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Colorado Commissioners: Scott Gibbs-Vice Chair, Mark Graybill-Treasurer
New Mexico Commissioners: Kim Smith-Casford-Secretary, Billy Elbrock-Chairman
CEO of the Cumbres & Toltec railroad: Eric Mason
Glossary (initialisms that may appear in this document):
ARPA: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
BAR: Budget Adjustment Request
C&TS: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
C19: Covid-19 virus
CO: Colorado
CDOT: Colorado Department Of Transportation
CRF: Car Restoration Facility, Antonito
CS: Colorado Springs, CO
CTO: Cumbres Toltec Operating company
D&RG: Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
D&S: Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
DFA: Department of Financial Administration (NM)
DRHS: Durango Railroad Historical Society
DTS: Dynamic Ticket Solutions (the prior ticketing company used by the C&TS)
FH: FareHarbor (the current ticketing company used by the C&TS)
FY: Fiscal Year
FRA: Federal Railroad Administration
G&A: General and Administrative
HPA: Historic Preservation Account, or Historic Preservaton Association
HR: Human Relations
JBC: Joint Budget Committee (CO)
LFC: Leglislative Finance Committee (NM)
MOW: Maintenance Of Way
NOI: Net Operating Income
NM: New Mexico
ROW: Right of Way
RPO: Railroad Post Office
RR: Railroad, the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, unless mentioned otherwise
SHF: State Historic Fund (CO)
SLV: San Louis Valley, the area that contains Antonito
TABB: Tracks Across Borders Byway
VIHR: Victorian Iron Horse Roundup (August 2021 special event)
YTD: Year To Date (fiscal normally)
‘the Friends’: The Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR, the museum arm,
http://www.cumbrestoltec.org
Marvin was running late, his presentation happened after item 6. He started off saying that he thought they had a pretty good summer. (chuckles heard). Taking care of things involves a lot of equipment, moving parts. June and July were fairly slow. The RR got really busy in September. there is a lot of winter work this year. If the winter work gets completed on time, day to day work will be easier. This last summer had a lot of catch up work. Annual car inspections begin next Monday. Required maintenance will performed as needed. After the Christmas trains run, cars that need a facelift will get one. One of the handicap coaches will be modified to be a handicap plus concession car. It is hoped to get another parlor car built. Materials are on order. With luck it will be 75% complete by next summer. It might be ready for the fall season. The track program installed 1500 ties, under the goal. There is still time this year to get more installed, say 500. Ballast is being dropped currently. If 114 holds out, the remaining 4,000 tons can be dropped. The Long Creek culverts have been repaired. That tied up the track crew from doing tie work. The track crew was also involved in cleaning up the ROW. Ties pulled from prior years have been removed. They were moved to a central location where a loader can pick them up. Used ties are available for the asking. Come on down and get what you want. Still to do is picking up the trees that were cut down in the fire mitigation project. The excavator is working east of Osier. It was a tough year for the employees. Things get said. The employees need a big applause for their fine work this season. Commissioner Graybull commented that the employees accomplished a monumental task. They are appreciated. Tom Stewart (Tom in the remainder of this report) said he was glad to hear about the cut trees to be removed. What about the needles? Marvin replied that he heard they should rot away over the winter. If they don't, they can run the ballast regulator with the broom. Tom then asked about areas on the ROW that were not tamped. His docents commented that people found spots of the ROW to be rough, like between Apache Canyon and Los Pinos. Marvin commented in the last month and a half, 7.5 miles have been tamped. John Bush (John for the remainder of this report) asked about the status of the water tank at Lava (as well as others). It is working and full of water. Water gets to that tank via tank cars. It was used recently. It should hold 12,000 gallons. It has not been filled to that capacity yet. Sublette water condition is excellent. The water line to the tank is in perfect condition. The tank is overflowing. Cresco tank needs its water line fixed. It is plugged. The repairs on the Cumbres water line is complete.
