1978-09-22_PERMIT FILE - M1977315 (13)

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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII SEP 2 1978 September 15, 1978 ;f Colo. Dept. of Re: Application for a Mining Permit from Bestway Paving Co. , Greeley, Colorado Dear Board Members: As an owner of property within 500 feet of the above referenced proposed gravel pit, I wish to go on record as objecting to the issuance of a permit. I feel the description of the miring plan is inaccurate and that the reclamation plan is incomplete. It does not adequately detail how dust is to be controlled with the use of water, nor does it sufficiently explain where the water is to came fran and how it is to be used. Further, the plan calls for returning the land to a farmable con- dition through reclamation. I wonder how well farming can be accomplished on a 3:1 slope. The plan also states no detailed noise studies have been done. I would surely think that your concern for the environment would require that such studies be done by an impartial audiologist in order to protect the surrounding inhabitants from the negative effects of noise pollution. In addition, the traffic studies were misleading in that they were done during the off-season. The report concludes that traffic would be reduced because the operator would no longer need to truck gravel into their asphalt production plant. The fact they failed to develop was that the gravel is trucked in from a northerly direc- tion while most of the residents are south of the land in question and that most of the trucks leaving the plant and pit for jobs travel south into the residential area. While traffic would pos- sibly be reduced north of the site, it would increase to the south since more gravel and asphalt would leave the site. I am sure you will review the matter carefully and also conclude that the plan is inadequate. Sincerely, / Vicki Reed, Ed.D. 415 35th Avenue Court Greeley, Colorado 80631