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• III IIIIIII17 <br /> IIIIIIIII <br /> September 18 , 1978 <br /> SEP 2 7 i978 <br /> Mine Land Reclamation Bureau <br /> 1313 Sherman Street f•A!?-ED L^eiD rl,-OLF.i'rlAll0i <br /> Denver , Colorado 80631 <br /> Gentlemen : <br /> My wife has just finished a letter regarding the Bestway <br /> Paving Company ' s application for a permit to mine gravel <br /> at Fourth Street and 35th Avenue in Greeley , Colorado. <br /> I want to add my objections to her letter . <br /> When petitions were circulated earlier at the time this <br /> matter came to the attention of the neighborhood, 810 of <br /> the residents within 500 feet were in opposition of that <br /> gravel pit . It is the belief of the neighborhood that <br /> a great deal of political pressure was applied at the county <br /> level to get the zoning changed and our neighborhood is <br /> extremely unhappy about that . However , we are confident <br /> now that it is out of the hands of the local political <br /> arena that we can get a fair hearing in the matter and <br /> at least a clarification of the reclamation plan and the <br /> mining operation. <br /> I am confident that your department is sufficiently alert <br /> to observe the differences in information in the original <br /> plan and the one which is now being proposed, and the <br /> inadequacy of the information which has been furnished in <br /> the plan regarding dust pollution , noise, traffic , shifting <br /> of the ground, to say nothing regarding the quality of the <br /> gravel. Our presentation at the Commissioners hearing <br /> as to geological data available fell on deaf ears . We trust <br /> that you have made studies (unbiased) to be sure there is <br /> high quality gravel on the site as Bestway claims . Our <br /> neighborhood is very doubtful of the quality of that gravel , <br /> as we live close by and believe it is inferior and will be <br /> used only as a base for roads and that Bestway will continue <br /> to purchase the gravel they need for asphalt from Greeley <br /> Sand and Gravel as they have been doing for years . <br /> Please consider ALL of the possibilities in this application <br /> and conduct the necessary research to be CERTAIN of the <br /> facts before acting . <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Donald Ragan / <br /> 405 35th Avenue Court <br /> Greeley, Colorado <br />