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Moffat County sends letter criticizing Routt County’s opposition to local drilling permit
Summary
Moffat County commissioners approved a letter admonishing Routt County for submitting opposition to a permit for Petroleum Resource Management without consulting Moffat County; commissioners said Routt’s letter delayed an ECMC hearing and could have tax and contractor employment impacts locally.
Moffat County commissioners voted to send a letter to Routt County officials criticizing Routt County’s decision to submit a letter opposing a permit application by Petroleum Resource Management (PRM) without consulting Moffat County or the applicant.
County staff member Jeff (first name only in the transcript) described the matter to the board, saying Routt County’s attorney sent a letter to the regulatory body identified in the record as “ECMC” opposing drilling in Moffat County; Jeff said Routt County’s submission was cited as a reason for a two‑week delay in the ECMC permitting process. Jeff noted PRM has had a 19‑year relationship with Moffat County, employs local contractors, and that the completed pipeline investment is estimated at more than $10 million and could place PRM among the county’s top 30 taxpayers if developed.
“We are writing a letter to Routt County commissioners admonishing them for weighing in on a Moffat County issue without any consultation with us,” Jeff told the board. He said landowners in both Routt and Moffat counties had submitted letters of support for the permit while the neighboring county’s officials did not consult local stakeholders. Commissioners moved to approve the letter, and a motion to send the letter carried on a voice vote.
No specific statutory citation was read into the record regarding intercounty communications; the transcript records only that staff recommended sending a short letter expressing concern and offering a reciprocal consultation if the situation called for it in the future.
