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~Ist~~ Continued faom P1sQe 1
<br />already placed on the Line Cnmp Gavel
<br />Pit, he answered nn.
<br />Dave Wurhen cxprcssW firs wmrrms
<br />about nc~ wafer qualny issues. He xmd
<br />that. alter five hours of Irstimony, the Starr
<br />MinW Land Rrrlansannn Buanl had nnI
<br />lislrrted to thou, and wrnl ahead ro asue
<br />(he pemtit (or mining gravel to Fuur Smtrs
<br />Aggrrgatcn, Irtc.
<br />Tun HavereC atW Marilyn Boynton,
<br />who ha< said she has done some research
<br />into the grningy of dr river valley, both
<br />spoke atrout thur roncemx wuh ^[auing
<br />iuues atW the gravel pit. Itshe Srslcr dls-
<br />cussW r«lanurion issues.
<br />According to CFAR, who they are deal-
<br />ing wish is the future of the Dolores Rivu
<br />Valley - a eery stgnil3cam slate and coun-
<br />ty rcxourre - t>M rnly (« its pnstine status
<br />and natural beauty, iu riparian hanitar, and
<br />its attraction for hunters. angles, and
<br />rafters, but for tlrc wafer h xuppnes fw
<br />faniilirs, rarrhert, and formers.
<br />COMMISSIONERS SET
<br />RF=STRICTIONS F.ARLI'
<br />lTr Mon¢nima Cnunry
<br />('mm~tic.umcrs. Krm Lindsay. Kelly
<br />Wilvtn, end Grnc Slory•. fizrrnul lu rvm-
<br />orniul ncighM~n of the Ltrle lamp Gravel
<br />Prt during several prrhhc hcurugs laxl fall.
<br />.As a resell, hehrre the county high unpact
<br />pumit was asuW, a numtrer of rCtlnchuns
<br />wem placed on the pn. T1te permit was
<br />issuW rontingcnl nn several factors,
<br />neluding Four States Aggtrgares odain-
<br />ing all mher permiu, from dlr. frdual (n
<br />the I[xal level.
<br />Resuic[inns include hours IR a.m to 5
<br />p. m.1 and days (Monday through Fnday)
<br />of nperalion. and ntnn[h.c (late December
<br />Nro March) rear a crusher rrtay he used.
<br />7isc mmpany is rexponstble for building
<br />berms and landscaping Them prig W and
<br />dunng construction. The C~rnmisyooers
<br />restnucd nprrabuu oCthe pn to five years.
<br />and rrynirW a.61(1,(Ngl bond fnr reclnmo-
<br />limn
<br />In addmmi. Four Slates Aeprcgaic+.
<br />Inc.. tAr apphcanL is respumihlr fui coin
<br />duct n( their truck drivers anJ ryurpniem
<br />uprratnn, and for nsaking sure that nmsr
<br />and dull arc krpl to a uumnmm dunng
<br />uperetmg boon Tisc Cnmmixsinnrrs hove
<br />al.vr resrnW Ihr right to pull the hrgh
<br />impact permit d c[rrWitinns of the permit
<br />art rlnl incl.
<br />The Cotltmissinners aim requirW that
<br />the urrtcerttcd landowncn form an adnso~
<br />ry corttmtttee, preunung them wnh names
<br />of those who were interested in being on
<br />The. rommtR« The Carunissronus would
<br />Then aplwiln the throe-menthe adviwry
<br />commit[«, to comisl of one of the
<br />landovmvs, a resldcm n( the Town of
<br />Doloes, and a resident of the [blurts
<br />Rives VaBcy Thc committee will be
<br />respnnxihlr fnr uerncr nlg nperanuin of
<br />the gravel pit, and advising Fnur Stnr+
<br />Aggrcgnres and th Cnmmissiurrcn of em'
<br />failure (n follow Ihr condilinm of arc pro-
<br />mil.
<br />Arronhng In Chmmran Kent Cindery.
<br />scrnal leuetx of mrem hour firers
<br />roccivrd. However, the Commissirnrcrs
<br />rxtarafnl the dcadbne !nr the Itltes and
<br />will mnstder naming the rommiuer at a
<br />later date.
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND
<br />GEOLOGY EXPLAQ~S
<br />APPLICATION PROC[sS
<br />According to Wally Erickson of nc~
<br />Durango off ice of the Division of Minerals
<br />and Cxnlogy, his oHirr is pan of dr staff
<br />to the MinW Land R«lamatpn Board.
<br />They review a mining appliptlMt, and
<br />then Id Ilse operamr(s) know what further
<br />information, if any, is needed. Thrn DMG
<br />Letters to the Editor:
<br />' Ir tlale.aala rralrmaa raw beta 11r nalan m rr wmta+ a asle ttasaa iaa ptYa1M
<br />irrlraata la6naWglau YYra4~araM Sea rtcarnw rM awrararafNwtllha adaw SW.
<br />Disappointed in paper
<br />rn fnr cairn[:
<br />My wife and I were sutpnsrd and diwp-
<br />prrlnlW when laxl Friday x Witinn of dse
<br />Star failed m cover a newaworlhy kMal
<br />meeting I refer to the Tuesday gathering of
<br />the [FAR group. wads allnidees fmm
<br />faurmgo and Mnnuovc, az well az our
<br />DiAnc1 Stare Representative and two
<br />Montezuma Caunly Commissronen.
<br />As summer-nrre readems of Dolores
<br />fur the last five years, we are very aware of
<br />!hr uupact Iouri5nl has on the Dolores
<br />economy. And, u wnuner visitrxs, we
<br />lament [tr loss o(the keel heaury, which
<br />Mnughl az here in IAe first place. We would
<br />much prefer ro rest our eyes nn the attrac-
<br />tive green heir 1ha1 Typifies the fbiares
<br />River Valley Iltart un ugly piles nl overttur-
<br />Jen and mining piCV! (N[a to ntenuon tM
<br />game of tbdge'em played daily wnlh huge,
<br />mrsy, smelly gravel wcks.)
<br />A ka:al newspaper has a responsibility m
<br />iIx readers to rnrer fusel news. If you
<br />oppose sgnufnng, and you have a right to
<br />do so, the plat to uepresx your opprxition
<br />is m an Wu[xial. To withhold a news story
<br />haaLLSe you don't like its wun'e Is at the
<br />very ]cut capacious, and a[ We worn arro-
<br />gant.
<br />Thank yYa, fw your atlenlion.
<br />Thomaz A. Matlock. M.D.
<br />Vera A. Mad[tck
<br />fFdiror:c A'orr: TJrr CF11R mrrnnx are
<br />grvmg only cure side of r!v stun. 1 JNr ties
<br />.rtnn and irsaa nerErd murk mart
<br />rerenn'fl, rn nrdrr In (rR•atn! it m n ~W r
<br />monrtrr fn nc~ rrmlrrs of Pus fNdarrs Jinr J
<br />See [FAR on Page 5
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