JUST A LITTLE ADVICE
A county
commissioner in Colorado thinks he can help newcomers adjust to the
rural parts of Larimer County. John Clarke has written a seven-page
primer, The Code of the West, which includes some useful tips.
About utilities: even cellular phones won’t work in all areas;
Mother Nature: expansive soils can buckle concrete foundations and
twist steel I-beams; and agriculture: you’d better get used to
living near animals that stink. The commissioner insists, “It is
not our intent to dissuade you, only to inform you.”
For a free copy of Code of the West, contact
John Clarke, Larimer County Courthouse, P.O. Box 1190, Fort
Collins, CO
80522.
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Just a little advice.
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