminated because of a reduction in workload resulting from the economic downturn. County officials would not disclose Monday which positions are being considered for
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Lots of sunshine. High of 82.
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elimination. Sullivan said he wanted to make sure department directors have notified the affected employees first. If the layoffs are approved, the employees would be placed on paid administrative leave through Aug. 15, per the county’s personnel policies. Routt County is facing a $5 million deficit in its 2009 budget. There have been cuts in personnel, operating and capital costs
already — including a 10 percent reduction in pay countywide — but the projected deficit still stands at $1.1 million. The three positions, if eliminated today, would save the county an additional $53,000 this year and $166,000 next year. Commissioner Doug Monger said the layoffs being considered today are intended to See Jobs, page 12
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