Community Blog

The COGCC hearings on several Broomfield Extraction permits are quickly approaching, and Adams County is challenging several of the permits filed. An organization of Adams County community members called Adams County Communities for Drilling Accountability Now (ACCDAN) recently submitted a form 510 to the COGCC to support this protest. Within the body of this form, these citizens plead with the…

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On May 30, 2018, a group of concerned citizens from the 301 Broomfield Health and Safety First organization drafted a letter to the City and County of Broomfield, specifically to the currently elected City Council Members. The letter details several topics relevant to current concerns that many residents have about the impact of the Extraction Oil and Gas development…

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Dr. David Nolan, a member of our Broomfield community, speaks up about the lack of attention given to valuable research on the dangers of residential fracking, and warns about the potential future danger this ignorance poses. My name is Dr. David Nolan, a gastroenterologist working with Colorado Permanente Physician’s Group (CPMG) and Kaiser Permanente.  I completed medical school at…

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By Laurie Anderson, Broomfield Clean Air and Water On Feb 15, Broomfield Clean Air & Water (BCAW) posted information regarding a viable legal option that local citizens, in conjunction with BCAW, are asking the City to pursue. To date, the City has not added the presentation by Randall Weiner to the City Council Meeting agenda. Residents want this presentation…

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Dear City Council and Staff, We want to express our appreciation to the staff and everyone that worked on these regulations. This is an arduous task. The efforts put forth by many are apparent and appreciated. After a preliminary review, we are concerned that the proposed regulations do not meet the requirement of protecting health, safety, welfare and the…

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We’re pleased to spotlight Lois Vanderkooi’s comments from the 2/27/2018 Broomfield City Council meeting. Lois Vanderkooi, PsyD, JD, was a task force member of the Comprehensive Plan update adopted in 2016 and focused on Environmental Stewardship and Community Form and Identity. She became more aware of and invested in community development and sustainability through that work and became a…

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If you haven’t heard Neil speak clearly about his concerns related to oil and gas development in Broomfield, you haven’t been paying attention. Neil Allaire has lived in Colorado for 40 years and in Broomfield Heights for 15. One reason he chose to live and raise his kids in Colorado is the pristine beauty and healthy environment the state is known for. He feels…

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by Camia Lowman and Jason Davis Camia: We were served with a lease letter from Extraction on a Wednesday evening while we were trying to get dinner ready for our family. We immediately started texting neighbors to ask them what this was and if they also got one. We had assumed we didn’t own our mineral rights in Broadlands,…

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