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• ~9i~2 <br />~~ <br />~~~®~~® <br />~~~~ <br />UNITED POWER, INCORPORATED <br />P.O. BOX 929, BRIGHTON, CO 80601 <br />TELEPHONE: (303) 669-0561 ~ ENTERPRISE 222 <br />FAX (303) 669-0657,X261 <br />March ] 2, 1990 <br />Mr. Keith Schuett <br />Weld County Planning Services P E ~ c: ~,`+ = ~' <br />915 - 10th Street <br />Greeley, CO 80631 ~, ~ '~ ~ ` ' <br />idl f'•' • <br />SUBJECT: USR - 905 C do M COMPANIES <br />Dear Mr. Schuett: <br />Union R.EA, Inc., dba United Power, Inc., has an underground electrical power line across <br />property owned by C do M Companies, which is proposed for an open pit gravel mine. <br />United Power does not object to the proposed use; however, we are concerned that the <br />gravel operation will eventually interfere with the power line. In the consideration of <br />this project, we urge the county to set forth standards concerning relocation of the line <br />when it becomes necessary for continued development of the mine. <br />Historically, United Power had an overhead line across the subject property. That line <br />was replaced with the existing underground line in 1972. The line has been in continuous <br />use for over 50 years, and it remains the backbone to our distribution system even today. <br />We hav~a met with Mr. Gary Tuttle of Tuttle Applegate, Inc., to discuss the proposed <br />gravel mine. We also talked about our legal interests and the right to have the line <br />across the property. We do not have a specifically described, nor recorded, easement for <br />the power line. However, the original line was probably built on a blanket easement and <br />with permission of the landowner. When the line was rebuilt underground, a second <br />easement was not acquired. <br />We suggest the gravel mine be considered with knowledge that our line will have to be <br />dealt with in the future. The options may include rerouting around the project or even <br />elimination of the line. Because we maintain a legal right on the property, the cost to <br />relocatE~ would be the responsibility of the owner-operator of the mine. <br />Thank you for your consideration of our interest in the proposed gravel mine project. <br />Sincerely, <br />Union Rural Electric Association, Inc., dba <br />UNITED POWER, INC. <br /> <br />Bill Meier, <br />Land Specialist <br />BM/jf <br />cc: Tuttle Applegate A CONSUMER OWNED UTILITY <br />