2023-03-10_PERMIT FILE - M2023001

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PUBLIC COMMENT RE: Proposed Mine known as Sunset Industrial Pit, located near Section 3, Township 5 North, Range 65 West of the 6th Prime Meridian TO Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety RECEIVED 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 MAR 10 2023 Weld County Clerk to the Board's Office 1150 O Street DIVISION OF RECLAMATION Greeley, CO 80631 MINING AND SAFETY J-2 Contracting Company 105 Coronado Court Unit A-101 Fort Collins, CO 80525 FROM Andersen's Sales&Salvage, Inc. 1490 East Eighth Street Greeley, CO 80631 situated south of the proposed site, across East Eighth Street CONCERNS TRAFFIC East Eighth Street is a two-lane road without shoulders, bordered on the south by the Ogilvy Irrigation Ditch and on the north by a sharp grade to agricultural land. To accommodate trucks entering and exiting the proposed site, deceleration and acceleration lanes are needed to avoid blocking traffic westbound. Right-In/Right-Out only access to the property will assist in westbound flow. Misaligned driveways across East Eighth Street from the proposed site and Andersen's will cause westbound trucks intending to enter Andersen's with a left-turn to block the driveway to the proposed site. In a similar fashion, any eastbound left-turning traffic to the proposed site will block access to Andersen's in either direction. PARKING or TURNAROUND in Andersen's parking lot The use of Andersen's for parking while awaiting access to the proposed site at any time or the use of Andersen's driveway and parking lot for turn-arounds or other repositioning will interfere with business at Andersen's and add excess wear and tear to the driveway and lot. GRAVEL on roadway The current extraction from the gravel mine just west of Andersen's on the east side of Balsam Avenue leaves a trail of mud and gravel along East Eighth Street, contributing to broken windshields and other hazards of excess gravel and dirt in the roadway. The proposed site should consider mitigation to ameliorate the potential for unsafe road conditions caused by excess gravel on the roadway. SUPPORT Andersen's supports development along East Eighth Street including industry, mining, extraction, and redevelopment. Our concerns are limited to the listed items.