GLENWOOD SPRINGS – — Garfield County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Monday providing harsh comment on the Bureau of Land Management’s proposal to cut the amount of acreage available for oil shale research and development.
The decision came after more than two hours of public testimony, mostly in opposition to the harsh political tone of the county’s position. Many also supported the new BLM preferred alternative.
“This resolution misrepresents the facts and does not represent Garfield County,” Silt resident Bill Harding said, reminding the commissioners of the past boom and bust cycle of oil shale development.
“We went through the devastating effects of two busts on the promise of oil from rock,” he said. “It’s time that we learn from this.”
Garfield County became the first of 13 affected counties in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming to sign the joint resolution.
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