Both shops are gearing up for winter. 168 will need an annual this winter. No major work for it other than painting. 315 passed its annual inspection a week after replacing 26 crown stays, It will be spending the winter at CRRM, to return in May. It won't need its next annual until next October. In spring 463 passed its annual. It will move to Antonito soon. It will receive work on its tender and trailing truck after the Christmas trains run. It is planned to pull the Antonito Christmas trains. Its next annual occurs next November. It is due for its 1472 after the 2027 season. The 484 has been winterized. It is waiting for its turn in the shop. It is almost out of boiler days. No work is planned for it over the winter. It will be out of service for several years. It will need a boiler overhaul, running gear overhaul, about two million dollars of work. 487 is due for a five year inspection this winter, and an annual along with some extensive running gear work once the Christmas trains are done in Chama. 488 is getting new tires over the winter. Annual inspection, new tender tank as well as extensive running gear work. It is already in the shop getting winterized and getting drivers removed to replace the tires. 489 has its wheels back from PA. Work included one new axle four new crank pins, turning the tires. It got new It got new crown brasses this summer, it will get new hub liners, spring rigging overhaul. Its annual has already been done last spring. In the next few weeks, the boiler will come off 492 to go to Antonito for its 1472 inspection. It will spend the winter there. Work on the running gear will begin once the 487 returns to service. Diesel 15 is operable, but needs some work, new water pump, and reverser. 19 is up and running. 114 has been used on several work trains after working out the bugs. It pulled a couple of passenger trains when a steamer had to be pulled from service. Commissioner Graybull pointed out that there is quite a list of work to be performed over the winter. Commissioner Gibbs indicated that a huge amount of capital work was done on 463 & 489 over the winter. Steven answered that 463 got new crown brasses and tires over the summer. New rod brasses are just getting finished. 489 will winter in Chama. It was asked when 492 would be complete. Steven answered, when it is done, about two years.
The season started off rough. In the end, there was very little revenue difference from last year. There was about a 15% decrease in ridership. About 29,000 passengers. The first of the four funds mentioned was the HPA. The HPA and the commission are pretty quiet, but there is important activity going on. There is about a 37% decrease from prior year in income. Increases in expenses due to management liability and insurance occurred. That is the case for all funds. Total income for commission is up 8% from last year due to increase in funding from the states. Expenses has increased 5%, as well as insurance costs. It is important to keep the commission on budget to keep the states happy. Commission is currently 29& under budget for the first quarter of the FY. The CTO has seen an increase in its operational revenue of about $1700. Not bad when a passenger decrease was experienced (about 8000). Expenses have increased, due to payroll, supplies and services, G&A, utilities as well as insurance. NOI is less than the prior year. Assets have decreased. A lot of capital spending occurred over the summer. CO has sent its reimbursement. The RR has completed the master task order for 2025/2026. Had the year started off more smoothly, there would have been a better passenger count.
Robert pointed out he is current in his third week with the RR. He started off by introducing himself. He has been in marketing and communications for 12 years. He has lived in the SLV for about 3 years. He loves the area. The RR has an important story to tell to the world. The RR has been recognized by Japan Rail Magazine as the #1 fall destination. The RR has been in the top 10 fall rides on social media. The RR is being recognized around the world. The RR uses online, print, TV and Radio for promotion. All efforts this year have reached 60 million people. The RR's social media presence is quite strong, especially Facebook. Engagement is strong, about 5%, which is about 4% above industry standard. The RR is looking for ways to share others experiences. He is looking for ways to be more efficient. There is a strong local and regional marketing effort. 9 of the top 10 customer zip codes are from NM. #2 is Pagosa Springs. He is looking to expand marketing to the Denver area. RR offerings are to be expanded, themed rides. How can a greater demographic be attracted? Looking to attracting a younger audience. Content development, such as blog posts, and articles to get the word out. To market the RR as being experts in history, steam trains. Tom asked when the marketing changes might occur. This winter, closer to next season? Robert said that things are already underway, budgets and planning. The biggest changes are currently underway. The majority of the marketing will begin next spring. Right now, teams are being established. Tom asked about social media posting. Robert pointed out that there are several upcoming events, such as the tree lighting. People are sharing their experiences with the RR. The RR is doing a better job responding to those comments. Staying active on social media year round is important.
