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~~-u~- Asa `~~ S~~ Z-22-CAD Platte Sand and gavel ,~ seeks grant to expand STAFF REPOR75 ~ don't have a lot of support. In TOWN February, the Milliken Plan- A few years ago, Platte Wing Commission unani- Sand and Gravel sought to BOARD mously recommended the expand its mining operations town board deny the applica- at its plant four miles south The Milliken lion. of Milliken. Town Board A group called Platteville But the plans to mine ]80 meets at 7 p.m. United Neighbors opposed acres on the 1,600-acre today at Milliken to the plant's eazlier expan- site were rejected by the Town Ha11,1101 lion also has members speak- Weld County commissioners Broad St. For ~g• The group, which repre- because of concerns about more information, Bents about 50 residents, will traffic, noise, dust and harm oa11567-8723, attend tonight's meeting. to azea wildlife. "We feel the plans are not The company is now hop- compatible with surrounding ing for a change of heart. The company ]and , uses;' said Bruce Rippe, a will appear before the Milliken Town spokesman for the neighbors. Platte Board tonight to request an expansion Sand and Gravel is in a conservation of its operations to include two asphalt district rather than in the town's indus- batchplants, two concrete batch plants trial zone. and a concrete recycling plant. Rippe said the neighbors' concerns The company must receive approval remain focused on malting sure the from Milliken for its plans now plant doesn't further affect the land, because the property was annexed into water, flora and fauna neaz the South the town in a special election in June Platte River and St. Vrain Creek. They 2003. The property is on Weld County also don't want to see further deterio- Road 38 west of Colo. G0. ~ ration to Weld 38 with an increase in So far, the plant's expansion plans truck trafltc. t n _ a-~ _rv-- ,,,,~