June 5, 2012
Kevin Duggan
The Fort Collins City Council on
Tuesday rejected a proposed moratorium on accepting land-use applications for
oil and gas development in the city on a tie vote.
Some council members said they felt
uncomfortable with the moratorium because it was not needed given the limited
amount of oil and gas drilling that is likely to happen within city limits.
Others said a moratorium would give
the city breathing space to develop regulations within the limits of state law
that would protect the city’s interests as well as those of its residents.
But Mayor Karen Weitkunat noted the
city has received no applications for oil drilling and is not likely to see the
type of development pressure that is occurring elsewhere, such as in Weld
County.
“I don’t think there is a threat,”
she said.
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