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iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />999 <br />Don't limit access to the Somerset cemetery <br />Dear Editor: <br />At issue is the request b}' Som- <br />erset Coal Co. to reclassify an <br />access road to a haul road. On <br />April 7, the Gunnison County <br />Commissioners and Planning <br />Board conducted a joint public <br />hearing on this mauer. <br />The following petition was <br />signed by over 30 citizens of the <br />North Fork Valley: <br />"Wc the undersigned, as resi- <br />dents of Somerset and/or other <br />users of the Somerset Cemetery, <br />wish to go on record s-ith the <br />county commissioners of Gunnison <br />County. We oppose the proposal to <br />reclassify an access road to a haul <br />road. <br />This is the only access available <br />to the cemetery. We want to insure <br />that all peoples have this freedom <br />oC access at any time of their <br />choosing." <br />This petition was presented to <br />the Gunnison County Commission- <br />ers at the public hearing April 7. <br />I'm certain more signatures <br />would have been obtained if there <br />had been more time and a legal <br />description (showing probable <br />usage restrictions) had bccn made <br />available. <br />Six Icttcrs, in support of this <br />reclassification, were made a part <br />of the record at this hearing. Letters <br />were from two banks., one town <br />mayor, one city chamber of com- <br />trtcrcc, one ncigltboring county <br />board of commissioners and one <br />individual. I would hope, once all <br />the facts are known, the individuals <br />responsible for these Icttcrs would <br />reconsider their unconditional posi- <br />tion. <br />I feel I must respond to one <br />paragraph written by the individu- <br />al, rlillard S. Fairlamb. Quote: "]is <br />time the malcontents, tree huggers <br />and fish kissers Icft the law-abiding <br />citizens who want to work fora liv- <br />ing dojust exactly that." <br />At First, I was upset about being <br />called a "tree hugger and kiss fish- <br />er." But after thinking about it, I <br />decided I liked the idea of being <br />considered an individual who has a <br />healthy respect for nature. <br />Many a United States citizen <br />has bccn overjoyed at the chance to <br />kiss the soil and embrace the beau- <br />ty of this land after having all tltcir <br />rights taken away from them while <br />being held captive. <br />Earl B. ISurn's <br />Somerset <br />