It’s time for the state to step in
Dear Editor:
I attended the rulemaking hearing of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) on setbacks from houses and buildings. I testified representing the NFRIA-WSERC Conservation Center in my position as a volunteer director, introducing the Western Slope environmental community.
Thanks for a job well done!
Dear Editor:
I'd like to extend my thanks and appreciation to the City of Delta Public Works Department, specifically dispatch and John M. (on call) for their promptness in responding to my early-morning call in regards to my frozen water meter. It was thawed and fixed, with insulation added, in a timely manner.
Why visit the North Fork now?
Dear Editor:
Having attended the Monday night meeting of the Hotchkiss Town Council and representatives of the BLM, we were left with several unanswered questions:
Why is Helen Hankins visiting now?
BLM continues to ignore residents’ concerns
Dear Editor:
BLM officials came to Crawford, Hotchkiss and Paonia this week to discuss the proposed North Fork Valley oil and gas leases with the three town councils. Our community has been trying to get the BLM to come to the valley for the past 14 months.
Drilling is all about generating profit
Dear Editor:
At the recent Paonia Town Council meeting, the BLM is on record stating that coal leases in the North Fork would be at risk were they to cancel the proposed 20,000+ acres natural gas lease sale this February. This is blatant lie.
BLM is resorting to divisive tactics
Dear Editor:
I am writing to address a front page article in the Montrose Daily Press on Jan. 23 entitled "State BLM head says gas lease decision sound." This is an intentionally misleading article that seeks to pit the coal industry against those in our community concerned about oil and gas development.
Who’s getting a slice of the pie?
Dear Editor:
Slice of the pie! Who is getting a slice of whose pie? A few weeks ago I was at a meeting where Heart and Soul representatives were putting on a presentation.
Do we have to drill everywhere oil/gas may be?
Dear Editor:
At the recent forum regarding hydraulic fracturing, I was struck by how the representative from the industry, Eric Sanford, downplayed the risks from this violent form of gas/oil extraction.
Community responds generously
Dear Editor:
This letter is long overdue, and I deeply apologize for its tardiness. I feel it quite necessary to write this letter to thank the fine citizens of Delta County. Once again, the St. Nicholas Project's Christmas Drive was a massive success.
Private property rights are under attack
Dear Editor:
It is fashionable for politicians to say they are for private property rights and that they are for jobs, but is all this just hypocrisy?
Delta County commissioners just turned down Jansens' "request" for a gravel pit, violating their property rights and killing jobs.