C4-Concerned Citizens of Custer County

Motto:    Keeping Custer County Special

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Purpose
To inform, seek input, and organize concerned citizens; present their positions to Custer County Commissioners and other officials on select issues.

Mission
Represent the general interest of County citizens in a non-partisan and public manner on key issues affecting Custer County citizens; provide a public forum to exchange ideas and develop positions on key issues.

Position on County Growth
C4 supports "managed growth" as stated in the Custer County Vision statement, contained in the 2002 County Master Plan. 

Operating rules for C4
Voting decided by simple majority; no personal attacks, courtesy and respect govern behavior; public input sought; differing views welcome and significant dissenting views will be recorded on papers; all official C4 positions must be approved by the Board and/or membership.

Board of Directors

Chair: Joe Arbuckle

Co-chairs: Lockett Pitman

Secretary: Margaret Karsten

Treasurer: John Brandenburg

Communication director: Bob Dreher, Tim Kelling

Water:  Paul Snyder

Volunteer consultants:

     legal: Paul Snyder & Hank Bruser
     land use: Don Paul & Dorothy Nepa

Committees

Committee integrator: Dorothy Nepa

Cluster development: Tim Kelling

Planned unit development: TBD

Minor Subdivision: Sue Pittman

Master plan: Paul Snyder

Water: Paul Snyder (chair), Lockett Pittman, Bet Kettle, Bob Senderhauf, Wiley Larson

Steering Committee

Board of Directors, Committee Chairs plus: Kirk Charbonneau, and Jim Jones

C4-Concerned Citizens of Custer County
P.O. Box 862
Westcliffe, CO  81252

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Conflict of Interest

County Commissioners improperly decided to disqualify C4 members from serving as volunteers on the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustment citing conflict of interest and C4's position papers as justification. Several newspaper articles and letters have been published on the topic. C4 members objected to this decision during a 4 Mar 08 commissioners meeting and have sent a follow up letter to the commissioners on 16 Mar 08 (see above hyperlink).

Membership

Membership is informal and open. To become a member, just sign the roster at C4 meetings or contact a board member. Your name will be added to the email roster. There are no dues but contributions to the treasurer are welcome. There are no obligations for members other than being concerned about the County's future. Board membership is open to anyone willing to dedicate the time and energy required. If interested, contact a board member for details.