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SAN JUAN REGIONAL <br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Post Office Box 250 Silverton, Colorado 81433 <br />Telephone (970) 387-5522 Fax {970) 387-5583 <br />E-Mail: bksilverton@frontier.net <br />June 29, 2005 <br />San Juan County Board of Commissioners <br />P.O. Box 466 <br />Silverton, C0.8i433 <br />Dear Commissioners, <br />During our regulaz meeting of June 28, 2005, the Planning Commission reviewed the letter to <br />you from the County Historic Impact Review Board regarding the historic impacts of the <br />proposed Clark gravel pit on the French Placer. The railroad bed for the historic Silverton <br />Northern Railroad is a prominent feature on the property and is located very near the proposed <br />pit. We, as did the Historic hnpact Review Board, also support the continued protection of the <br />historic railroad bed for the Silverton Northern Railroad. As you know, this bed was \ <br />identified on the San Juan County Trails Plan you adopted on June 9, 2004. <br />The Planning Commission concurs that the gravel operation and the accompanying truck <br />traffic should avoid the railroad bed and be located far enough away from the grade to prevent <br />any damage to the bed slope. A previous improvement permit application, Permit #270, <br />which was located on a more northerly extent of the French Placer, was also reviewed with <br />careful consideration of protecting the historic railroad grade. On that property, the railroad <br />grade is located approximately 300 feet from the chosen building site. The applicants, Joe <br />Jepson and Cheryl Meadows assured the County that they had no intention of disturbing the <br />bed (see attachments). The application was subsequently approved in Mazch of 2000. <br />Thank you for your consideration in this matter. <br />rely, <br />1 ~ ~~s ~~'r.4.a, <br />Klinke <br />San Juan Regional Planning Commission <br />