2002-07-23_PERMIT FILE - M2002052

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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII July 12, 2002 Milliken Planning Commission Town Hall 1101 Broad St. Milliken, Co. 80543 Subject: Special Review to Extract and Process Sand & Gravel Western Equipment and Truck Inc U.rSS ~~ s , ~i? ~~ Fy~ 7 RECEI~: ED ~~^ ~ ^ "" I~~l , ~,, JUL 2 3 2002 ~~~,. Division of Minerals and Geology This letter is being written as a formal request by the Town of Milliken Residents to deny this Special Review Proposal by the Western Equipment and Truck Inc. Below are the major concerns, which this project would bring to the Town of Milliken: Comprehensive Plan: In 1999 when the request was made by the Loveland Ready Mix to have a Sand and Gravel operation within the same general area, this was denied by the County Commissioners at the request ofMilliken's Board of Trustees. IvLlliken asked the county to honor our Comprehensive Plan and they did so. If the town now approves this proposal it would be a slap in the face of the county and might encourage Loveland Ready Mix to reapply to the county and the County Commissioners might rule differently if our town has approved Western's Application. When Western's project is completed the town would be left with a 25 acre tank that will not flow with ground water and could likely be either stagnant or dry several months each year. Traffic Congestion: Currently the town of Milliken is going thru a major traffic problem, specifically at the intersection of Highway 60 and 257. This operation would add another 25 to 75 trucks per day and with the approval of the Hall/Irvin Materials Landscaping Site (up to 150 trucks) east of town, this would create the potential for a serious congestion and accelerate the possibility of serious/fatal injury to the citizens and visitors to Milliken. afet : - The access point for this operation would be on to Highway 257 across from County Road 48 ~'/s. If the trucks head north the speed limit is 55 miles per hour and within a quarter mile it is 65 with no accelerating lanes on either side of the highway. In 1999 a study showed that a loaded truck fuming north the maximum speed up to the top of the hill was thirty-flue miles per hour. Turning south the trucks would run in to the traffic congestion from Highway 60. During the school season there are school buses coming in and out of the Mad Russian Deveiopment and along Highway 257, with the speed limit of 65 miles per hour and trucks coming down the hill at this speed, an accident is just waiting to happen. This area is used for bicycling for all ages and the increase in traffic, it is inevitable that someone will be injured. With the open pits there is the possibility of children being attracted to them, which adds to the safety issue for the community and surrounding area..