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<br />Mr. Kim Headley, Director <br />Department of Planning and Development <br />March 31, 1999 <br />Page 4 <br />"Pueblo Counq~ has sufficient reserves of high-quality sand and gravel for its own future needs and <br />for export to Colorado Springs in EI Paso County. Urban expansion over gravel deposits need not <br />be the problem in Pueblo that it is in the Colorado Springs and Denver areas if proper action is taken. <br />The principal sources of high-quality gravels in Pueblo County are the flood plain and stream <br />terraces of the Arkansas River. Extraction of this sand and gravel along the Arkansas will always <br />present a conflict with the use of the land for agriculture; however, potential conflicts with urban <br />development can be avoided by directing urbanization away from the stream terraces and onto the <br />umvatered uplands above the river. <br />Unpopulated northeastern Pueblo County is covered by large areas of upland and wind-deposited <br />sands, These deposits more than maintain the present road systern. Most of this part of Pueblo <br />County is owned by the State of Colorado, and aggregate reserves here should satisf}' at least the <br />short-term needs oftlre area." <br />The part of the Arkansas River above Pueblo owned by the U.S. Government is lost as a source of <br />gravels." <br />I would be glad to accompany yott and/or any member of the staff or Commission on an inspection <br />oftlte site. Please contact me if there are any questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />i l~ f <br />`~ Joe Gagliano <br />Consultant and Agent for <br />Lafarge, hu. <br />LVB/gb <br />Encls. <br />cc: Lafarge <br />EXHIB_ITot <br />,.f.~ <br />IP/~ 1 <br />