HomeMy WebLinkAbout20132505.tiffJenny Turley
16423 CR 20
Ft Lupton, Co 80611
303 857-0102
August 27, 2013
To the County Commissioners of Weld County;
RECEIVED
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WELD COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
My start in Weld County and back to the freedom of country lift, (I was
raised, country) was in an area called, Aristocrat Ranchettes, in September,
1962. I lived there, (and raised 4 very productive children) until March of
1994.
The politicians from Weld County, tried everything from slander to
exuberantly raising our taxes, and everything in between, to run us out of
your county. Many of my friends left, saying, 'it just isn't worth the
harassment'. You've heard the old saying, 'what goes around comes
around'. Well apparently it is your turn, ' Weld County Politicians,
government, or whatever you call yourselves'.
A few of us from Aristocrat Ranchettes and Dacona looked into seceding
from Weld County, into our own county, but as you are finding out, it was
more than a few working people could deal with, it was 'mind boggling' to
say the least. So we stayed and dealt with the harassment, that came our
way from Greeley. We have always felt like the `step -child', always being
ignored, by Weld county. I agree with a fellow, that spoke at the County
Commissioners meeting in Ft Lupton. I hope `Greeley doesn't turn into our
Denver'.
While in an office of a County Planner (I believe was her title) I noticed a
very large map of Aristocrat Ranchettes, on her wall. Her statement was,
that was how she kept track of the goings on in that area. Another
statement made from a County Commissioner was, when a new area was
wanting to build up in Weld county, we don't want another Aristocrat
Ranchettesl' Another time an amendment on the ballot was to raise the
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taxes. When we voted it down, a commissioner stated to a reporter for the
Greeley Tribune, 'that amount of money, was just 'mind boggling to these
people: Which was not the case, we felt the taxes were sufficient, if handled
properly.
Then approximately 1997, I wanted to put a larger manufactured home on
my acreage, was told by a young lady, in the county office, she would not
allow me to get a permit! She had looked up my record, and I was a trouble
maker. I have never been incarcerated, so it was news to me, that I had a
record
I could go on and on with these horror stories, but I really
just wanted to tell you, 'we know how you feel!'
I just couldn't pass up the chance to let you all know how we felt when you
all were looking down your noses at the ones of us, that came out here,
because we did not belong in town, (I came from Aurora) but were not
'born with a silver spoon in our mouths!'
And I am also in favor of seceding from Colorado, into the 51" state, North
Colorado. This governor and the last governor, is and was the governor of
Denver, and is not going to change, in my opinion. I believe he will
promise us the moon, so as not to loose the tax money the rural counties are
sending him, but will 'give us more of the same'. Our farmers are being hit
the hardest, in my opinion, and if they can't grow they're crops, we all loose.
Sincerely,
Jenny Turley
PS. You can call me, if you have any questions. My phone number is in the
heading.
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