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n • • <br />~~~ ~ <br />•, v^ <br />C. Living and Health <br />1. Dust and Emissions <br />a. effects on people and persons with respiratory problems. <br />b. effects on livestock and agriculture. <br />c. prevailing winds directly affect adjacent landowners as well as valley <br />pollution. <br />2. Noise -decibels emitted from crushing, heavy equipment, trucks, and the <br />production plants. <br />3. Emissions from the asphalt and concrete plants in air and water (i.e. <br />wells, irrigation, and surtace and ground waters). <br />4. Vibration -residents living in close vicinity of crushing operations feel vibrations during <br />crushing operation. This affects living standards as well as animals. <br />D. Environment <br />1. Wetlands located on edce of proposed operation. <br />2. Effects on wildlife (i.e. watertowl, bald eagles, deer populations, and <br />fisheries). <br />3. Water tables -surface and ground <br />4. Irrigation -adjacent landowners receive water from the ditch that passes <br />through the toresaid properties. <br />E. U.S. Highway 550 South <br />1. Traffic confusion <br />2. Truck traffic -possible effects of surrounding residences, businesses, <br />agricultural stock drives, agricultural traffic, and Uncompahgre River <br />Trail. <br />County Zoning <br />On Monday, January 31 1994, an agricultural rezoning hearing was held to <br />address such issues. Our community of Montrose expressed to our County <br />Commissioners and Planners a strong support for a new definition of <br />zoning in our county so that such incompatible uses will not continue to take <br />place. This proposal has been in the the working far months before the <br />hearing took place. On Wednesday, February 16 1994, this issue is to be voted <br />on, please contact County Commissioner Cindy Bowen at (303) 249-7755 to understand <br />what our community desires. <br />In final statement, we feel the proposed use of properties at 21830 Hwy. 550 S., is in <br />conflict with the surrounding theme of our community. Reclamation is not the issue <br />here, it is the time of mining and production that will have the most adverse effects on <br />the surrounding area. <br />Respectfully, <br />Citizens to Preserve Scenic 550 South <br />c%: United Companies <br />Colo. Div. of Water Resources <br />Colo. Dept. of Health <br />Army Corps of Engineers <br />Environmental Protection Agency <br />State Rep. Steve Acquafresca, (R) - Cedaredge <br />PAOntrose County Commissioners <br />