Board Meeting 03/15/1984

• Board Meeting Date: 3/15/1984
• Description: Minutes, Agenda, Memorandums March 15, 1984
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

• A REPORT ON THE STAGECOACH PROJECT
MOFFAT AND ROUTT COUNTIES, COLORADO =
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General
House Bill No. 1102 enacted by the General Assembly of the State of ? J
Colorado in 1983 authorizes the construction of certain water resource
projects. Section 1., Subitems (1)(d)(III ) and (IV) reads as follows:
"(III ) The [Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District] shall , prior
to commencing construction of the project, obtain such public access
to the reservoir as the [Colorado Water Conservation Board] deems
appropriate; and
(IV) Prior to commencing construction on the project, the
[Colorado Water Conservation Board] shall provide a site development
plan for the lands surrounding the reservoir to the general assembly
for its approval , and the site development plan shall address the
appreciation in the value of lands in the vicinity of the project."F
This report and accompanying map titled "Stagecoach Reservoir Site Plan,
February 29, 1984" have been prepared by The David E. Fleming Company,
environmental consultants for the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy
• District (Upper Yampa District), and Gary E. Guinn, land use planning
consultant for the Upper Yampa District and for MountainAir Co. , owner
of a portion of the private lands in the project area.
The report has been prepared as a response to Subitems (1) (d) (III) and
(IV) in HB 1102 (1983) and contains all of the information available to
date in that regard.
Stagecoach Reservoir Site Plan
The "Stagecoach Reservoir Site Plan" submitted herewith is the result of
lengthy negotiations involving input from a number of public and private
concerns. Those giving continuously helpful assistance in the
development of this plan are:
1. Colorado-Ute Electric Association, Inc. (Dennis L. McAninch and
Don Vernon)
2. Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District (John R. Fetcher and Tom
Sharp)
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