The year started off rough, then the RR began to recover. Action has been taken to ensure reliable equipment, keeping the track in good condition. There are changes in team mix. The RR needs to be looked at as a business. The 2026 is an opportunity to paint the vision of the RR for the future. That can be done by preserving the historical runs the RR has done, as well as adding new experiences. The demographics of the riders has been looked at. There is a decrease in the historic core. For some the ride is too long. So, how can the RR offer something that is 2-3 hours? As a pilot effort, this season, two dark sky trains were run. The first one this year left Antonito to Big Horn. On board was a dark sky photographer and astronomer to assist the guests. The first one sold very well. The second one was a full moon themed ride. It was not as well attended. Things need to be tuned to appeal to the rider. The dark sky trains were well received. This is an example of the product development Eric wants to do. The 2025 season saw 29,333 riders, compared to 37,000 last season. Revenue on a per guest was strong this year. The goal of the RR is to generate enough revenue to support its efforts, but to also drive traffic into the communities. Price mixes and product mixes are being looked into to grow traffic into the area. Shorter trains will help introduce the train to grow interest in the RR. Some of the dark sky train riders returned to ride the full train. Readers of travel magazines know that experiences are now the gold standard. Generation fond memories with family and friends. Last year, for example, the RR had wine trains, dinner trains, beer trains. They went very well. Expanding on that is in store for the next season. Things like poker trains, mariachi trains, chuck wagon dinner trains. The botany and geology train will be back. As new products are developed, pilot programs will be tried. The special trains will be tweaked to improve the experience. Infrastructure improvements are in the works. The RR is currently in a deep planning to modernize the facilities, such as rebuilding the pavillion (on Cumbres Pass). What needs to be done to the roundhouse. The RR has historically not done much to improve on the guest experience. To offer the guest something more than just the train ride. Improvements in guest amenities is being researched. Using other tourist RR's around the world for ideas are being looked into. More varied retail products are in the works. The fall visitors are spending something like $1000. There is an opportunity in retail to gain more revenue. The reservation system needs to be very appealing to the guest, using the technology the guests prefer. It is important for the staff to understand the funding structure of the RR, such as where state monies can be used. The 2026 master budget is being developed for next season. He would like the RR to be more pro active to inform the states what is needed, rather than have the states ask the RR. Grant funding will be be in the mix. Capital funding is a bit tricky these days. Additional capital funding sources need to be found to grow the future of the RR. The RR took a hit on international visitors this season. That may be the case for the near future as well. Families are another source of ridership growth. Providing the kind of ride that families are interested in, such as shorter rides. Families with very young children desire a shorter ride. The 2026 experience series includes culinary journies, photography, hertiage deep dives, family adventures, as well as others already mentioned. As Robert mentioned, how does the RR support educational programs, and the local vendors? Working with the communities to support their events. Acknowledge staff that make the RR successful.
2026 schedule was the next major topic. A train will run 6 days a week. Ticket sales out of each depot is expected to remain the same. As we all know, if a rider rides the train end to end, there will also be a bus ride involved. After opening weekend, there will be one train running, Antonito to Chama one day, then Chama to Antonito the next day. The bus will get riders where they need to be before or after the train ride. Tom asked if this means one direction of bus travel each day. It was answered that it doesn't look like this will impact ridership. Some people look at the C&TS as the Chama train. This is a marketing problem. The train should be marketed as getting the full experience of the entire RR. This is the plan for the summer trains. Come September fall color season, trains will leave both sides daily. This will reduce wear and tear on the equipment. During the summer season, should there be a need for additional cars, they can be easily added. Possibly double head out of Chama. This will also free equipment to run the other train experiences, the Chama express, limited. If problems with the schedule are discovered, they will be corrected. It is also important to keep the communities happy. John asked if the buses will depart at 8:30. Eric said that that is being looked into. Is 8:30 too early? There will be some survey work to better refine the schedule. John then asked, will there be enough motor coach capacity to handle bigger days. Eric replied that the motor contract for next season will have 4 buses available. That can move 200 people in total. Day to day, things will be monitored to determine what fine tuning is required. John asked about expected 2026 ridership. It is desired to get back to where things were in 2024. If a given experience is working, such as dinner trains, more can be added to grow ridership. What changes are in store for the fare structure? The RR has two different consumers, the premium car rider, and the coach rider. Fares increased 2024 to 2025. Ridership dropped a little bit. The RR is concerned about pricing themselves out of the middle market economy. That is being