Religious Camp Accused Of Sprawl

Plans for a large Christian camp in Lake County, Colorado are seriously testing the tenet 'Love thy neighbor', and raises questions of sprawl.

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September 26, 2000, 12:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Proponents of the $50 million Eagle Sky Ranch are bracing for an earful from locals concerned about a rural valley being overtaken by a new development which would host up to 3,000 religious campers on undeveloped land as large as the existing town. Neighbors are charging that the camp is causing sprawl.

Thanks to Dan Tasman

FULL STORY: Plan preached to hostile choir

Monday, September 25, 2000 in The Denver Post

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