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<br /> <br />]'environmentally it will result in movement of the Colo- <br />rado Ftiver Channel destroying more valley floor and land <br />usefu]. for other purposes. It will seriously damage or <br />destroy existing private property of a number of land owners <br />adjacent to the proposed pit. <br />hie regret the length of this letter and documents but <br />our total economic and private survival hinges on whether <br />this pit :is reclaimable that will provide protection for <br />all. Normal reclaimed gravel pits we have seen reflect <br />gentle slopes that look esthetic and which do not <br />contributca any hazards are about the extent of such <br />reclaa,ation permits. If similiar approval is done here <br />it would be absolutely worth..less. The 100'bike/pedestrian <br />pathway can not restrain the Colorado River. In the not <br />distant pzcst, a dozen or more cars, chained with heavy <br />steel cables along the existing bank of the proposed gravel <br />pit were ;.wept away and buried in high water flows. The <br />river destroyed a residence formerly along the Colorado <br />River in the vicinity where the pit would be located. <br />If you do not have enough information and documentation <br />to make your May 23-24 decision, then we suggest your review <br />staff come to Grand Junction and view the site. <br />Franklin L and <br />351 30 Road <br />Grand ~7unction, <br />Jesse L.Hyde <br />CO. 81504 <br />References for U.S. B.R. and Soil Co~serv%~ data on <br />following sheet. ~ V <br />C c <br />W/enclosures <br />~~ <br />