Park board members stress urgency in clearing burned trees

With time increasing as a factor, Hill County Park Board members during their monthly meeting Monday stressed urgency in deciding what to do with burned timber that was charred by the East Fork Fire.

If nothing is done, there is risk some of the burned trees may, at some point, fall, Hill County Commissioner Mark Peterson said during the meeting.

Logger Pat Marvel may log on local rancher Dave Molitor’s property, Beaver Creek Park Superintendent Chad Edgar said. So it is possible it might be worth the potential logger’s time, since he’s already in the area, to gather any worthy timb...