Battlement Mesa homeowners on May 27 were presented an accomplished victory by the gas industry to drill in the open space of the planned unit development with the convenient permission and to the huge monetary benefit of the developer, the Battlement Mesa Company, of Aspen.

In 1989, the open space was supposed to be transferred to the homeowners association by the developer, but that never happened because the Garfield County commissioners did not enforce the agreement to do so. This writer holds documentary evidence of this unsatisfied agreement.

To mollify the retirees who bought into the original development, the homeowners association will enjoy $1 million in petty cash for “improvements.”

Were there any public meetings by the governing bodies prior the accomplished fact? No, it was clear for the first time that this was a done deal on May 27.

Take it or leave it, you defenseless retirees and veterans.

By the way, did the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission consider the impacts of this precedent on other residential developments around the state?

LARRY SODERBERG
Parachute

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