County, Letters To The Editor, Opinion

Letter to the Editor: County planning for oil and gas future

Dear Editor:
The West Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Association counts Rio Blanco County among the most business and industry friendly places in Colorado. This fact is important because recent discoveries of natural gas in the Niabrara and Mancos Shales, on top of the already well known robust energy reserves in Rio Blanco County, means planning for the future starts today.

And that’s just what the Rio Blanco County commissioners have been doing.
The commissioners…