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Summary of the Text of the Referendum If this referendum passes, Ordinance No. 10, 2021 would be repealed. Ordinance No. 10, 2021 amends Chapter 6, Title 14 of the Greeley Municipal Code relating to the dedication of raw water for city water service to consolidate all existing raw water dedication policies into the Municipal CodeContinue reading “Referendum Text”

The referendum packets have been picked up from the City Clerk and are ready for circulation. We need in excess of about 2,500 signatures and we only have until April 1 to get them turned in. PLEASE CONSIDER BEING A CIRCULATOR! If successful, this referendum will cause the ordinance which the City Council passed onContinue reading “Circulate the Referendum and Charter Change Petitions”

We visited the City Clerk’s office today and filed a protest to the ordinance which was passed by City Council last night, which would amend the raw water dedication provisions, to allow the City to accept raw water credits from Terry Ranch. We also let them know of our intent to circulate a Referendum. WeContinue reading “Referendum”

PART 1 IS IT LIKELY THAT GREELEY WILL BE ABLE TO GET MILTON SEAMAN RESERVOIR EXPANSION PERMITTED? Very unlikely SGW    Permitting could be accomplished with diligent effort.  MSR permitting was not effectively pursued by previous water department staff.  The $19 million that present staff says was spent on permitting, was largely spent on theContinue reading “SGW’s Rebuttal to Jokerst’s Comments to the Greeley Tribune on Terry Ranch”

The Atlas D Missile Site 4 trichloroethylene (TCE) plume is the largest TCE plume in the nation. Trichloroethylene is a known carcinogen and is a cause of  birth defects. This dialogue is intended to explain the above map of the trichloroethylene (TCE) plume, which originated at the Atlas D Missile Site 4, eighteen miles westContinue reading “Terry Ranch in the Path of Nation’s Largest Trichloroethylene Plume”

Part 2 and Part 3 of a three part series on Greeley’s decision to approve or disapprove the Terry Ranch Project is on the Greeley Tribune website. Save Greeley’s Water takes issue with most of Adam Jokerst’s responses and SGW will provide its rebuttal shortly.

Contrary to what the Greeley Tribune stated in this article on Terry Ranch, John Gauthiere and Paul Wood were not contacted by the Greeley Tribune for comment. Those kind of false statements make it appear that the parties have something to hide. John and Paul are ready and willing to speak to the Tribune anytime.Continue reading “Save Greeley’s Water Recent March on City Hall made the Greeley Tribune”

The sun was shining down on us as we marched on City Hall yesterday. We saw a lot of friends and some new faces who all want the same thing…to keep Greeley’s water safe and clean. We so respect all of you for standing up for your right to have a say in our CityContinue reading “March on City Hall”