Skip the banner
Congressman John T. Salazar -- Defending Rural Values -- Third District of Colorado
  For immediate release  
 

February 14, 2007

 
 

Congressman Salazar’s Response To U.S. Army’s Plan To Expand Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site

 
 

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  U.S. Rep. John Salazar (CO-3) released the following statement:

“I am very concerned with the Army’s decision to move forward with this expansion.  I will continue to represent local leaders, and residents, and work with Army officials and Fort Carson leadership to ensure that we are all informed and involved in this process.   

“I stand alongside local farmers and ranchers in Las Animas and surrounding counties.  From the beginning, I have opposed the use of condemnation as a means of acquiring land for the proposed expansion.  Private property is a sacred part of our heritage as a nation, and I will work hard to preserve the rights of all property owners.

“As a rancher who lives on the same land that my great-great grandfather once farmed, I would stand strong if the government tried to seize my land. As I have previously told Army officials, I cannot and will not support the use of eminent domain.  I will continue to monitor this process very closely to make sure that residents’ rights are not circumvented.”

 

 
 

###


Home | Press Room