RE-ELECT LYNN PADGETT OURAY COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 1
Pasionate & Experienced Leadership For Ouray County.
Lynn is a passionate and effective advocate for: public access to public lands across historic routes, watershed, snow and high alpine protections, Corbett Creek Bridge, Ridgway Creative District, RAT Trails, Alpine Ranger program, historical preservation, responsible mining, fiscal responsibility, PILT, renewable energy, climate action, hazard mitigation, affordable housing, local control, rural broadband, Good Samaritan watershed improvement, data-driven policies, and more.
Demonstrated Leadership:
 COLORADO BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT BOARD, appointed by the Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives. (The Broadband Deployment Board approved several broadband grants benefitting Ouray County households.)
CHAIR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM), SOUTHWEST ADVISORY COUNCIL, appointed by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
RIDGWAY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (RACC) DESTINATION BLUEBRINT CORE TEAM, Member
RIDGWAY AD-HOC BUSINESS REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE, Member
OURAY REGIONAL RECREATION AND CONSERVATION ALLIANCE, Facilitator & BOCC Liaison.
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY (NREL) EXECUTIVE ENERGY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, Fellow (One of 18 nationally selected industry and community leaders in NREL’s 2021 cohort.)
EDUCATION & ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS:
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Sneffels Energy Board
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Colorado Counties, Inc.
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Colorado Communities for Climate Action
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Colorado Counties Acting Together
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National Association of Counties, Member:
- FUTURE TECH (& GIS) Subcommittee
- RESILIENT COUNTIES Advisory Board
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY and MEMBERSHIP Standing Committees
- PUBLIC LANDS and ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND LAND USE Steering Committees
CHAIR: RURAL ACTION CAUCUS and PUBLIC LANDS GATEWAY COMMUNITIES Subcommittee, appointed by NACo President WITNESS, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry hearing on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) proposed rule, March 2015.
PANELIST, rural local government community development and childhood poverty challenges, White House Domestic Policy Council
TESTIMONY, on rural broadband and economic development at the Senate Democratic Outreach and Steering Committee.
OURAY COUNTY BOTTOM-UP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS, Facilitator
OURAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONER, appointed by BOCC
GUNNISON BASIN ROUNDTABLE, Ouray County Representative appointed by BOCC
OURAY COUNTY STUDY GROUP (growth and fiscal impact), Member
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