Aspen: Federal legislation threatens mountain town recreational opportunities

Aspen: Federal legislation threatens mountain town recreational opportunities{mosimage}Congressional legislation could lead to the sale of millions of acres of public land in mountain regions across the country, Aspen officials warn.

In a Denver Post article by Mike Soraghan, Pitkin County Commissioner Mick Ireland said of the proposed mining-patent legislation, “You can imagine the speculative boom if people can start tearing off parts of the national forest.”