Park County commissioners voted unanimously June 18 to adopt a resolution disapproving the service plan for the proposed Platte Canyon Health Service District.

County Attorney Christie Fitch told the board the resolution was provided to the applicants “in accordance with 32 1 2 0 4 2,” and that the document includes written reasons for the denial. The board then moved, seconded and approved the resolution; the motion carried 3 to 0.

The resolution’s adoption matters because it prevents formation of the proposed special district as drafted and preserves the county’s formal objections on the record. Advocates for the district responded during the meeting’s public-comment period, saying the board’s reasons for denial contained factual errors and that denying the plan prevented citizens from voting on the proposal.

Mary Anne Wislawski, who identified herself as a resident of Bailey and a member of the health service district committee, said the board relied on incorrect information and contradicted testimony from Stride’s board. “There are, in our opinion…some errors in your reasons for denial,” she told the commissioners, and she disputed the board’s statement that Conifer Medical was accepting new patients.

Patty Lucey, a Bailey resident of more than 41 years, criticized the board’s action as denying residents the right to vote. “I just want to share with you how angry and appalled I am…that you denied the citizens of Park County their constitutional right to vote,” Lucey said during public comment.

Commissioners did not reopen the service-plan decision during public comment. The clerk recorded the resolution as number 2020Five-twenty2 and the board noted the supporting exhibit attached to the resolution.

What happens next will depend on whether the applicants revise the service plan or pursue other administrative or statutory remedies available under state law.