By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
The commission will meet at 5 p.m. Monday in the basement of the Ellis County Administration Center.
Chad and Cynthia Tuttle own C2T Ranch, which is 14 miles north of Hays at 1202 Saline River Road.
The proposed campground would consist of up to 36 campsites along a loop of the Saline River. Each campsite will have river access and will be accessible by vehicles and RVs. The couple is planning 12 primitive campsites, 12 RV sites with 50-amp power and water, six yurt sites, and six full-service RV sites with power and water hookups.
The couple is also planning an outdoor event venue. Periodic flooding along the river will prevent the developers from building a permanent structure, but the couple plans to build a large deck that can be used to mount a 40-by-80-foot tent.
This can be used for outdoor events or weddings, Tuttle said. Capacity would be up to 300 people.
Twenty-four petitions have been filed in objection to the permit application.
Only one petition was filed by a landowner within the legal notification area. That is a non-local landowner who uses the property for hunting.
Several petitions were signed by the Zimmerman family. Leanne Zimmerman's Buckeye Barn event center, was recommended by the planning commission, but her permit request was denied by the Ellis County Commission.
Zimmerman had a lengthy list of reasons why she opposed the CT2 proposal. She repeatedly cited quotes of county commissioners and petitioners who spoke at the February county commission meeting at which her request was denied.
Most of people who signed petitions against the C2T project listed City of Hays addresses. One petitioner listed an address in Gorham.
In other business, the commission will conduct a public hearing a Community Development Block Grant CV closeout and consider summer hours for Public Works Department.