researched. Cumbres express might see a price reduction to attract more families. The full trip is being analyzed to be sure the RR doesn't get it wrong. There will be a huge volume of expresses, as well as the limitedes. That is still a 6.5 hour experience if the rider jumps on at Cumbres. Commissioner Graybill said the new schedule looks sound. During last summer, we saw trains leave both stations 40 to 50% full. That is burning up crews & equipment. Steven pointed out that is two million dollars to do a 1472 on a locomotive (484). Expenses for locomotive and car work in increasing each year. The new schedule helps reduce those costs by reducing use. Crews this season were worked a great deal of time, burning them out. By getting the riders onto one train reaches that goal. Also, running the new experience trains is difficult if equipment is already being used for the full trip daily from both sides. The new schedule is not a significant change for the full trip rider. Eric then pointed out how many employees work seven days a week. They don't get time off. Team members needs some time off to get some rest. Graybill pointed out that the demographic of the riders needs to be expanded. The current riders are aging out. Having a less expensive, less time consuming trip will be important to gain family ridership. Also, a younger demographic is important for the future of the RR. Eric commented that as the product offerings get defined, Robert will need to get the word out to sell those trains. John asked about the employees. If they get more rest, won't this reduce their paychecks? They have counted on the extra hours to make ends meet. Eric answered that with the new trains, they might still be short on employees. He said that they could still get some rest, but with the new trains, have enough income to make ends meet. John then asked if the food service concessionaire is concerned with a possible loss of revenue. Eric indicated that the food service contract ends May 31. So, an RFP will be going out real soon. That RFP will detail the requirement for food service at Osier, as well as other locations per the other train rides being developed. Tom then said the goal looks to sell 30,000 to 40,000 seats on the regular train, with 9 train crew engine sets per week, along with the special trains. Chama Mayor Vigil thanked the commission for being here. City hall is open for these meetings. He is okay with the schedule. He pointed that the water situation in Chama is in great shape. He had heard that the Friends had moved their work sessions to Antonito as Chama water was not reliable. Chama water is fine, and he welcomes the Friends back to work in Chama. The riders should know that Chama is okay now. He knows the RR is the lifeblood of Chama. Chama and the RR are tightly bound. He appreciates the commission and the RR keeping things going. It is important to Chama. He would like more frequent meetings with the RR. Eric suggested that the RR get more involved in the village meetings. If there is a need for more meetings, that should be discussed. John Engs asked if the revenue didn't change much from the prior year, with last year having about 37,000 passengers, and 2025 having about 29,000 passengers. Graybill pointed out that last years number of 37,000 also included the Santa trains, which have not run yet this year. The 2025 Santa trains will bump the numbers quite a bit. The increase in ticket price as well as retail spends also account for the similar numbers from last year. John Bush asked about anticipated effect on the lodgers in the Chama, with the change in schedule. On the Antonito side, lodging is pretty much up in Alamosa. The Chama lodgers tax is used to promote the village. Eric said he didn't expect much change. He would like to work with the Chama lodgers to package the experience. Putting together a lodging and train ride package to get customers to stay in Chama a bit longer. The special trains that are evening experiences will need lodging. The planned six dinner trains, dark sky trains, and the like will need lodging. Graybill pointed out that with several departures during the season, that will give people time during the day for meals, and shopping and the possibility of needing to stay overnight. Mistakes will be made as the RR tries new things. As the new products are introduced, it will take time for those to catch on. Graybill also runs another RR. He likes to point out on their first year of running Santa trains, they had about 2,500 riders. Very difficult riders to get. Over 15 years, that has grown to 75,000. It takes time to build ridership for new products. He expects the first of the new trains to run at low ridership. Eric was asked about projected ridership for the 2025 Christmas trains. He was not sure at meeting time. There are four departures per side per day planned. More decorations and lighting are to be done. This needs to improve every year. This needs to attract families to come. The RR is still going to cater to the schools. Mondays are schedule for the schools. It is priced at $5 and $10 to get the communities engaged, to introduce the RR to new passengers. Changing topics, Eric mentioned he is in awe when he goes into each depot. To see how the team engages with the guests and each other. These people run a rather difficult RR, and still stand up and smile. The commission is there to communicate with the two legislatures to keep the funding solid. Commissioner Elbrock asked about the short trains, express and limited. He wanted Eric to explain those. The express is the Chama to Cumbres and back. The limited is Chama or Cumbres to Osier and back. The shorter trains are things like the dinner, astronomy trains. The goal of the trains is an experience of four hours or less, with a few of two or three hours. After running a few of those trains, things can be refined to create a better experience.
