Erie group sues town, mayor, trustees over Crestone drilling plans

A group of Erie residents filed a lawsuit against the town, mayor and town trustees in response to Erie’s approval of an operator agreement with Crestone Peak Resources Inc. that includes the 30-well Acme pad site at Colo. 7 and Bonanza Drive adjacent to Broomfield’s Anthem Ranch.

The lawsuit demands protections for public health and safety in regard to recently approved drilling and fracking plans.

Erie Thriving, a community group formed to empower the community to “take a stand to protect health, safety and environment,” announced the suit, filed Dec. 3 in Boulder County District Court, in a news release Thursday.

The group is a subsidiary of Residents Rights, a Broomfield organization with the goal of empowering communities to protect their health, safety and the environment through education and outreach.

Read more: https://www.denverpost.com/2018/12/24/erie-group-sues-crestone-drilling/