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AM, to3,s2~~"e~ry~s ~ ~ ~~ (EI P Pnnyy. C°ior ~~!pl~in~ co Press PROPERTY RIGHTS Gravel p~ ~s necessary for development I have a few comments for those who are up in arms over the Dellacroce family's g[ave] pit . For those who question whether we can't get gravel elsewhere, I say, of course we can, but the taxpayers and consumers will have to pay through the nose for it The very Peet that they want to expand. their pit should give some hint that it's the best and cheapest lource for gavel between here and Denver. - For those former flatJarrders who complain that they never saw gavel pits . where they ~ . came from I - . offer the obser- ,. - ~~,~, R vation that in ~E flat counhy it is very easy to hide them from sight with a fence or hedge. Tnrst me when I say that they do have gavel pits and stone quarries back where you came from For those who do not believe true me Dellacroce family will follow through on their rnmmitment to reclaim the land, I say that you don't know the Dellacroce family. They stand by their word and it doesn't take an act of law to make them do it Finally; with the rapid approach of Veter- an's Day, I offer the fact that Raymond Dellacroce was one of our region's most decorated war heroes. He was awarded a Silver Star and given a batriefield comrni.4- sion during World Waz II and, after return- ing home and just beginning to get back.to a normal life, was one of those inactive reservists who were notified that they had to journey to Korea and 5ght another waz. I think Raymond earned the right for his children to make a living from the land he fought for. . -Forest P. Porter Colorado Springs THINK WNAT A family had W put up with when they moved here 60 years ago. Looking West they would see trees, ante- Iope, fox, coyote, deer, cattle, horses and other wild animal.A Now from the same view .we see multistory homes, pavement, cais,.streetlights and automobile pollution The scar properly was excavated to make aggnzgate for the influx of people wtio : . came here to live. That's progress Some people have the audacity to complain about a small six~cre scar mess- ing up their viewa.I guess these people. would think the Grand Canyon and our deserts are ugly. Personally, 1 think ugly is sprawled-0ut subdivisions and traffic congestion to accommodate transplants. Congatulations to the county commission- ers for protecting private property rights. -Jim Oxford redo Springs