Weld County backs oil and gas site near Windsor

Weld County backed an oil and gas site near Windsor over opposition from residents, making the county the government body involved in the decision.

The action concerns an oil and gas development near Windsor. Residents opposed the site, while Weld County approved or otherwise supported it. The decision places the county’s position on the project ahead of the resident objections described in the report.

The available record does not establish the project’s operator, the number of wells, the vote date, the vote count, the location’s distance from homes or the conditions attached to the county’s action. It also does not establish whether additional county, state or local approvals remain.

Residents and the county’s decision-makers will have to follow the project’s next formal steps, including any permits, construction activity or additional public hearings that may be scheduled.