Author: Special to the Herald Times

Letter to the Editor: Mill levy conundrum

Dear Editor: From one concerned (and truthfully overwhelmed) taxpayer, business owner and special district board member; I attended a recreation district board meeting along with several other business owners from our small town.

BLM introduces new website

RBC I The Bureau of Land Management Colorado state office is unveiling a new website to highlight its quarterly oil and natural gas lease sales and create an easy, transparent process to engage the public in light of oil and gas leasing reform.

Letter to the Editor: Yellow Jacket budget

Dear Editor: To Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy Board president Coryell and members of the board of directors: I am writing out of concern for the future of the Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy District and respect for the work you have invested. While I view any significant allocation of public assets[Read More…]

Sen. White protects voter privacy

RBC I A bill sponsored by Senator Jean White, R-Hayden, and Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, to protect voting privacy while also ensuring transparency in the process unanimously passed the Senate State Veterans and Military Affairs Committee this week.

Facts and figures about oil shale development

RBC I BLM is accepting public comment on its Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for oil shale development in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, including the Piceance Basin. I would like to offer the following observations, based on review of the available research. BLM and the communities in northwest Colorado must address[Read More…]