Area residents denounce Army’s Piñon plan

Rancher Bill Mizer, right, who has a ranch in the proposed area for the expansion of Pinon Canyon, sits with his friend, Bill Adams, who ranches near the proposed site as they listen to Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar in Trinidad, Colo. Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007. Mazer's family has been on the ranch since they homesteaded in 1914.(Photo: AP)

A group of Southeastern Colorado residents, members of the The Piñon Canyon Expansion Opposition Coalition, are denouncing the Army's recently released report on the proposed expansion of the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, and are calling on the Army to drop its "illegal plans" to acquire land in Piñon Canyon, according to a press release issued Monday.

"In calling for this report, Congress directed the Army to do two things: explain why it wanted to take more land from the people of Colorado and fully explore other options," said Lon Robertson, a rancher, small businessman and the leader of the Pinon Canyon Expansion Opposition Coalition. "It's clear from this report that the Army did neither."

Coalition members include business owners, teachers, students, elected officials, ranchers, and environmentalists.

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