LAS ANIMAS — A letter to Fort Carson carried the most urgency, but it wasn’t the only signal coming out of the April 7 Las Animas County Board of Commissioners meeting. With drought conditions tightening their grip on the region, officials found themselves balancing immediate wildfire concerns, a proposed military exercise at Piñon Canyon, and the possibility that a key piece of Trinidad’s behavioral health system could disappear within two years.
Live-fire plan draws local concern
A proposed Army training exercise at the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site drew sustained attention from the board, with commissioners signaling support for military readiness while questioning the timing and scale of the plan…