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Zette_ rs to the Editor_ ~ <br />CANT BELIEVE MY <br />EYES <br />To the Editor: <br />When I read the article on the front <br />o page of the Dec. 5th Cortez Journal, 1 <br />0o was both shocked and appalled. <br />N The County Commissioner's re- <br />v spouse to the U.S. Dept. of Justice's <br />~ planned lawsuit reaffirmed in my mind <br />m how arbitrary and capricious the actions <br />w of our elected officials can be. <br />I ~ When our commissionerscanjustify <br />I Q denying a high impact permit for the <br />adolescent center, only a few months <br />' o after [hey approved the Line Camp <br />~ ~ gravel pits, it demonstrates a double <br />z standard in the decision making process <br />I. E" and a blatant disregard for the voice of <br />the people. <br />~ ~ If indeed the adolescent center de- <br />L nial was based on the commissioners' <br />(~ desire to follow [he intent of our land <br />~ use code in controlling growth and pre- <br />N serving rural values, why were those <br />N same criteria disregarded when they <br />Q ignored the enormous public opposition <br />V to the proposed gravel pits? <br />Q Since our represen[ativescontend,as <br />0 the article stated, that high-impact <br />O projects can't just go wherever some- <br />onewants them to go, they should have <br />applied that same standard when the . <br />Line Camp permit was requested. <br />They could have used the same rea- <br />'~ sons, wheat they now cite in defense <br />DEAR EDITOR <br />Page 4A ~ Thursday, Dece_mber21;,2= <br />Not all gravel co <br />DeazEditor:~~ <br />I think I have a advantage over Mr. t{nox; I <br />have been here longer than he has. if you would <br />like, I can show you where gravel has been <br />obtained from the top of Mancos Hill to the Utah <br />border. It all has not all come from Dolores. Most <br />of these sites were exhausted at the time. <br />Mancos River has numerous sites where grav- <br />el has been obtained, [here is ongoing opera- <br />tions along Mud Creek right now. ,Sandstone <br />pits have been used out azound Pleasant View. <br />sea,are,~extremely costly!;;Fyrst you~have ,to-. <br />~d,blast`then'"rvn it'tht0ugh a c1uslYCr; bjr" <br />this time you have more sand than any thing <br />mes` from Dolor~s,a: " <br />,,h.... <br />else. Put it on a road.arld the vrind'xarFd cars. blow <br />it off. $o not all. gravel came from: Dolores <br />1 admit a lot of 'gra've] name from down'the <br />river a[ Dolores. Thousands :bC tons of'it> When <br />the reservofr wAs made, that cut off that source: <br />You mention@d oEher'options that are 'avail- <br />able. I'm sure the County wrould"like fo hear <br />them if they are reasonable. You also spoke of <br />preserving tfie:yalley's natural beauty. ,Is build- <br />ing ahouse or cabin on: every available lof.keep- <br />ing the natural beauty~l ' <br />Y'. .;'~.y ~r ° _ _ '. ~~„~.;v~i~:~i~;,' ~~2ussel':G. Poo <br />:. ',i: ~: <br />ViB:"e->Ytail' <br />