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DRMS Permit Index
Permit No
M2013007
IBM Index Class Name
PERMIT FILE
Doc Date
4/17/2013
Doc Name
Opposition Letter
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Stan & Kathy Borinski
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DRMS
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WHE
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67737 Uintah Ct. <br />Montrose, CO 81403 <br />Division of Reclamation <br />Safety & Mining <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: File #M-013-007 <br />April 12, 2013 <br />RECEIVED <br />A PR 17 2013 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />,tâ– Mining & Safety <br />This letter is to voice our opposition the proposed gravel pit /strip mining operation located nine miles <br />south of Montrose on Highway 550, on land currently zoned general agriculture. <br />The new owners of the land, Lazy K -Bar Land & Cattle Company, LLLP, have proposed to lease out a <br />portion of the parcel that is not conducive to ranching to Rocky Mountain Aggregate and Construction. <br />A strip mine of horrendous magnitude, covering over 250 acres, is proposed for this portion. The <br />beautiful mesa will be totally destroyed. <br />The owners of the parcel of land withheld information from the public regarding their intentions right <br />from the start. When landowners near the site such as ourselves were finally informed about the <br />operation, we discovered that significant changes had already been made to widen T Road and that a <br />single- family home was purchased to serve as an office and scale site, in anticipation of the project <br />already being approved. <br />If the gravel pit /strip mining operation is allowed to proceed, the value of all property near the facility <br />will plummet. We and many of our neighbors have invested much of our retirement in our home and <br />land. An operation of this size would result in sizable decreases in equity. It is unfair for the Lazy K -Bar <br />Land & Cattle Company to be able to enhance the value of their property at the expense of so many <br />others. <br />Over the last several years, Montrose County has been experiencing strong winds & dust storms during <br />the spring months. The operation will carry even more dust and dirt in the air and neighboring <br />landowners will be subjected to the strong, unpleasant odor from the asphalt processing plant. <br />The extensive operation will also have a negative effect on the wildlife, including deer, elk, coyotes, <br />foxes, bobcats, mountain lions, bears, eagles, hawks, kestrels, various songbirds, and possibly Gunnison <br />sage grouse. With plant activity, noise, and pollution, these animals will be forced to relocate. <br />Montrose relies on tourism for its economy and on the retirement community for its growth. An <br />eyesore like the gravel pit /strip mining operation and its heavy truck traffic will surely not appeal to <br />tourists and prospective newcomers. There has been much invested in real estate both to the east and <br />west of the mesa. The most rapid growth of Montrose is south of town. The operation will also have a <br />detrimental effect on the value of vacant land and subdivisions waiting to be developed in the area. <br />
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