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i~ ~~ I , ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -~ COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL HOME OWNERS REALTY, INC. 1QQ6 AUU 36 PF? 2~ 33 2999HWY6&50 GRM~D JUNCt10N, CO 81 WS BUS. (970) 243-7375 FAX (970) 243-2896 ~J September O1, 2006 ' BLM Grand Junction Office C/O Dave Lehmann 2815 H Road Grand Junction, co 81506 Re: Coal Mine Scoping Period Deaz Bureau of Land Management: I have been observing land values in Mesa County since 1975 as a Leader with the Farm Credit System, formerly known as the b'ederal Land Bank and Production Credit Associations, and the last 4 years as a Realtor. There have been many economic reasons ' that have affected land values over the yeazs up and down but the overall trend of values has been an upwazd trend. ' In the last 14 yeazs land values have increased upwazd due to good national and local economic conditions. The last 2 yeazs land values have increased significantly due to strong growth in Mesa County created in part by the energy industry finding and ' developing additional natural gas and now coal. CAM-Colorado LLC has helped increase land values in the Mack/Loma azea by purchasing land for their proposed railroad line at prices significantly above what then current values were. Future values of land in the azea ' should be affected by these purchases in a positive manner. Cam-Colorado LLC purchased and cleaned up the Mack property knows as the Colorado ' Club. The property had been a Bar and Trailer park that had deteriorated to an uninhabitable condition. All of the improvement were removed and the trash cleaned up, increasing its value and doing the same for neighboring properties. Plans aze in place to also clean up the properties known as $udson Estates located on 10 Road. These properties have become very run down because the tenants and landlords leaving trash Each Office Is Independently Owned And Operated.