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<br />-, <br /> <br />Durango Herald Online <br /> <br />U023~3 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br />No public hearing was scheduled for Tuesday's special meeting; however, councilors did allow <br />members in the audience to speak for five minutes, With about \5 observers, three people took <br />the opportunity to oppose the city's participation in the project. No one from the public spoke in <br />favor of the city's involvement. <br /> <br />Travis Stills, an opponent to the project, said lobbyists in Washington will portray Durango's <br />down payment as support for A-LP. He said the $522 million water project is "riddled with <br />hidden problems" that keep arising. <br /> <br />Stills asked councilors to table the issue to give the <br />public an opportunity to comment. He accused the <br />"lame duck" council of making a rushed decision a <br />week before two new councilors are to take office. <br /> <br />Colgan said he has been studying the city's possible <br />involvement with the A-LP for eight years, and it <br />would be a violation of public trust for him not to vote <br />on the issue, "It's my obligation to vote on this matter," <br />he said. <br /> <br /> <br />." r _. _.. "'"'IT" "" J;s._ <br /> <br /> <br />ReW,A;RDS ft,at rc,all~ <br />nk.e. ~ou f'a~ <br />.. APPL.Y NOW! <br /> <br />Michael Black, a longtime critic of A-LP, accused <br />councilors of skirting the public process, making <br />existing residents pay for growth, and failing to <br />consider cost overruns and maintenance expenses associated with the project. <br /> <br />The down payment, he said, is a sure indication of the city's willingness to draw from A-LP. <br /> <br />"This makes a joke of the idea that growth pays its own way," Black said. <br /> <br />Colgan said some of the money in the water fund is collected from building permits, meaning <br />growth is helping to pay for growth, <br /> <br />Reach Staff WriterShane Benjamin her~ . <br /> <br />'''lEE AI'''' ADD[lIUiN[...tOM <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />~-~ <br /> <br />Cortez Journal I Inside Outside I SW Colorado Home r WebDurango I SW Colorado Guide I Hel <br />Contents copyright e, the Durango Herald. All rights reserved. <br />Home I Search I Nilws I Soorts I Qutdoors I Business I Entertainment I ~hnoJQgy'1 Education I Police I Q..l:iliuaries. I !:iealth I Rei <br />ColY1'!1flls1.s I We.a...ther I Clauifu:d..s r Event Calendar I ~8.eROn I Ad Rates I Subscribe I Order Prod.u.c1S 11.in.k.s I c.o..u.RQI:!..S I Sit <br />Write the Editor <br /> <br />http://www.durangoherald.com!as p- b in! article -!Seneration, as P 'lactic Ie _type=ne ws& artic Ie _'" 41 \3/2005 <br />