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<br />The Try Wr>rk~
<br />Donald and Mear.y nhr.~r
<br />4'/t300 County Ru:i~ 7 :1
<br />P_ O. Box b
<br />Saguaclle, Colnrado ?11'l°
<br />!larch 17, 199
<br />Division of Hlrwa•als wnd l;eology
<br />1313 6herman Street, Room 216
<br />Iktitvar, !'alorndo 80"L03
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<br />It 1 w nor rri ah t0 Comment on Lhe eyl±11.: a *. i n+, by SaaueChe County far a
<br />![ravel permit can County Rnwd 4'7 for the pit l:rn~vn xY t.hP (;oleaen Oravel PiL_
<br />In 11~J'L, tie explored our property vLl~•1, 1.a Ti.iacent to the pit aad dwnlded
<br />to apply for a Brave] permit for 10 ecroo or J,pac ':'k,rr? iw no [rnvol available
<br />in Lh1G part of the uuauaLy for thw private and r, c•nuuorcial users end w0 had
<br />numerous offoro to buy the gravel w uoulri. t•.r,^,i,+ce. Pert way L1rtY>L~h the
<br />pap4rvnrk, ore were told by the Rio Grande Water• (4~~+:n~,•vwn,.y Boerd that to develoi>
<br />a p1L In t11e area, c~ nwwdwd several eGTC fcot of trri~+xliun eater for oaoh sore
<br />of pit to replace wafer vLlul, would }re wvnp~rntcd frcm the atva_ Ilnwble to
<br />finance tho cantor, wo restored the area r+e~ 1,aJ. ! ~-gtei end did not oontit>ue, the
<br />process of wpplying_
<br />Sinoe buying the property, the Culu'tt.Y hrs l,wcl water 1n the pit virtually
<br />evwry yeer. For tho County to obtain a permiF f:~r li,r !vend, they ohould be
<br />ttrquirwd to pay tbn lwndnvnwrw effected back f:,r r~hr. mane a~t+>-feet r>f orwter they
<br />have allowed lu uvalnrate and if a pwr•mit is ~r,vttc+l_ St would 1>e extrwmwly
<br />unf8lr to Allow them to operate withvuL LLn ,•-r.,+;,-e•A reclncoment water.
<br />At thw t7mw ore were e>~loring our land. •+e very visited by the etato
<br />geologist, Mr. pu>.ey, rind told wa must wtnp eapl~~ration immediately. Wl,y is it
<br />that the ooUnty eontlnuea to move tone of grave: <,,.~n ley even though the pit ie
<br />not Dermitted? Them Deems to bo a double atan~>:>r••1!
<br />In ad~llllwt, w arw ttul in favor of the l,ir h.,ing used m a dumPln6 ground
<br />for waste hl~tway and right-ot-way material lr„•J:~:ii+,r ~,1,~ ~,>lverta, cemont, and
<br />drumo of what is npAli•OntlY hi~way oil.
<br />The Cuualy has been a gaud neighbor ot}+er~>er•- hnvnver, St 16 unfair for
<br />the county road dcpnrtmont to bo able so Tav~• a pit outside the n>lew wnd
<br />rwgulwti nave of thw .^,4wtw T++nd Hining Ltoerd whiles F•r:v~tc citlZeas are unable Lo
<br />u):vs•aLe. n gll In a elmilat• mauurt•_
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