March 14, 2014  Crawford considers code enforcement options
Over a number of months now, the Crawford Town Council has been
trying to solve the problem of continuous complaints from
citizens about code violations.  The town council has researched
having a municipal court.  It brought in Lynn French, a
municipal judge in Hotchkiss, Delta County Sheriff Fred McKee
and Undersheriff Mark Taylor and town attorney Jim Brown.  The
concerns of the council have been that citizens may call and
complain to the town or call the sheriff, but are unwilling to
sign a complaint against the alleged violator of town code,
whether it's for barking dogs, dogs at large or noise problems.
The council is also concerned about speeding cars and ATVs
through town.  The cost of having a municipal court would be in
paying for a judge. Lynn French charges $250 a month, but
someone else could be less. Fees would be assessed to those
found guilty of breaking town code. Those fees would go to
offset law enforcement costs and the cost of th