The Pueblo County commissioners have rejected a request to rezone land in the eastern part of the county for a nuclear power plant. The Chieftain reports the commissioners voted 3-0 Monday against a special land-use permit sought by Pueblo lawyer Don Banner. He has proposed rezoning a nearly 38-square-mile parcel to create an energy park [...]
Officials in southern Colorado are taking testimony on a proposed energy project that could include a nuclear power plant. About 200 people who support the project turned out for the first of two hearings in Pueblo on Tuesday. The Pueblo Chieftain said the speakers included former nuclear power plant workers, a union leader and a [...]
Continue reading …A proposed energy complex outside Pueblo that could include a nuclear power plant has cleared an early hurdle in the planning process. The Pueblo County Planning Commission voted 5-3 yesterday to recommend the county change the zoning from agricultural to planned unit development on nearly 40 square miles, or 25,000 acres, in eastern Pueblo County. [...]
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