Tag Archives: Dolores River Valley TDR

Plaintiffs drop lawsuit over river plan

January 1, 2015
Gail Binkly

One chapter in an ongoing dispute over managing growth in the Dolores River Valley came to an end in December, as plaintiffs dropped a lawsuit challenging a decision made by the Montezuma County commissioners. On July 7, 2014, the commissioners … Continue reading →

Published in January 2015 Tagged

Suit filed over TDRs

September 8, 2014
Gail Binkly

A lawsuit has been filed challenging the July 7 decision of the Montezuma County commissioners to scrap part of the county land-use code governing the Dolores River Valley. A new nonprofit group called Protect Montezuma County Water and a county … Continue reading →

Published in August 2014 Tagged

County scraps TDRs

August 23, 2014
Gail Binkly

Commission votes 2-1 to end Dolores River Valley system An integral part of the Dolores River Valley Plan, which for more than a decade has controlled growth in the environmentally sensitive area, was scrapped July 7 by the Montezuma County … Continue reading →

Published in July 2014 Tagged

County to reimburse owners of platted TDRs

July 15, 2014
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By Gail Binkly Having nixed the decade-old system of transferable development rights in the Dolores River Valley, Montezuma County now will reimburse those landowners who had paid to have their TDRs platted. On July 7, the commissioners voted 2-1 to … Continue reading →

Published in July 2014 Tagged