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269 31 Road <br /> Grand Junction, CO 81503 <br /> October 28, 2016 <br /> Division of Reclamation Mining &Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> Subject: Permit#M2016-050, C Road Pits Grand Junction, Colorado <br /> To Whom It May Concern: <br /> We are writing to oppose the approval of the subject permit. Currently Parkerson Construction already has one <br /> gravel pit operating in this residential/agriculture zoned neighborhood with a permit that allows for 100 gravel <br /> trucks per day to travel up and down our road. Unfortunately, our home is located on 31 Road, which is where <br /> the majority of the gravel trucks travel on a daily basis. I'm not sure why they are allowed to operate in an area <br /> that is zoned residential/agriculture and have not been able to get this question answered by either Parkerson <br /> Construction or Mesa County. <br /> My husband and I have resided at 269 31 Road since 1993. This is our primary residence and we have invested a <br /> great deal of money as well as 23 years of sweat equity into this property. It wasn't until we recently retired <br /> that we realized how much of a negative impact the current gravel pit traffic has on the quality of life in our <br /> neighborhood and the resale value of our life-long investment. <br /> When we saw the sign posted regarding the permit for yet another gravel pit in the same area,we were <br /> absolutely horrified!! We have made numerous attempts with both Parkerson Construction and Mesa County <br /> officials to get some of the gravel truck traffic diverted to other areas, to have the speed limits lowered, and to <br /> have police officers patrol this area for speeders; however, all of our attempts and efforts have been in vain. <br /> We have new young families with small children moving into our neighborhood and we're afraid that it is just a <br /> matter of time before something terrible happens. Futhermore,the peace and tranquility that our <br /> neighborhood once offered has been completed diminished. You can't even have conversation on your porch <br /> without having to outshout the noise from all of the gravel trucks traveling on 31 Road. The trucks travel way <br /> too fast and will be unable to stop in the event a child runs out into the road. They also spill tremendous <br /> amounts of gravel on the roads that does not get cleaned up. I was told by a neighbor that that the trucks are <br /> not supposed to run until after 8 am and stop running at 5 pm; however, they travel as early as 6 am in the <br /> morning and as late as 7 pm at night. We are completely opposed to having two (2) gravel pits operating in our <br /> neighborhood especially since were are zoned residential/agriculture and the gravel pits have a negative impact <br /> on the value of our residential/agriculture properties. We beg you not to approve the subject permit!! <br /> Sincerely, <br /> )�,� C,-�/ 14 fz� <br /> Robert and Alane Wooster <br />