Plans for a development near the base of Wolf Creek ski area that would dwarf existing facilities may be set back for several years.
The Durango Herald reported Saturday that developers of the Village at Wolf Creek have agreed to write a new environmental impact statement for the access road they need.
The plans for a new review were revealed in documents involving a lawsuit with ski-area owners, who along with environmentalists oppose the village.
Although the documents were filed in late January, they were not made public until last week.
“The Joint Venture is withdrawing its application for an access-road permit from the Forest Service, and it is starting the entire application process over,” the attorneys wrote.
Representatives of developers Leavell-McCombs Joint Venture, the U.S. Forest Service and Durango-based environmental group Colorado Wild could not confirm the content of the settlement, because negotiations over a lawsuit regarding the first environmental statement are not complete.
The Herald said a settlement in that lawsuit could come as soon as this week.
In recent court filings, the developers call the village a $100 million project.
