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_ __ 02i28i1994 13 25 FROM US EPA - R8 WTR MGT DIU TO <br />'Y • • III III III IIIIIIIIII~ <br />~j} 999 <br />~ po~~~ ~~ .!/~ ~tp303~2493528 <br />JfOf•OY061~ ~~it~i Yq~j~ <br />21881 MWV 550 • MOHTROSE COLORADO 97x01 <br />Melanie Pallman <br />Environmental Protection Agency <br />999 18th Street, Suite 500 <br />Denver, CO. 80203 <br />February 18, 1994 <br />Dear Ms. Pallman: <br />98328106 P.04 <br />~~~ ~ <br />rye M <br />M ~„ <br />_~- <br />~r <br />United Companies of Grand Junction plans to build an asphalt plant, <br />concrete plant, and gravel pit in the heart of our peaceful neighborhood, <br />nine miles south of Montrose on Hwy. 550. Because the land is zoned "AG- <br />OPStd," polluting industries, such as United Companies, Can destroy good <br />agricultural land in whatever pursuit they wish. State agencies are our <br />only hope for stopping them. <br />On Feb. 15 representatives from United Companies SpoKe with a large group <br />of us who live fn the area. They were evasive and misleading when <br />addressing our concerns, and they attempted to focus on reclamation of the <br />site ten or more years AFTER they destroy it. Reclamation IS NOT our focus. <br />we very much would like to see agricultural lands protected from this kind <br />of assault. we strongly urge you to deny permits to United Companies before <br />anything further is done to this 37-acre parcel across the highway from our <br />retreat center. <br />we came to the Uncompahgre Valley in 1978 specifically because it was (and <br />is) a beautiful, quiet, unspoiled spot where the sky was still blue. we <br />Came with a dream, a dream to create a family farm and orchard that <br />sustains us and the poor, a dream to build a place where people of all <br />faiths could come to get away from the noise and rush of the cities, a <br />place where they can find peace, listen to their spirit, and meet their <br />Creator.. ... _ ~--.._.... _ _. _ _..........._ _ _ -... .. ..... -.. <br />Our family, close friends, and many volunteers have made it a reality. <br />spas in Deo retreat center is a non-profit, religious center <br />recognized by the Roman Catholic Church. People from all over the <br />country come here; they return year after year because they find that <br />quiet place they so desperately need. <br />with United Companies bringing in a rock-crashing operation <br />and an asphalt plant directly across the highway from us, <br />our dream, our livelihood is threatened. we rely on the <br />~ural beauty of the area to attract retreatants. <br />Csod .is mf fov¢, I «m H[b 60P,Qow¢h <br />