Yard signs show the Southshore community in Aurora is coming together for a new reason: shared concerns about oil and gas wells planned nearby. via AAlbaladejo
AURORA, Colo. — Southshore, a neighborhood with spacious homes along the banks of the Aurora Reservoir, seemed like the perfect place to live when Tisha and Bill Foard moved there with their son, Aiden, 9.Now, across their block, yard signs show the community is coming together for a new reason: shared concerns about oil and gas wells planned nearby.
“We were just shocked, just in awe, that this could even happen so close to communities with families and homes and children and school buildings,” said Tisha. But the Lowry Ranch is far more open to development than Tisha thought. Colorado’s State Land Board owns the land and minerals, and rents it out to companies, including oil and gas producers.
Families like the Foards worry expanded oil and gas operations could contaminate their homes and the water they rely on. “It's been really disheartening to have everyone say, ‘Oh, you're safe. You're safe,’” Tisha said. “But what about the Firestone explosion? What about all the record numbers of spills you had last year? When do we take into account that human error occurs?”
COGA says there are “no anticipated long-term health impacts, including cancer, for people living near oil and natural gas development,” based on studies by Colorado's top public health agency.
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