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• * ! ,~ October 23, 1981 RBC Board of County Comniaslonere Rio Blanco County Courthouse Meeker. CO 81641 Centlemens This letter io to protest the application of the Stout/Amick gravel pit application for special use as it relates to property owned in the SEIt of Sec 31, T1N~ R9347 of the 6th P.l1. We would like rn protest rho nppliention because if Branted, our property will decrease in value by its operation. Prenently, there 1s no access into the proposed nine area. Anew road will have to be built and as we understand the proposal, the road will Dc built nn property now owned by Phyllis Amick. however, it is uncertain where the road will be constructed. 41e have just built a r.cw home in the SP.kSF~: of Sec. 31, T1}7, R93w, of the 6th P.lt. which will be located within ],000 feet of the proposed gravel operation. The resulting noise and air pollution from the operation of heavy equipment, (.rucks, crushers, rash plants, rod related activities, all take away from the value of our property which we have worked hard for and which i.s brand new having been completed in July, 1981. Because we don't know the extent of the proposed operntlen, it is hard for us to speculate on what rill happen as s result of vibration from the operation of the heavy equipment on cur home property, however. that ie a possible problem that will have to be dealt with. We are further concerned about the increased trafffe that will be put upon Baseline Road (County Road 4) as a result of this npecntion. Ae the Commissioners know, there are already three operating trove}. pits on County Road 4 itself and st the intersection of County Rnad 4 and County Road 8, Berry Brothers has leased a pit from Bachmann xhich increases traffic then their trucks come around the Mesa Road to avoid going through torn for deliveries to the rest and south of Meeker. It does not seem that et the present time there ie a need for another operating