Roni Bell Sylvester Going to give ya'll a little different way of viewing this: Property Rights. Entities have historic gas, oil, mineral and water rights in Colorado.
Gov. Hickenlooper constantly reminds us, "Golly gee. YOU, owners of Gas, Oil, Mineral (GOM) and water rights MUST give up those rights to make way for population growth!"
Those of us who have those rights ask, "Governor, why do we have to give up our food growing water for toilet flushing water? Why don't you shoot straight with those wanting to move here, and honestly inform them, 'you are now moving to a semi-arid desert that's dependent on snowpack and precip for the water. In other words folks, water is limited. And, since you like food (farmers markets and farm to plate...), please know it takes 'water' to grow food. Some of you moving here should know that we have this thing called cold weather. You might want to stay warm, and that takes energy production. Some of you even like to drive a vehicle to the mountains where you hike, ski, fish etc. It takes again, energy production to fuel your vehicle."
Colorado simply does NOT have the water to supplement the projected population growth without taking it away from ag and energy production. That's an undeniable fact.
But Governor Hickenlooper and his cohorts do not care a whit about anyone's future. They care only about making money for themselves in the here and now. Therefore, developers develop and use their windfalls to buy off politicians and so it goes.
Solutions: 1) Reinstate Water Engineers administration of water in prior appropriation. 2) Mandate developers provide "full disclosure" as to the locations of GOM owners so buyers have a choice as to whether or not they're buying close to a future production site. 3) Property Owner who - in their efforts to protect their property - is forced to accrue 'down time' should be compensated equal to whoever's threatening a 'take" of their property.
Lastly, I live on a farm that has three water sources, a multitude of production sites, livestock and crop production. ALL - including us 2 old gray haired farmers, work and thrive in harmony.
When the sandboxes, pots, veggie trucks, tankers etc. roar past our home by the hundreds, we thank the Lord people have jobs and people are being fed and kept warm.
It's all about property rights. Yes, you have the right to move here...but you don't have the right to steal another's property.
ManageGov. Hickenlooper constantly reminds us, "Golly gee. YOU, owners of Gas, Oil, Mineral (GOM) and water rights MUST give up those rights to make way for population growth!"
Those of us who have those rights ask, "Governor, why do we have to give up our food growing water for toilet flushing water? Why don't you shoot straight with those wanting to move here, and honestly inform them, 'you are now moving to a semi-arid desert that's dependent on snowpack and precip for the water. In other words folks, water is limited. And, since you like food (farmers markets and farm to plate...), please know it takes 'water' to grow food. Some of you moving here should know that we have this thing called cold weather. You might want to stay warm, and that takes energy production. Some of you even like to drive a vehicle to the mountains where you hike, ski, fish etc. It takes again, energy production to fuel your vehicle."
Colorado simply does NOT have the water to supplement the projected population growth without taking it away from ag and energy production. That's an undeniable fact.
But Governor Hickenlooper and his cohorts do not care a whit about anyone's future. They care only about making money for themselves in the here and now. Therefore, developers develop and use their windfalls to buy off politicians and so it goes.
Solutions: 1) Reinstate Water Engineers administration of water in prior appropriation. 2) Mandate developers provide "full disclosure" as to the locations of GOM owners so buyers have a choice as to whether or not they're buying close to a future production site. 3) Property Owner who - in their efforts to protect their property - is forced to accrue 'down time' should be compensated equal to whoever's threatening a 'take" of their property.
Lastly, I live on a farm that has three water sources, a multitude of production sites, livestock and crop production. ALL - including us 2 old gray haired farmers, work and thrive in harmony.
When the sandboxes, pots, veggie trucks, tankers etc. roar past our home by the hundreds, we thank the Lord people have jobs and people are being fed and kept warm.
It's all about property rights. Yes, you have the right to move here...but you don't have the right to steal another's property.
Dean Frei I'm a Colorado native my family were farmers and land owners over the years since the late 1800s we have lost all of our land to greedy government land grabs all in the name of progress. I have seen the state I love be over ran by people coming here from other states and I see the results. Farms going away for subdivisions water supplies dwindling because of over use and I have seen those that come here try to change our way of life to fit theirs. I agree with your statements 100%. I believe it's time to stop the constant building it's time to say sorry folks we are full go somewhere else. Thank you for your post.
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