A Breckenridge
couple have agreed to sell a 10-acre parcel in the Colorado mountains to Summit
County for open space after a months-long court battle. The Summit
Daily News reports (http://tinyurl.com/qxfsovw) Andy and Ceil Barrie
reached a $115,000 settlement on Friday after court-ordered mediation. County
authorities moved to seize the land by eminent domain in October, saying water
quality and wildlife habitat were threatened because the Barries wanted to use
a motorized all-terrain vehicle to cross national forest land to get to the
property.
Andy Barrie
said he thought he had a valid argument but he had already spent about $80,000
in legal fees and couldn't afford more. "I think
we presented some interesting arguments, but I don't have unlimited
funds," he said. "They essentially spent me to death."....To Read More.....
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