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IIT~D 9~°~~.~ 7PANIES HL lpJF~ ~~C yG~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III 618 Dike Road, P.O. Box 3609 Grand Junction, CO 81502 (303)243.4900 FAX: (303) 243-5945 RECF~uFr June 13, 1994 JUN 17 ?~ Division o~ Minerals 8 Geology James Dillie Division of Minerals and Geology 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Re: Citizens Complaints, Colona Pit, Permit No. M-94-005 Dear Mr. Dillie: We are in receipt of your letter of June 3, 1994 in which you discuss several issues of complaint that have been sent to you by some of the neighbors to our Colona Pit in Montrose County. I will attempt to address those issues from our perspective. It is disappointing that animosity still exists over the development of the property into a gravel mine. We are able to see that we must double our efforts to establish a peaceful relationship with these folks. Ooeratina Hours: No agreement was ever made with anyone regarding operating hours. The crushing operation was not discussed at all at the first "neighborhood meeting". The operating hours of the asphalt plant and the gravel operation were discussed, however, but no commitments were made regarding limits of hours or days. The bulk of the discussion was based on questions regarding our Grand Junction operations, especially what times our hot plant ran and what times the gravel pit was open. The response was a description of a typical day at each, which included operating hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. I recall that some of the people at that meeting, particularly the Martins and Beckers, were convinced that the asphalt plant would run for 24 hours a day. We assured them that this would not be the case, but no schedule was set. It is possible that Mrs. Becker inferred, from these discussions, that all operations at all times would be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This issue was discussed at the pre-hearing conference and it was made clear that it is normally a county zoning issue, but it is not regulated in Montrose County at this time. We were specific in our position that we would not agree to a set period for operations since it was not regulated by the County and is not within the jurisdiction of the Division of Minerals and Geology. United Companies o/ Mesa County, Inc.