Buena Vista had a busy 12 months, from concerns about the Post Office and geothermal to increased wildlife encounters and changes to town codes and ordinances.
Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper toured the Orchard Mesa Irrigation District with Wyoming Senator Lummis and a Commissioner from the Bureau of Reclamation before speaking on the ongoing Colorado River Crisis. "We're going to have to find a way for the Upper Basin States and [the] Lower Basin States to come together,"
Tuesday, Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to the U.S. Air Force secretary discussing the decision to move the Space Command Headquarters out of Colorado Springs
Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper told the secretary moving the command would delay its ability to reach Full Operational Capability by 7 years and cost taxpayers an extra $1.24 billion.