The Chaffee County Commissioners recently debated the fate of Nestle Waters of North America’s proposed water extraction project there, yet didn’t arrive at a decision.
Several stories in the regional press covered the hearing (It’s difficult for Nestle to sneak into town any more), and several passages were telling.
First, this project offers almost no benefit to the citizens of Chaffee County (one of the considerations in the 1041 permitting process), and at least one commissioner was willing to point that out.
Full article, by TC of Stop Nestle Waters.
Related article: Nestle by the numbers: Commissioners debate economic impact, by Lee Hart, Salida Citizen, July 5, 2009.