From The Pueblo Chieftain (Patrick Malone):
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow Walsenburg, Rocky Ford and about 150 other statutory towns and cities to lease the land they own with water rights. Until now, only home-rule municipalities have had that authority. In Walsenburg’s case, a prospective tenant already is on the doorstep. A wind farm proposed by Denver-based Viento Claro Energy may be built by Torch Renewable Energy on 2,300 acres of land in Huerfano County owned by the city of Walsenburg. Viento Claro has proposed to pay Walsenburg about $11 million in royalties over 25 years for the site.
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