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- ''~~oJ7fclo7r, ~~nup ~~ III ~IIIIIIIII'II'll <br />P~fl(I~I~G <br />/AOIJIeI U+U A7JD DOIORIS LCAtHII!$ <br />9.ooan 7tl7 MoNuvmo Cwnty Cnur7huuw <br />Cortez, Colorado 8)321. <br />December 29, 1975 <br />Board of County Cormrti ssionera <br />Montezuma County, Colorado <br />Montezuma County Courthouse <br />Cortez, CO 81321 + :J <br />Gentlemen: <br />'t`he 1•;ontezuma County Planning <br />meeting of December 18, 1975, <br />of Understanding su2zmitted by <br />gravel pits and quarry. The <br />of the b;er,oranduns subject to <br />matters. <br />Commission, at their regular <br />reviewed the three Memorandums <br />Nielson's Inc, relating to <br />;ormnission recalmnended approval <br />clarification o£ any legal <br />The staff has revie~:ed the I•;e_morardums and Finds that the <br />operation and reclamation proposals are excellent. ~•7e do <br />reco~..end that some statement be injected in the Ide_moranduma <br />that will make them subject to any designation and regulation <br />that the County may adopt relating to Mineral Resources. <br />the staff further recc~cnends that consideration be given to <br />fencing along the sheer facing o£ the Cortez quarry when the <br />Quart-y is closed. The fencing should be so placed to prevent <br />children from accumulat3.ng along the rirn of the quar>_Y and <br />possibly falling into the pit. This would seem to relieve <br />Niel.son's of some future liability responsibility and like- <br />wise the County by virtue of their possible cpproval of <br />this operation, <br />It is the plan of the Commission to give early consideration <br />of designation of the various gravel sites along the Dolores <br />River, <br />It is further rl:carrmended that the County petition the bureau <br />of Reclamation to permit continued operation of the Dolores <br />Pit until actual coverage of the site by water stored by the <br />Delores River Project. Phis is a resource that is most <br />precious to the area and every possible a=-nount should be <br />extracted while still available. <br />Very truly y~~rs~,/ <br />David M. Denton, Coordinator <br />D?•SD~1.7reC <br />