Erie faces tough questions on water, mineral rights and growth Erie officials faced criticism and concern from residents as they laid out an ambitious vision during the State of the Town Address.

#ErieCO Erie’s State of the Town left residents with more questions than answers, especially around mineral rights, water supply, and the cost of growth.

Throughout the meeting, residents pressed the mayor for details, with many met with “I don’t know.”

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Erie council selects new planning commissioners, incumbent not reappointed - Yellow Scene Magazine The Erie Town Council appointed three new members to the town’s Planning Commission during a special meeting April 7, selecting a slate of candidates that did not include current commissioner Tim Burn...

#ErieCO Erie Town Council appointed three new members to the Planning Commission Tuesday, selecting Alex Schatz, Sherri Booth and Paul Leath. Current commissioner Tim Burns, who reapplied after four years on the board, was not selected.

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Letter to the Editor: Erie Families Deserve Transparency After 4–3 Council Vote to Negotiate Sale of Erie’s Mineral Rights - Yellow Scene Magazine I am one of your Erie neighbors who happens to have over 20 years of experience in the energy space. I’m not generally politically motivated, but I was alarmed when I read a Yellow Scene Magazine arti...

#ErieCO resident Steve Drew questions the Town Council’s 4–3 vote approving a $4.5M consultant to negotiate the potential sale of Erie’s mineral rights in a Letter to the Editor. He calls for more transparency around negotiations tied to the Draco Pad project. #mineralrights

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Emails Reveal Erie Mayor Quietly Pursued Deal With Church Emails show Erie's mayor spent months privately planning a church deal on affordable housing land. Most of the council had no idea.

The 46-acre Coal Creek property was purchased to help #ErieCO meet its affordable housing goals. At the Nov. 17 council meeting, Mayor Andrew Moore floated relocating St. Scholastica there, saying the idea had not gone very far. CORA emails show discussions began in June 2025.

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A Civitas Offer Brings Erie’s Mineral Rights Into the Spotlight A previously undisclosed offer from Civitas to purchase Erie’s mineral rights came to light at a council meeting, prompting debate.

“If this makes it to a council vote, that will be the first the public is hearing of it,” Hoback said.

#ErieCO learned in Dec. that Civitas offered to buy the town’s mineral rights. Approval could expand drilling connected to the widely opposed Draco Pad. #oil&gas

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Erie to Weigh Settlement in Redtail Ranch Lawsuit on Dec. 9 Erie Town Council is set to consider a tentative settlement on the disputed Redtail Ranch project, built near contamination sites.

Erie is weighing a settlement over Redtail Ranch, a proposed development on land that includes a former toxic-waste site and former oil-and-gas operation. The town rejected it twice over health concerns. Council will revisit it Dec 9 with public comment. #ErieCO

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Map showing locations of the “No Kings 2.0” protests to be held in Colorado on Saturday, October 18th, 2025.

#NoKings 2.0
Saturday, October 18th, 2025

#NoKingsColorado
(Part 2 of 5)

#CastleRockCO
#CentennialCO
#ColoradoSpringsCO
#CommerceCityCO
#CortezCO
#DenverCO
#DurangoCO
#EdwardsCO
#ErieCO
#EstesParkCO

Link:
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How Erie’s Police Chief Leads With Transparency and Trust - YS What does community policing look like when transparency and trust come first? Erie’s Chief Lee Mathis has the answer.

While some Front Range departments face scandals, Erie took a different path. Chief Lee Mathis points to a community first approach: early body cams, citizen review panels, anti-bias training. “The goal isn’t just to avoid lawsuits. The goal is to do the right thing.” #ErieCO

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Map showing locations of the “Good Trouble Lives On” protests to be held in Colorado on Thursday, July 17th, 2025.

#GoodTroubleLivesOn
Thursday, July 17th, 2025

#GTLOColorodo
(Part 2 of 4)

#DenverCO
#ErieCO
#EstesParkCO
#FairplayCO
#FortCollinsCO
#FriscoCO
#GoldenCO
#GrandJunctionCO
#GreeleyCO
#HighlandsRanchCO

Link:
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Justin Brooks Reflects After Ethics Complaint Dismissed by Colorado Commission - Yellow Scene Magazine The Colorado Ethics Commission has dismissed the ethics complaint against Justin Brooks, ruling there was no genuine dispute over the facts of the case.

#ERIECO Justin Brooks’ ethics complaint was dismissed—but not before a 3-year probe cost Erie $35K and exposed flaws in the system: reputational harm, wasted funds, and complaints driven by rivalry over merit.

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#NoKings (6/14/2025) #ErieCO, #WeldCountyCO, #BoulderCountyCO, #NoKingsColorado

#BoulderCounty Our team covered Denver, Boulder, Longmont and Erie! Watch for that coverage coming soon.
Here's a sneak peek of the #NoKingsDay protest in #ErieCO. An estimated 1,000 people came out, including Boulder County DA Michael Dougherty.

Group of airsoft players posing on the GoAirHeads field under a clear blue sky. Promotional banner showing services like games, rentals, and shop.

Colorado’s top airsoft field! Join the action at GoAirHeads 💥

#AirsoftColorado #ErieCO #GoAirHeads

“Par for the course” in this case is humorous because the Hot Air Balloon Launch for the Erie Colorado Town Fair actually launches from the driving range at the Colorado National Golf course, in Erie.

#Ballooning
#UpUpAnsAway
#ErieCo
#ErieTownFair
#Photography

There sizeable changes in Housing policy coming to towns and cities in Colorado. Much of it is mandated by changes the State implemented in 2024.

For places like #Erieco with plenty of land and already big growth targets it just a question of adjusting the rules.

Boulder to Erie Regional Trail (BERT)

Yes, we have a deserted railway line that runs from #ErieCO to #BoulderCO - Erie has doubled in size in the last 10-years and is projected to double again over the next 20-years, because land. Yet there isn't a viable direct transport link between the two towns. bouldercounty.gov/transportati...

Boulder to Erie Regional Trail (BERT)

Don't even get me started on that. There is an actual rail line between #boulderco and #erieco - Erie is planned to treble in size over the next 40-years, no interest in trains so bike trail it is

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Front Range Passenger Rail doesn't plan to go anywhere #erieco

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So I asked if the Mayor and City Council had a plan or someone focussed on transit.

With #Lafayetteco still growing, and #erieco supposed to treble, what are we doing? After all, cars are literally and metaphorically killing us. Example, the CO42 DRCOG study finished years ago. Crickets.