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<br /> <br />March 13, 1988 <br />' Lorimer County Board of Commissioners <br />P. 0. Box 1190 <br />Fort Collins, Colorado 80522 <br />' Re: Sterling Review File #Z-46-87 <br />Request: Approval to conduct a gravel mining operation in the FA-•1 <br />Farming Zoning District <br />Location: E 1/2, 33-8-69; located on the xest side of County Road 19, <br />1/2 mile south of Highway 287 <br />' Anpllcant:Sterling Sand and Gravel Company <br />Dear Commissioners: <br />1 As landowners at 2202 North Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins, we would ask that <br />the Board of County Gammissionera deny the request of Sterling Sand and. Grovel <br />to conduct a gravel mining operation at the above described location because of <br />the detrimental impacts this xould have on our neighborhood, individually and <br />collectively. Following are some otthe concerns xhich we feel are a threat to <br />our quality of life: <br />' 1. In addition to the current existing gravel and mining operation southwest <br />of us, we would then have another mining operation directly west of the <br />whole neighborhood. It is already "history" to ue that the present operation <br />' has resulted in a progressive deterioration of air quality. Plhen heavy winds <br />prevail, they blow directly at us from the northwest and with the addition <br />of another gravel pit directly neat, ae'd have nothing but a "brown cloud" <br />' much of the time. I am personally very allergic to dust and air contaminants. <br />Also, we provide day care for a 5-year-old child who is a chronic asthmatic <br />who has trouble even nox with dust blowing and precipitating an asthmatic <br />' attack. She is on medication every 6 hours to control her asthma (see <br />Doctor's statement). The dust impact would be very severe at times. <br />2. Land values and visual impact - As the slides and pictures Sndicate, the <br />' beauty of the foothills has already deteriorated with the huge piles of <br />gravel in the foreground and the mountainous holes in the ground - if I r <br />were to buy a home, it would not be in this situation where there seems <br />' to be an ongoing threat of more gravel pits in your front yard, blowing <br />duet and the industrial noises of heavy equipment and a pounding rock <br />crusher. Even up to now, there have been many times that the rock crusher <br />began at dawn forcing a person to close windows to diminish the noise. It <br />' is an extremely noisy operation and certainly does not belong directly across <br />the road from our reaidencea. This defeats the reason for our move to this <br />location over 11 years ago. The wildlife in the area has been breathtaking <br />' until the current operation south of ve began. The geese and ducks no longer <br />habitats around our pond and the songbirds are leaving because of the noise. <br />I'm certain that the valve of our property hoe already decreased. Any addi- <br />tional mining directly west of ue will perpetuate this problem which is a <br />very serious one. <br /> <br />