According to information presented at the hearing, the three fire districts encompass 1,150 square miles of Park County's 2,166 total square-mile area. In an effort to minimize duplication in the presentations, each presenter discussed one or more of the general concerns shared by all groups, and raised issues of specific concern to each community. Stanley addressed general concerns of residents in his community. Prominent in his presentation was dissatisfaction with governmental intrusion into the lives of ordinary citizens. The key issue is freedom.
Government is supposed to serve the people.
This, Daniels noted, represents a surplus of 56 percent. Stoehr read the Hartsel community's proposal into the official record of the day's proceedings. According to Danis, members of the Guffey community have talked with the American Civil Liberties Union to determine whether imposition of the UBC constitutes grounds for disenfranchisement. If the county goes for a declaratory judgment, Guffey will file suit in district court. Daniels is cataloguing specific incidents which the Lake George community alleges constitute abuse of power.