Questionnaire: NOCO Home Builders Association

Let’s start with a general question about housing in your community. What steps, policies and procedures, do you feel have been and can be successful in promoting Attainable and Affordable housing.Given the severe lack of attainable and affordable housing in Erie, no steps, policies, and procedures have been successful thus far. I feel aggressive public-private […]

Policy: Build Back Better Act

On the morning of Friday, February 4th, 2022, I had the privilege of participating in a virtual press conference featuring Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, Louisville Mayor Ashley Stolzmann, former Colorado House Majority Leader & CU Law adjunct faculty Alice Madden, and Mom’s Clean Air Force field organizer Laurie Anderson to urge Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper to pass the Build Back Better Act.

Policy: HB22-1020

On the afternoon of February 3rd, I had the opportunity to once again testify against a bill brought forth by Representative Dan Woog attempting to restrict municipal powers to control building codes under their 1041-granted authority. Here is the testimony I gave, as the Town’s representative to Colorado Communities for Climate Action (CC4CA): Thank you […]

Crestone Operator Agreement Remarks

In its entirety, here are the remarks I made at the special Board of Trustees meeting on Sunday, November 4th, 2018 regarding the operator agreement with Crestone Peak Resources. My first comments are for my peers on the dais. In my opening speech at the Vista Ridge Academy candidate forum in March, I made an […]

Oil & Gas: Crestone Boulder County CDP

As a part of the third draft of Crestone Peak Resources’ Comprehensive Drilling Plan (CDP) for Boulder County, the operator has prepared a Question and Answer Summary (PDF). While much of the Town of Erie does not directly fall in the area of the CDP, many Erie residents call Boulder County home. I’d hoped that […]

7News: State Acknowledges Miscommunication

The lead story on 7News for November 13, 2017 was about the notice of alleged violation at the Vessels Minerals site just 25 yards east of the playground at Aspen Ridge Preparatory School. It featured drone footage I took at the site on November 12, 2017. As Trustee, I’ll have, and will continue to use […]

ELife: Why I am an Activist

This article is reprinted from the Holiday 2017 issue of Elife. ac·tiv·ist noun /ˈæk.tə.vɪst/a person who believes strongly in political or social change and takes part in activities such as public protests to try to make this happen ((http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/activist))