Grace Hood/Colorado Public Radio<br><br>Broomfield City Council members heard hours of public testimony in front of a packed meeting on Tuesday. Emotions over drilling near homes have run high after inspectors linked an improperly abandoned flowline and the resulting explosion in Firestone to a nearby Anadarko well last April.
At a packed, contentious and long running meeting Tuesday night, Broomfield city council approved a controversial new drilling plan inside city and county limits.
“If we don’t do this it may never get passed” said Council Member David Beacom, referring to a November election will likely change the membership of city council.
The vote came as cities across the Front Range are searching for more ways to control drilling. Depending on whom you talk to, the Broomfield plan was seen as a gold standard or a misguided plan in need to revisions.
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