An edition of the Littleton Independent
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23, 2023
VOLUME 22 | ISSUE 51
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STRICT REGULATIONS Arapahoe County continues to look at and changing oil and gas regulations.
WORRIED COMMUNITY Racial issues in Cherry Creek P2
NEW DISPLAY SpaceX rocket booster comes to Littleton
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County restricts oil, gas developments
BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After approving several amendments to its oil and gas facility regulations in October, the Arapahoe
County Board of County Commissioners recently adopted several more new rules — making its regulations some of the most stringent in the state. The new oil and gas facility regu-
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lations, approved in a 3-2 vote on Nov. 14, extend the distance oil and gas operations can be to homes and other occupied structures. SEE REGULATIONS, P10
SUSPECT IDENTIFIED Police investigate slahying of Centennial man P13
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