Kim started by mentioning that she hopes the communities can embrace the changes the RR is making. Changes are always scary. She felt the RR had gotten to the point where it got complacent. The changes are being made so the RR and the communities can continue to thrive. She thanked Mayor Vigil for his support, and hopes to continue to gain his support. John asked if there is any commitments from the restaurants or lodgers to be open during the Christmas trains. Eric answered, not yet. The elephant in the room is how does Chama feed people when they come. Commissioner Graybill pointed out how the RR is kind of in a catch 22. Chama needs the RR to grow, just as the RR needs Chama to grow. Both sides need to work together. As the RR brings in more customers, that helps the businesses in Chama grow. Vigil mentioned that Chama is for growth and progress. He said that three restaurants have opened over the last year. The BBQ place is changing hands, but should continue. He can see main street loaded with businesses. He suggested the commission get together with the NM highway department. They are going to spend 32 million dollars into main street in Chama. They are trying to not hurt the businesses. They are going to put sidewalks on both sides of the road. It is important for the RR to provide input to the highway department as to what they would like to see.
Commissioner Gibbs said that in reading several public forums, that there is a misunderstanding by the general public on how funding works. What the state funding can support, what appropriations can do, and what can not be done with that funding. Ticket Revenue does not cover the expenses of the RR. It relies on the capital appropriations of both states. Without capital funding, the locomotives don't work, the track does not get maintained, the cars don't get taken care of. Overall, the RR's greatest expense is payroll. Its second largest expense is insurance. People think the RR gets a special insurance rate since it is related to the states. It doesn't work that way. There is no special discount due to its relationship to the government. The funding from the states comes in two chunks. One funds commission operations, such as insurance for the property the states own as well as the annual audit costs. The other chunk covers locomotives, cars and track. State appropriations can not be used for operations. If it was used for operations, that would be fraud. CO appropriations must be expended in the year they are provided with no carry over. The money received last July 1, must be spent by June 31, or lose it. The window of planning for the RR is much shorter. The commission funding is about $700,000 between the two states. When insurance for the property concerned, the RR does not get to play in the state insurance pools. So the RR has to pay normal commercial property rates. The capital funding from both states is about two million dollars. Roughly about a million from each state. The RR was due for another million from NM, but at the last minute, it was pulled back. So just one million from NM, rather than two. To explain how that two million from the two states is used. The track costs about $14,000 per mile to maintain per year. That is about $900,000 to keep the track, bridges, etc.in its current condition. The Long Creek repair was estimated at $800,000. With some magic from the track crew, it came in at $400,000 instead. An amazing savings. Ties are about $90 each. There is no longer a used tie market since C19. It was mentioned that 484 is going to cost two million to get thru its 1472 inspection. The funding needs for that work needs to be carefully planned. 492 was provided with a lot of private money to put back in service. 463 will need a 1472 about 2027/28. It should cost less than two million dollars due to running gear work going on now. CO funding is getting trickier as it is having Medicaid funding challenges. The RR is looking at a 3.5% cut. CO is not going to increase capital funding at this time. The commission is pleased that the Friends are going to complete work on pay car F. They will do a wonderful job, and take some of the cost burden off the RR. How does the commission address the funding issues? The Candelaria fund has provided a $50,000 grant, to match donations for 492. A fund raising drive for 492 is starting, to gain $100,000 to continue work on 492. The Candelaria fund also provided funds for building out the fourth parlor car. Work on that can start in a few weeks. Last meeting, it was discussed to raise funds to replace the stay bolts in 168. It is known, that over the next few years they need to be replaced. That will cost another $50,000. That should come out of private funds. Scott then wanted to mention the capital projects the RR performed this season. 114 became fully operational, its control system completely replaced and debugged. It is a good locomotive. Great progress was done on 489 and 463 during the summer. Normally that work is not done while the RR is operating. A huge amount of work got done on those locomotives over the summer. The pipelines to the water systems on Cumbres and Sublette were done over the summer. Lava tank is in service. It was used for the Friends charter trains at the end of October. There are now photos of the locomotives taking on water at that location. Coach 526 is complete. The Long Creek culvert repair is complete way under budget. Aligning 12% of the ROW. Straightening it out, getting the bumps out, leveling it out. Completion of the $500,000 fire mitigation project. CO provided a special appropriation for that work. This resulted in better views, and moved the fire danger further away from the ROW. The pavilion on Cumbres has been designed and the construction contract awarded. it should be ready for service early next season. This is a huge amount of capital work done this year. Thanks to the team from Scott. The funding for the RR is very complex. The commission gets funding from the two states as well as state funding for capital projects. State money can't be moved around between commission and capital. Without the capital funding, there is not enough money to run the RR. Last year, NM provided a special appropriation for marketing of $101,000. Right now, the commission thinks it will continue. Until the bill gets through the legislature, the RR does not know.
