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<br />Denver, Colorado 80,2114.'
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<br />~~r~~,~~,1:, ~,~~ o'untt~~_ weighs mine permit delay
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<br />Conptiu'c~'~m,p ge'1 f ', " cants may prove ,to have trouble pies have said the plan sounds
<br />as far as; rung and,~rave(tptt ypatiefitly,.waiting as their applica- good in principle, but doubt if it
<br />rigdd'strya's`,coh~PYrned;,7s;g;itta, t,;.~ttions pare sidelined during and will carry any power over the
<br />cr,~'~yg$l~~l~~teiiio,:~to.,an ,,,;tun~leterinined timq period, but the state's more powerful 1988 sen-
<br />swer"'nuesUO~': of where <.:c„ch~.: (county, plans ro stick ro its guns ace bill 162.
<br />operations s oUld be lbcated'how ;, and-wait until thej! have the pro- $ill 162 has adjus[ed the
<br />rthe coup _mt t. e a er;to'.con= per plan in place. ,A plan that is Mined Land Reclamation Act to
<br />Vitro:' an ~ re ate em:an .~to.. scen~as absolutel}t, essential for make permitting with the state
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<br />;>,y at,~ .e PCer'nei n ""ies- ttie 'county's future, McDanal concurrent with the county. In the
<br />gi ,pntsseo < ~ " ~' s"aid. past, the permit filing process
<br />' ecte ;cC~ilirityt~Ma}rt't~age'~I~fikeE'~i ,And opponents of the grave] went through the county first.
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<br />egardless of the fact that
<br />ring up such a plan could
<br />as long as a year, commis-
<br />ers refuse to call the halt a
<br />atprium, labelling the.propo-
<br />an "administrative delay,"
<br />"`Inessence, the board has said
<br />e-have to stop and get on with
<br />e mineral exvaction policies,"
<br />gtttmissioner Suzy McDanal
<br />id 7Lesday. "We are asking for
<br />~d leaning on the county attor-
<br />y.'.s office to look at several
<br />ways to give the county time to
<br />examine how it will be effected
<br />by gravel and other mining opera-
<br />tions.
<br />Within that plan, it is rumored,
<br />the commissioner's may also
<br />look at a formula for an extrac-
<br />tion tax to help gather mine reve-
<br />nues usually reserved for the
<br />state.
<br />$u[ most of the time will_be
<br />taken up with the challenges of
<br />consensus -building, Commission-
<br />er Chris Christensen said.
<br />"There's no need to get the
<br />county to re-invent the wheel,"
<br />Christensen said. "We already
<br />have copies of other mineral ex-
<br />traction plans from other counties
<br />coming in for review. A lot of the
<br />time required will be in consen-
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