On Amendment 74, Boulder resident Jasmin Cori is confused. The letter to the editor (“Amendment 74 unwanted, dangerous,” Oct. 23) spreads misinformation on Amendment 74 – out of Boulder!
Amendment 74 does not “pit the rights of corporations ... against those who own the surface rights.” Amendment 74 adds 11 words to Article 15 of Colorado’s Bill of Rights (Section II), which applies to takings.
Article 15 presupposes the private property is wanted for a public benefit. Private corporations versus private surface rights owners are two competing private interests, and therefore fail to meet the minimum standards of a taking under this section. Amendment 74 also doesn’t have the reach or intent to help or hinder the kind of forced pooling arrangements Cori referenced. The claim and assertion from this letter to the editor is fear-mongering at the lowest level, framed on a false premise.
Debbie Brown
Ignacio
