This is an interesting quote from the last paragraph of your link, above :
"City Manager Steve Barwick scheduled an Aspen City Council work session Jan. 17 to discuss how the drug raids unfolded and to better identify the city's stance on drug enforcement."
"City policymakers have had a written rule that local law enforcement officers are not to conduct undercover police work..."
Saw that. Interesting.
Brings home the old saw "all politics is local".
Also an intriguing study in self-governance. I am still curious as to how this will all shake out.