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LONGMONT — — Several eastern Boulder County residents upset by the oil and gas wells being drilled hundreds of feet away from their doorsteps got a sympathetic ear from U.S. Rep. Jared Polis on Wednesday afternoon.
Local, state and federal levels of government should all have roles in protecting people from the potential environmental and health risks of drilling, Boulder Democrat Polis said during a visit to a 2.7-acre farmstead southeast of Longmont, on East Boulder County Line Road.
“This was a dream for my family,” said Rod Brueske, who bought that onetime Boulder County open space property for $195,000 and took possession of it last May.
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