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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />999 <br />OLD LYONS RECORDER <br />Lyons, CO <br />(Boulder Counry) <br />Thu, 1,272 <br />Colorado Press <br />Clipping Service <br />r \ -- --- <br />4 <br />~e~nnere want the S tho wu ern Cemen~ <br />which would span the highway, railroad tracks end~ri <br />The alternative is to truck the limestone across the l <br />only stop highway traffic when a limestone la~en: tr3~ <br />Dowe Flats <br />A public hearing for the <br />proposed Southwest Cement <br />Dowe Flats quarry will be held <br />tonight. Thursday. May 26, at <br />the Lyons High School. The <br />hearing will begin at 4 p.m. <br />After presentations by the <br />county and Southwestern Ce- <br />ment. there will be a short din- <br />ner break followed by public <br />comments, which will be heard <br />when the meeting resumes az ap- <br />proximately 6:30 p.m. <br />The county commissioners <br />will review the request for a spe- <br />cialuse permit and site develop- <br />ment plan, which outlines the <br />quarry. Thewmmnissionersmy <br />vote on the application or table <br />it to a futrrre meeting; . <br />As part of the agreement b~ <br />[wean the county'arid Southwes- <br />ten, the application includes an <br />above ground Cdnveyor'.tock , <br />vansportation system; 'whtCft <br />will connectthequarry totlle <br />men[ plant The conveyer sys- <br />tem will follow the alignment of <br />the proposed access road. which <br />will cross Highway 66about550 <br />feet west of the exisitngsCounty <br />Road 49 intetsecticYn. <br />Applications leave also been <br />made to vacate portions of <br />County Roads 47 aqd 49. Com- <br />tY Road 47 will be relocated to <br />the east, and much of Counry <br />Road 49 will be vacated and <br />- ~..Jr 5 <br />x <br />;c 3', <br />:., <br />~~~ <br />,., <br />1 ' <br />w.' - 1 <br />-mine. The' ihsialliitibn requires <br />about one to~two acres bf land; <br />and"will in%lude"Criislieraand <br />hopper. a' baghouse; retaifiirig <br />walls, electric power:lines•and; <br />substation, crew trailer, convery ' <br />feed out, storage and associated, <br />equipment grid vehicles. The in- <br />itial' siting would be ~at the <br />southern end of the site; and <br />would probably remain in place <br />for several years before being <br />moved. The crusher will be set <br />below ground surface to ntini- <br />mi2e raise and visual impact <br />