The continental divide signs between Chama and Dulce have been replaced thanks to NM. More logoed directional signs for use in NM. With the new direction the RR is taking, having good signage on the TABB gives people another reason to stay in the Chama for another day. Two new signs will be installed in Dulce, two more stored for future use. A new interpretive sign is desired in Chama to grow interest in the byway. There is a new sponsorship program in place at this time. It is off to a slow start, with only one sponsor. TABB is working with the Jicarilla Apaches acquire two stock cars for Dulce, as the two there have pretty much fallen apart. The tribe is willing to demo the cars, saving the metal parts for the Friends, once replacement cars are arranged. It is hoped that the Jicarilla will maintain the cars to keep them nice going into the future. The tribe is working on funding the project once a source has been determined. Commissioner Smith-Casford asked where the replacement cars are coming from. John answered that it looks like the Rio Chama campground. They need to move some stuff. So, in talks with the campground, a win-win situation is being looked at.
Work sessions ended in October, they began last May. 16 various cars were worked on, 3 completed and returned to the RR. Car 163 is being worked on in CS. Various buildings have been worked on, such as the Lava pump house, Cumbres car inspectors home, Sublette buildings, Osier station, Cumbres speeder shed #1, and walking pathways. Telegraphone booths have been replaced or repaired. Three are waiting for re installation. The MOW team replaced three mile posts. The crews have worked on the sign and depot gardens. Web cams are back in operation. Two charter trains were run this season. The Friends had their 33rd moonlight wine train last August. The photo charter trains run at the end of October were well received. The photographers were very pleased. The Friends derive their memberships from solicitations and mailing lists (about 75%). Current membership is about 1766. Membership activity now increases with renewals and gift membership. It is hoped to grow membership by 15% for 2026. Organizational changes are in progress. Such as how to market with the web, how to market with mail, and other media. A full board meeting occurs in a week. The Friends would like to partner with the RR.
Tom wanted to talk about the Friends docents. He said that they had about 30 docents this year working on the trains. Two new docents came on this year. One used to work on the D&S. Bill Lock worked on 5 trains, with more days planned next season. About 20,000 trip maps were given out this season. The prior docent leadership team of 2024 were not available this year. John Porcco provided much of the docent training this year. He is out now due to a broken leg. The docents did 243 trips with at least one docent, sometimes two. Next year, 7 new docents come on, but there will be a loss of 7 prior docents. The docents give their tips to the Friends historic preservation fund. This year, there was about $2,000 to $3,000. Tips this year were about the same as last year, even with the rocky start. Says something about the riders. Training materials is going to be revamped for the docents. Also to be included is more local history. Commissioner Smith-Casford was next. Her comments were as an RGRPC (operator of the RR several years ago) board member, and not as a commissioner. In August of 2025, the RGRPC got together and decided to disband. They operated the RR from 2000 to 2006 as a 501c3 corporation. They kept active as in a support role with the RR to maintain their 501c3 status. They contributed over $42,000 for projects like the 6500 flatcars purchase and restoration. Donations after the Laboto trestle fire. A donation to build the Cumbres pavilion. Purchase of a toolbox and floor press for the Antonito shop. Printed the wall maps of the RR for retail sale. Bought a plasma cutter for the Antonito shop. They were one of the sponsors for the heritage rail convention in Sante Fe. Also made a donation to the Osier dining hall rebuild. These funds came from donors that felt better donating to the RGRPC rather than the commission. The donors are aging out, so the RGRPC felt it was time to disband. The remaining funds lift in the RGRPC account are now donated to the RR.
Approved.
Approved.
This is done annually.
This reflects the requirement by the Forest Service and the BLM requires a special use permit from the government to spread cremains on federal property. Doing so without a permit can cause penalty. This resolution gets the RR in alignment with federal law.
Approved.
Approved.
Approved.
Approved.
Mark Graybill-Chairman
Scott Gibbs-Secretary
Kim Smith-Casford-Vice Chairman
Billy Elbrock-Treasurer
Approved. 2026 regular meeting dates are:
02/07 Antonito
04/25 Chama
08/15 Antonito
11/07 Chama
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