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12/20/04 17:98 FA% 9092891948 L G EVERIST f~009 <br />RE: L. G. Everist, Inc.'s Fort Lupton Sand and Gravel Mine <br />Colorado DMG Permit # M-1999-120, Weld County Permit # USR-1266 <br />unpleasant odor from an asphalt plant located on our site, please let us know right away and we will take <br />immediate steps to resolve the issue. <br />Another concern mentioned in your letter was regarding noise associated with a gravel operation. The <br />processing plant was running the day we met and we could not hear it. Just to let you know, the <br />processing plant will moved to the north andlor south-west as mining progresses, but never closer to your <br />property on the other Side of the River. We did faintly hear the back-up alarm on the front-end loader <br />while we were there. Unfortunately, we can not disengage any alarms for you. Back-up alarms are <br />company policy and are required by the federal agency in charge of mine safety, known as MSHA, for the <br />safety of mine employees and anyone else working near heavy mobile equipment. We can tell you that <br />our operating hours are restricted by Weld County, with mining operations being allowed from Gam to <br />8pm, Monday through Saturday. <br />Another concern mentioned in your letter was regarding whether the area was agrcuRural or residential <br />and how concrete and asphalt operations fit into this zoning. The land included in the amendment area <br />and the original permit area is zoned agricultural. Mining operations, and concrete and asphalt plants, <br />are acceptable within agriculturally-zoned districts with a Weld County Use-bySpeciai-Review permit. <br />This permit amendment is for a landarea expansion of our current Use-bySpecial-Review permit. <br />In your letter, you state that gravel, asphalt, and concrete truck traffic will increase. Actually, this <br />amendment to our permit is just an expansion of an existing permit that allows sand and gravel mining, a <br />concrete plant, and an asphalt plant. We are just increasing the acreage to be permitted and mined. We <br />are not asking for an increase in production or truck traffic above what we already have permitted. <br />Finally, you mentioned that you feel that our operation negatively affects your quality of life and property <br />value. It is the policy of L. G. Everist, Inc. to operate in a manner that is as unobtrusive as possible to our <br />neighbors while still enabling us to provide sand and gravel products to our customers and to compete in <br />our industry, We do not believe that mining operetions are detrimental to surrounding property Values, <br />grid therefore cannot compensate for perceived devaluation. <br />As mentioned earlier, if, sometime in the future, you have any speciFc issues with our operation that we <br />are able to control or mitigate, please contact us so that we may discuss potential solutions and resolve <br />any issues. My direct line is 303-286-2247. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~ <br />Lynn Maye Regulatory Manager <br />cc: Kate Pickford, Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />' Kim Ogle, Weid County Planning <br />Dennis Fields, Vice President L.G. Everist <br />, Maureen Jacoby, Banks and Gesso <br />•.m, A--L-f-•.~.7I.IJ <br />