March 9, 2016

Greeley city council overturns planning commission decision on oil, gas project

A planning commission decision in January to deny approval of a 22-well oil and gas drilling operation in west Greeley was overturned on Tuesday night by city council.

The Greeley Tribune reports that council voted 5-2 in favor of Extraction Oil and Gas’s appeal of the planning commission decision. The now-approved project is slated to go on a 14-acre site northwest of 18th Street and 71st Avenue, and had been opposed by the residents of nearby neighborhoods.

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A planning commission decision in January to deny approval of a 22-well oil and gas drilling operation in west Greeley was overturned on Tuesday night by city council.

The Greeley Tribune reports that council voted 5-2 in favor of Extraction Oil and Gas’s appeal of the planning commission decision. The now-approved project is slated to go on a 14-acre site northwest of 18th Street and 71st Avenue, and had been opposed by the residents of nearby neighborhoods.

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