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Karla Ford
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 12:59 PM
Esther Gesick
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FW: Commissioner Lori Saine
Mayor Moser Response.docx
Below is the letter that Eaton Mayor Moser sent to BOCC and then attached I the letter LS sent to Mayor Moser. These
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From: Kevin Ross <kross@weld.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 12:30 PM
To: Karla Ford <kford@weld.gov>
Subject: Fwd: Commissioner Lori Saine
Kevin Ross
From: Kevin Ross <kross@weld.gov>
Sent: Monday, February 5, 2024 7:10:52 AM
To: Bruce Barker <bbarker@weld.gov>; Karin McDougal <kmcdougal@weld.gov>
Subject: Fwd: Commissioner Lori Saine
Kevin Ross
From: Lori Saine <Isaine@weld.gov>
Sent: Monday, February 5, 2024 6:39:00 AM
To: Scott Moser <smoser@eatonco.org>; Kevin Ross <kross@weld.gov>; Mike Freeman <mfreeman@weld.gov>; Scott
James <siames@weld.gov>; Perry Buck <pbuck@weld.gov>
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Subject: RE: Commissioner Lori Saine
Mayor Moser,
I've tried reaching out to you several times about my concerns( calls, email, see below) regarding this expansion that will
impact county residents and property owners.
I heard you were a brother in Christ. I'll suggest that rather than acting in anger at nearly midnight over something
someone else may have gotten wrong, give me a call. You have my cell.
My response to your threats to silence me are attached.
Sincerely,
Lori Saine
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Good morning! Thank you for reaching out to the Town. I have talked with the mayor, and he has asked me to respond
yesterday in respect to the current planning IGA between the Town and the County. As this conversation was held in a
consistent, fair, and transparent to everyone involved in the conversation and outcome, any follow up conversation on
meeting, I will work with Tom Parko to complete this update and look forward to working with the BOCC on a template
Thank you for your understanding!
Sincerely,
Wesley
From: Lori Saine <Isaine@weld.gov>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2023 3:14 PM
To: Wesley LaVanchy <Wesley@eatonco.org>; Scott Moser <smoser@eatonco.org>
Subject: Meeting
Wes and Scott,
I appreciate your being in the worksession. I asked Mayor Moser for an additional meeting because I have other questi:
confidence my concerns will be allayed in a face to face meeting. I appreciate your time.
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Lori Saine
Weld County Commissioner, District 3
1150 O Street
PO Box 758
Greeley CO 80632
Phone: 970-400-4205
Fax: 970-336-7233
Email: Isaine@weldgov.com
Website: www.co.weld.co.us
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From: Scott Moser <smoser@eatonco.org>
Sent: Friday, February 2, 2024 11:12 PM
To: Kevin Ross <kross@weld.gov>; Mike Freeman <mfreeman@weld.gov>; Scott James <siames@weld.gov>; Lori Saine
<Isaine@weld.gov>; Perry Buck <pbuck@weld.gov>
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Subject: Commissioner Lori Saine
Commissioner Kevin Ross - Chair & Weld County Board of Commissioners,
I am writing to let you know that next week I will be considering referral of Weld
Commissioner Lori Saine to the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission for her actions
while acting in her official capacity and on behalf or your board.
I have witnessed Ms. Saine knowingly making false statements about the Town of Eaton
during one of your regular public meetings. She did this to purposely undermine
something as simple as the Town recording its Urban Growth Area map.
More recently, she has found it necessary to appear in public meetings to discuss our
work with the County to update our Coordinate Planning Agreement. As you well know,
Ms. Saine represents District 3 and the Town of Eaton is in District 1. In the last week I
have fielded several complaints and messages from concerned residents who live in the
county, outside our city limits. These complaints are fueled by comments that Ms. Saine
has made that have led the public to believe that the Town of Eaton is going to annex a
three-mile radius around our Town limits, essentially taking away property rights of
farmers and residents within this radius. I have attached a screenshot of one such
communication forwarded to me by a member of our farming community. The Town of
Eaton's roots are in farming and ranching. In updating our agreement with the County, we
feel this will only strengthen our shared commitment to our neighbors in the county.
I am convinced that Ms. Saine's sole intent is to sow discontent and cause confusion for
the residents of our community. I consider what she has done to be highly inappropriate
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and unethical. Make no mistake, her actions are purposeful and, in my opinion designed
to cause friction between the Town of Eaton and the Ag community.
I am calling on Ms. Saine to resign her position as County Commissioner. I understand
that it is highly unlikely that Ms. Saine will resign and therefore I urge you as a board to
investigate any action that you can take to stop her continued efforts to undermine the
good works of your board and the other municipalities in the county. The people of Weld
County deserve better.
Please note - given that my communication with you is public record, I am also sharing
this information with members of the media.
Respectfully,
Mayor Scott E. Moser
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Lori Saine
Weld County Commissioner District 3
1150 O Street
P.O. Box 758
Greeley, CO 80631
February 3rd' 2023
Mayor Moser,
I have tried to reach you about my concerns numerous times. When I
reviewed a copy of your letter this morning, I was shocked that you would
threaten another elected official with reprisal right before a third and final
reading vote which may significantly impact many rural residents.
While you may disagree with my concern on the Eaton map expansion, my
questions in public meetings and elsewhere should not be a case for the
threat of investigation by state authorities. Nor your threatening request to
the Board of County Commissioners to take action to stop me when I speak
about how and why I voted on this issue.
There are five votes on the Weld County Board of Commissioners, and I am
trusted with one of those votes. By including Commissioners Ross, James,
Freeman, and Buck in this communication, you have guaranteed a chilling
effect on how my colleagues vote on Monday, February 5th And that message
is resounding: If you have a different vote than requested by the Mayor of
Eaton, you will be punished with an investigation by state and local
authorities.
If you had reached out to me directly yesterday with your concerns, perhaps
they would have been resolved. Instead, you ask that the First Amendment
of the United States Constitution be suspended in the Weld Administration
Building at the point of political execution.
Sincerely,
Lori Saine
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