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-pe Z - Tf~ Porv~w Crtli7n - TArsGy, F~My~-v 76. 7995 Editorial Comment Restrict gravel pit Fremont Paving & Redi-Mix Is seeking a t0-year cenditionzl use permit to rmplemeni a sand and gravel operation just north cf the Arkansas River and east of Highway 6.. The matter has pone before the Fremont County Planning Commission and will come before the Fremont County Commissioners before final approval is given. Two gravel pits already function In the vicinity. The county and by the City of Florence both operate gravel pits at the site which lies between the recently reclaimed landfill and the river. The pIt proposed Dy Fremont Paving would be located between those pits and Highway 67. There are several arguments In favor of locating the pit there. Fremont Paving, which has leased the city's pit, could continue its operation In the area without having to relocate. Apparently a good supply of gravel exists at the site, which is now out of sight of the city end the highway. Transportation access is good. While environmental arguments can be made against the industry in general, It's a fact of life that construction calls for significant quantities of gravel. However, there are concerns which we hope the planning commission and the county commissioners will address. Because the ' boundary Lines of the property in question tie mid-way down the hill, Fremont could appreciably alter the skyline of the bluffs overlooking the rive; by removing the top of '. the hill, V,'hile not only unsightly, that would ' remove a significant barrier to the noise I pe~erzted by a gravel pii. A pretty, little arroyo filled with trees and which a;trzets wildiile could be Kiped out. If the coun;.: oL;ay the 10-yEtr cond~.tional use permit (or th^_ gr~'JFI operation, we wrou'd urge the cou^ty t~ impose restrictions t'~at v,o~~d acsurE: the p~t doesn't become visible from Florence or from the hiphw~ey, and be_z~ss c' ra p'orimity to h._~ ~~ thtt hours Dr O~E'E:~C'1 t•e I~rr,;tFd.