A fight to save city owned “cult” cabins
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(PALMER LAKE, Colo.) — The Living Word Fellowship — now widely known as a cult — donated 28 acres along Highway 105 to the Town of Palmer Lake several years ago. Now, the community is debating what to do with the property its buildings.
The property has cost the town money and created controversy across the community. The conflict surrounds six cabins and what people believe should be done with them, especially after the donation was made to the city after the group dissolved.
The town voted to demolish them, with the goal of preserving the land and creating an open space for the entire community. However, some are fighting to keep these cabins with the goal of economic development and historical preservation.
“It has to generate revenue,” said Larry Bobo, a Former Living Word Fellowship member who spoke up about the cabins’ future, “Otherwise it just ends up being the gift that keeps on taking. It’s costing the city money and eventually, you can’t sustain that.”
Bobo said he’d like to see the property preserved. He also says the park would cost money to upkeep, while the use of the cabins could generate income.
In 2018, sexual abuse claims against the group’s branches in other areas led to its downfall according to Bobo. However, he doesn’t believe there was sexual abuse in the cabins in Palmer Lake and says they could be used to make money for the town while still maintaining the property’s trails.
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