Pitkin County may again take up new oil and gas regulations that were shelved after winning initial approval more than a year ago from county commissioners.
A renewed stab at beefing up the regulations comes against the backdrop of potential drilling in Thompson Divide — an area west of Carbondale that is partially within Pitkin County, and a lawsuit challenging Gunnison County’s oil and gas regulations, filed by the same company that has interests in the Divide area.
“They just kind of got stalled out,” Cindy Houben, head of the county’s Community Development Department, said of Pitkin County’s proposed regulations. “It’s hard to make a move in the direction we want to make a move in without having controversy. At some point, we just need to move forward.”
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