Delay's help sought in bypassing public process over Colorado ski resort

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"DeLay’s help was sought


Seeking to bypass Forest Service review of the proposed Village at Wolf Creek, developers sought the help of powerbroker U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, to craft legislation in favor of the controversial development.

"We would have never gotten to first base without your help," Texas billionaire Billie Joe "Red" McCombs wrote in a May 2002 letter to the House majority leader.

McCombs is aggressively moving forward with plans to build a massive resort on 288 acres of private land atop Wolf Creek Pass.

A critical decision by the Forest Service is due in November that could grant developers access over national forest land into their property. That decision would pave the way for construction to begin."