Environment  September 22, 2023

Asphalt-plant owner sues Wellington over site-plan denial

WELLINGTON — The operators of an asphalt-mixing plant in the Timnath area have sued the town of Wellington’s Board of Trustees, asking the Larimer County District Court to force the trustees to clear the way for the plant to be relocated to a 35-acre tract near a residential area on Wellington’s north side.

The trustees, acting on an appeal filed by two Wellington residents living near the proposed site of the plant, voted 4-3 on Aug. 23 to reverse the town planning commission’s 6-1 vote on June 5 to approve the plan by Windsor-based Connell Resources to move its…

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With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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