Realtors push property wildfire protection plan

By scott miller

EAGLE COUNTY — In the years-long effort to ease wildfire risks in populated areas, the Vail Board of Realtors has become a recent participant.The local Realtors’ group is now working with town, county and federal officials to educate property owners about how to defend their homes. The effort comes as a response to the possibility of more stringent regulations coming from state or local governments.Mike Budd is the governmental affairs person for the local Realtors’ group. Budd said that a 2013 report from a governor’s task force had some potentially troubling recommendations. Among those recommendations was a single way to …

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