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Y <br />t- B-Otttt'S?~M;Eiam Cen;r inc. ,5;^ Z45 '; tc" <br />Accord sought on<sup>7</st~avel pit p(annedon river near Rifle • <br />~. ~:. <br />r <br />~ Alrllnes <br />r ----- <br />news <br />NATURE SAVER'" FAX MEMO 01616 ~e1a "''r <br />~ rD of war::~ Z <br />Ta <br />G 5 v ~ .rer Fra <br />i CM G .~ zM S P_ <br />or; r <br />Ton 03 SCuG~- G6L aeon^~7v LN2~5370 <br />ra:o 3 X32- -bl0(p FaxIr37U z.HS-77((e <br />tt t % 2 <br />Page 1 of ? <br />II I'I~ 'II~IIIIII'l l <br /> <br />ti ~^:' <br />GJSENTINEL NEWS News: Local <br />Local <br />NewsFlash <br />- <br />weaine~ Accord sou <br />ht onlravel <br />l <br />it <br />d <br />i <br /> <br />Opinion p <br />p <br />g <br />anne <br />on r <br />ver near <br />Rifle <br />Search the Web <br /> By MIKE McKlB6lN The Daily Sentinel <br />By Word <br />G Web~Grantl.lunclion RIFLE -Over the next several months, city officials and the operators <br />r <br />Yellow Pa 9e of a proposed 300-acre gravel pit along the Colorado River hope to reach <br /> an agreement to mitigate city concerns over the project. <br />~~ After a tour of the site Wednesday, the two sides agreed to ask the <br /> Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology to continue the approval <br /> process. A hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board was <br /> scheduled for Jan. 24 or 25 to consider the permit but will now likely be <br />By Category delayed. <br />Explore the best Newa <br />sites in Grand Junction <br />and around the world Roaring Fork Resources Inc. operates several gravel pits In the area. <br />. <br />Autos The company wants to mine gravel in 20-acre sections and reclaim each <br /> <br />Entertainment section as it proceeds. Operations could continue for up to 40 years. <br />Health <br />Homes <br />The oitwo rte on o parcels ahput two miles east of Rifle. One is <br />Mone <br />Y owned by Jim and Jean Snyder and the other~b Joh_n~Martin i .k_ <br />- <br />N w <br />?~ Stephenson. Scott Balcomb and state ep. Grp <br />eQ~a R~nDy R-Glenwood <br />-- <br />Peoole 8 Chat 'pangs. <br />Recreation <br />Shoopina Called the Mamm Creek gravel pit, mining would occur five days a <br />snorts week, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Weekend work would be scheduled ii <br />Technoloav ~ needed. Portable, in-pit screening, a crusher operation, asphalt hot mix <br />Travel and concrete batch plants and a concrete products facility have all been <br /> proposed. <br />Looking for more? <br />" <br />w <br />' <br />Search 900,000 of the We <br />ould like to resolve the city <br />s concems before they become <br />world's best sites. polanzetl in the pre-hearing process," said Alan Thulson, an attorney for <br /> Roaring Fork Resources. "We think we can address most of the <br />Search GJSentinef concerns under the city's watershed permit process." <br /> Cily Attorney Lee Leavenworth said water-quality issues would be raised <br /> by the city in that process. The city's water-intake system is located <br /> about 1,600 feet downstream from the western property bound- ary. <br />Suggest a Grand 'The (state's) process becomes very adversarial very quickly," <br />Junctipn_website Leavenworth said after Wednesday's informal conference before state <br /> officials. "I think the tour gave us a much better feel for what they plan to <br />F'OriCrCO F)V l.wkSrn~rt do out there. We just need some time to digest what we saw and look at <br /> the latest information to refine our concerns." <br />GtdB ~ "Our biggest concern is City Structures and any alteration in the flow of <br />" <br />yE4 ~~ said Chad <br />the Colorado River that could affect how they operate. <br />http://wlvw.gjscntinel.com/auto/feed/news/loeal/^001 /O1 /07/978844046.10461.1945.0166.html 1 /8/01 <br />