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another amemty tha.t we feel very strongly wilt enhance our abflity to <br />compete in the marketplace. <br />Harold Miskel: So there really haven't been any economic studies done, for <br />example, to figure out whether or not you'd get the $240,000 back <br />that you've invested. Jahn DejTore: In all piobabitity, an economic study would probably cost us <br />$240,000. <br />Hazold Mislcel: Perhaps so. Also, you mentioned something that I didn't quite <br />. understand and.I'd h'ke to ask you to go back and [unintelligible] a <br />little bit more. You meniioned somethmg about a private property <br />. t,hat exists, I think you said it includes part of the river channeL Is it <br />d.ownstream fram the coUrse or is it within the qumter mile? . <br />Jobn DeVore: It is within the quazter mile. It is in the river bottom <br />Hazold Miskel: . OK. And that's held try a tnist? <br />Joba DeV,ore: A family trust in Oklahoma, correct. <br />Haiold Nfiskel: Can you tefl me what the status is? I presume you contacted the <br />trustee. . <br />Jobn DeVore: They've been contacted. They're interested 'm seIling. We laad the <br />ProPert3' aPPraised. UnfortunaxelY, we engaged the appraiser the . <br />. first week in May and I was delivered the appraasal two weeks ago. <br />So that's been the delay. Aud the trust bas #he appraisal.in hand and. <br />. we're hoping to get together with a loeal representative by the end of <br />ihe week. . <br />Harold NfiskEi: . OK; tnrt as of right now, the. ownetship is. sffl in - rests with the teust <br />in Oklahoina? ? . ? .: . . ? ? . <br />Jobn I3eVore: That's correct. ' I mean we've had some discussions about ways <br />. , arbund tlat beQause there is. a*cound.y road on the other side and you <br />kaiow, could we stretch it into it's within aur right-of-way. Couid we <br />draw 4'conclusiom that we need tQ put these strucfiares in to diYert <br />water away from the banilc adjacent to'the road because we're having <br />some erosion problems. And the Board of Couuty Commissionera <br />made a firm decision tbat they didn't want to walk araund the issue, <br />they wanted to address it straigbt-forward, beca.use it is private <br />property, and mbve towazds acquiring it. <br />Haroid Miskel: Is it possibIe for th.e couniy to condemn that property in some way? <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Septeinber 10, 2002 Hearing Traascript <br />Page 21