Tag: property rights
-
Colorado Supreme Court shuts door on man’s challenge to private riverbed ownership
The decision leaves in place the status quo on private ownership of river and stream beds in Colorado, which experts have called an outlier among western states
-
Boulder couple settles lawsuit against city over oil and gas permitting moratorium
The City of Boulder agreed Friday to pay a couple who own mineral rights inside the city limits $35,000 for interfering with their property rights, according to a news release from Advance Colorado Action. Starting in 2013, the city imposed what was supposed to be a short-term moratorium on oil and gas exploration while it…
-
Battle between landowners and fishermen reaches Colorado Supreme Court
A long-simmering dispute over river access in Colorado is winding its way through the Colorado courts, with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser taking a stand on protecting landowner rights to keep fishermen from wading through their property. Roger Hill, a fly fisherman, wants to fish in a particular pool in the Arkansas River, which happens…