As I was looking into the Planning & Zoning Chair – Marjo Curgus last year. I found that her background with her Consulting company Sonoran Institute focused on “utilizing town/county governments” to help “Equalize” disadvantaged people and get them water instead of towns “warehousing water”.
In any event this Opinion piece in the Mountain Mail this morning outlined my main concerns about the Real Motivation of Restricted Private Property Rights.
The year 2026 is going to get very interesting in Chaffee County !
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