DENVER-Two powerful attorneys, Steve Farber and John Frew, are lobbying Denver city council members to delay Monday night’s vote on the accord between the city and Intrawest Corp. for the city-owned Winter Park resort. Mayor Wellington Webb says the lawyers, who are representing Vail Resorts, are engaging in politics in attempt to derail the deal.

Farber, principal of Brownstein Hyatt & Farber, says that is not the case. Farber says he simply wants a 30-day delay so the council can better understand the huge agreement that has more than 400 pages of details.

“When we’re talking about a 70-year agreement, what difference does another 30 days make?” Farber asks.

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