Roger:
It sounds to me like everyone is finally taking things seriously now, including the commission and the towns. I am sure that they thought thery were serious before but it didn't come across to us outsiders that way. My impression last summer when I was there for a work session was that all the paddles were in the water pulling in different directions. This sounds much better although I admitt that I am a Friend member and not always to sympathetic to some of the views of SOME locals.
Hope it all works out as I cannot wait till next summer when I can come out and work and spend money in Chama and Antonito.
Frank