After more than 40 years, Colorado commissioners erase 6,000-acre Spring Valley Estates plan

After more than 40 years, Colorado commissioners erase 6,000-acre Spring Valley Estates plan

The long-running fight over whether to build a luxury community on nearly 6,000 acres southeast of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, has ended with Garfield County commissioners formally rescinding the Spring Valley Estates approvals. The decision ends a plan that once envisioned hundreds of high-end homes, a private ski area, golf courses, and other resort-style amenities on largely rural mountainside land. What happened? According to Aspen Daily New…