{"id":11712,"date":"2026-03-15T00:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T06:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-board-approves-anti-speeding-system-debates-value-statement\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:32:46","slug":"mancos-board-approves-anti-speeding-system-debates-value-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-board-approves-anti-speeding-system-debates-value-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Mancos board approves anti\u2011speeding system, debates value statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The
The Mancos Board of Trustees has approved an ordinance adding Automated Vehicle Identification Systems along state highways to curb speeding. (Adobe Stock)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

The Mancos Board of Trustees on Wednesday heard public comments on the town\u2019s proposed value statement and approved an ordinance adding Automated Vehicle Identification Systems along state highways to curb speeding.<\/p>\n

The meeting opened with audience business.<\/p>\n

The first speaker, Mark, said he owns land the town uses for its diversion from the Mancos River. He asked trustees to honor a 1960 easement allowing that use or to work with him to establish a new one. He also asked whether the raw water pipeline replacement project will include about a half-mile of pipeline on his property. Trustees said they could not respond under meeting guidelines.<\/p>\n

After a representative from Millie\u2019s restaurant spoke, several residents addressed the value statement.<\/p>\n

Resident Russ Taylor referenced the upcoming vote, saying the statement would bar the use of town resources and the Marshal\u2019s Office to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, noting that state law already limits local law enforcement involvement.<\/p>\n

Taylor said that adopting the statement would serve as a public reflection of the community\u2019s shared moral values.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe defend the right of our peaceful and productive neighbors from an increasingly oppressive regime,\u201d he said, adding that it\u2019s the board\u2019s duty to protect residents.<\/p>\n

Another audience member argued a resolution would be stronger than a value statement because it would offer more accountability. He urged the \u201cprivileged\u201d and \u201cpowerful\u201d board to use that position to \u201cprotect your neighbors who are being ripped from their families and homes and kidnapped and killed.\u201d<\/p>\n

A speaker named Kate encouraged the board and community to work together. Another, Johanna, asked, \u201cWhat harm does it do to the predominantly white community to hear we support people of color, immigrants and other minorities at this point in time?\u201d<\/p>\n

After public comment, trustees heard letters of thanks from the Cancer Resource Alliance and Hospice of Montezuma for recent donations.<\/p>\n

The board then considered Ordinance 876, Series 2026, establishing AVIS designation along state highways. Staff cited rising and \u201cdangerous\u201d speeding incidents and explained how the system would capture and ticket speeding vehicles. Trustees unanimously approved the designation.<\/p>\n

The board\u2019s next meeting will be Wednesday, March 25 at 5 p.m. in the Town Hall board room, where trustees are expected to discuss a possible ban on roosters and other male fowl within town limits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Residents split on town\u2019s stance toward immigration enforcement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[28,83,60,29],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-11712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-headlines","tag-mancos","tag-montezuma-county","tag-newsletter"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11712"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18539,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11712\/revisions\/18539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11712"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=11712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}