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Town of Crested Butte ~ <br />P.O. Sox 39 <br />Crested Sutte, Colorado 81ZZ4 <br />-A National Historic District- <br />s. <br />December 9, 2005 <br />Mr. Steve Shuey <br />Division of Minerals and Geology / <br />101 South 3`d Street, Room 301 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br /> <br />,k:.,~ <br />F,. <br />~~ <br />O;~sG, ,~ LO <br />L yc <br />a~ <br />9 <br />Phoo~¢¢~~,, (970)349-5338 <br />-" ~'~+' FAX:'~I~(970) 349-6626 <br />'www.townofcrestedbutte.com <br />DEC ~q ~~ <br />~. <br />®: ~+ a rwi,~, <br />Regarding: Mountain View Gravel Pit M-1981-002/ (ZgS1QoKs~ fo ~J~ob(enf r~o~'ed-~t~ <br />r <br />Dear Mr. Shuey: 1o-2G~dSr'rSP~c~~o~-t ~/ <br /> <br />This letter is in response to the Inspection Report of the Mountain View Gravel Pit <br />generated from your on site inspection on 10-26-05. In the report two possible violations <br />are noted. It is the Town of Crested Butte's intent to address these two issues and I <br />would like to propose our course of action. <br />1. Noxious and problematic weeds noted on site. <br />The Town has applied herbicides in the past to this site to try and limit the adverse <br />affects of inappropriate weed growth. It is our understanding that it is likely that <br />yellow toadflax, Canadian thistle and false chamomile likely occur on the <br />property. The last two species are not recognized in Gunnison County as noxious <br />weeds. It is the Town's intention however to address all these weeds as well as be <br />on the lookout for other inappropriate species such as ox eye daisy, white top, and <br />leafy spurge and deal with them aggressively. <br />The Town has contacted Jim Berry of Gunnison Colorado to work with us <br />regarding the weed control. He has agreed to take on the project next summer. <br />He has suggested a number of herbicides depending upon the species and location <br />(wet or dry) of the plants. It is my understanding that August, when most of the <br />species are in flower, maybe the most appropriate time for application. We will <br />continue to monitor the area and it is our intent to move forward with an <br />eradication program next summer. <br />I am unsure what it is you require with regard to this subject. Let me know if you <br />need additional information. <br />