Far and away, though, energy-related measures dominate the list of proposed initiatives. There are at least a dozen such initiatives vying for a spot on the ballot. They range from attempts to expand local control over whether gas and oil development occurs in a given community to counter-measures that would limit oil and gas tax revenue for communities in which drilling is banned. The list is long, the topics varied. Taken together, these proposed initiatives provide a crucible in which to conduct the fight over gas and oil development in Colorado. It is a more polarizing environment than doing so through a stakeholder process or via legislative means — either at the municipal or county level, or at the state capitol.
Get ready for a politically charged election season, made more so by a ballot full of divisive energy-related measures. Won’t it be fun.
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