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Colorado Senators Pushing Misguided, Destructive Piñon Canyon Plan

Sen. Allard Shows True Colors - and His Contempt for the People

For immediate release
August 29, 2007
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KIM, Colorado (Wednesday, August 29): Colorado Senator Wayne Allard's latest efforts to enable the Pentagon's plan to massively expand the 238,000-acre Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site demonstrates his commitment to the health and wealth of military contractors and his contempt for the will of the people, opponents of the expansion plan said today.

President of the Piñon Canyon Expansion Opposition Coalition Lon Robertson said Sen. Allard's idea of placing a limited moratorium on the use of eminent domain for "up to five years" provided no protection whatsoever for the communities of southeastern Colorado.

"Sen. Allard - who has avoided meeting affected ranchers and residents on this issue - is guaranteeing that the black cloud that's been hanging over the region for two years is here to stay for five more years," Mr. Robertson said. "That will effectively kill the land market in the Piñon Canyon area and is obviously designed to make sure the Pentagon gets its way. It's a cynical proposal that reveals Allard's true colors and his contempt for the people's clear desire that the expansion plan be stopped."

"Sen. Allard is doing everything he can to use our tax dollars to take out generational ranching families, the sustainable agriculture economy of southeastern Colorado and its contribution to America's food security - as well as the last intact shortgrass prairie in the Great Plains."

"So now we know where Sen. Allard stands, it makes you wonder about his statement that he and Sen. Salazar are 'working together'. We'll see whether Sen. Salazar takes a stand to support 'we the people' or goes along with Allard's approach of 'me and my pocketbook'."

Sen. Salazar today attended a pro-expansion event in Colorado Springs organized by his own office and the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce....