{"id":3331,"date":"2013-01-25T08:27:58","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T15:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbertcounty.net\/blog\/2013\/01\/25\/good-intentions-run-amok\/"},"modified":"2013-01-25T09:07:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T16:07:20","slug":"good-intentions-run-amok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elbertcounty.net\/blog\/2013\/01\/good-intentions-run-amok\/","title":{"rendered":"good intentions run amok"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rio Grande County oil and gas decision delayed again<\/h3>\n

Posted: Thursday, Jan 24th, 2013
\nBy Judy Applewhite<\/p>\n

DEL NORTE\u2014First Liberty Energy, Inc. is seeking conditional use permit to drill for oil in the Old Woman\u2019s Creek area near Del Norte.<\/p>\n

The company has already received a permit from the Colorado Division of Oil and Gas, COGCC. Rio Grande county commissioners called a public hearing on Jan. 16 to give the locals a chance to weigh in on the decision process. . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See whole story: Rio Grande County oil and gas decision delayed again<\/a><\/p>\n

Now see:<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a><\/p>\n

The previous blog post<\/a> about the planning commission activities last night showed a promising forum between government, industry experts and the public that could produce a practicable working arrangement that might protect all stakeholders’ interests in the development of oil and gas in Elbert County.\u00a0 Nothing is certain but things appeared to be moving toward a compromise solution.<\/p>\n

Why, then, did the BOCC decide to create an oil and gas citizens advisory committee now, just when things appear to be on track in the planning commission?<\/p>\n

Was the planning commission process we witnessed last night too reasonable?\u00a0 Too scientific?\u00a0 Insufficiently corruptible?\u00a0 Inadequately manipulable for political objectives?\u00a0 Did the planning commission not come up with the right answer?<\/p>\n

Take a hard look at the above story out of Rio Grande County yesterday, for it is predictive of what our BOCC is setting up.\u00a0 Our BOCC apparently wants an ongoing scenario where, after all state and local regulatory burdens have been met, after all available science and best management practices have been satisfied, further approval will be thrown into a kangaroo BOCC court to be punched around for who knows how long.<\/p>\n

Even with the regulatory scheme contemplated in Elbert County’s currently proposed “O&G Zone + MOU” device, modifications to the standard MOU, after confirmation by all the planners and experts, still must pass under the magic pen of the BOCC.\u00a0 Is this where the proposed citizens political advice takes over?\u00a0 The planners say this will only add 2 weeks to the expedited MOU approval process, and rumor has it they have beachfront property out by the Blotter place in Agate for sale..<\/p>\n

If the end game in this deal is merely to create grist for the BOCC mill, then let’s skip all the expensive foreplay and get right to the main event.<\/p>\n

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