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Home My WebLink About20073735.tiff Esther Gesick From: Esther Gesick Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 8:00 AM To: 'guard1234@hotmail.com' Subject: RE: Google Alert-uranium mining health hazards Attachments: LEUraniumEmail.wpd; LEUraniumEmail.doc LEUran iumEmail.wp.EUraniumEmai I.doc d(43 KB) (57 KB) Please see the attached response. Esther E. Gesick Deputy Clerk to the Board 915 10th Street Greeley, CO 80631 (970)356-4000 X4226 (970)352-0242 (fax) Original Message From: Bill Jerke Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 11:16 AM To: Esther Gesick Subject: FW: Google Alert - uranium mining health hazards Original Message From: howard williams [mailto:guard1234@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 9:18 AM To: Bill Jerke; 'Cynthia Burkhart' ; jerrysonnenberg; Mike Freeman; rebecca boyletribune; Scott Renf roe; William Garcia; Dave Long Subject: FW: Google Alert - uranium mining health hazards I am £owarding this to you so that you will know that our issues with uranium has even been noticed by the New York Times.Nice to know that the immediate world will know if we make an environmental mistake. Its just my opinion but the easy way out, is to have uranium miners mine uranium somewhere else, like Canada. Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:57:04 -0700 From: alexisdesign6644@gmail.com To: jimomara@comcast.net; ami@nunnglow.com; jeff@nunnglow.info; liliasj@hotmail.com; liv.lyons@fma-research.com; baileyloretta@msn.com; marina.mayer@nunnglow.info; robin@mustanghollow.com; penelope99@comcast.net; burkhart80526@msn.com; guard1234 @hotmail.com; jay@mustanghollow.com; jbw@frii.com; martec92@earthlink.net; jladolph@frii.com Subject: Fwd: Google Alert - uranium mining health hazards Another spin on FC's dilemma Forwarded message From: Google Alerts <googlealerts-noreply@google.com > Date: Nov 29, 2007 1:34 PM Subject: Google Alert - uranium mining health hazards To: alexisdesign6644@gmail.com (:eiZ -cc taaC t/ /cP9,9 /a-/9 - a©o7 1 2007-3735 Google News Alert for: uranium mining health hazards The Fort Collins Dilemma: Nuclear or Solar? <http://console.mxlogic.com/redir/? 1KrppjvKesj dwOFNAIvWPs49j Vv5J8j9A_bKRzcLgFVYEkbEifZlniY6X7- nLtcsMVMhdTWZSm4S4QkkPtPp5LoE8FII0EDmoDOVJNV5cSyygen66jhOMgenzr3NIn018QglaJi9_Cy0gf- cPhOnd43stx9JkQgaOxal4Qg4_Q-pcQg4Z5dyxgT£M-ub7XalJ4SUrppjvKehhdx2jovBB-UkTo> Triple Pundit - San Francisco,CA,USA They currently have two proposals on the table - an innovative solar panel production plant and a uranium mining project for nuclear power. . . . 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Original Message From: Robin Davis [mailto:robin@mustanghollow.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 6:33 PM To: Allison Berry; Bob Bacon; Borodkin; Phillip Brewer; Claire Levy; curry; egesisk@co.weld.co.us; ERic Eidsness; Fischer; gallegos; William Garcia; gardner; Gibbs; Governor Ritter; green; hodge; Bill Jerke; John Kefalas; Kevin Lundberg; Dave Long; looper; Loretta Pineda; marsha looper; Rob Masden; McFayden; mckinley; menunn; Merrifield; paul wood; Primavera; Douglas Rademacher; Rep Romanoff; Rep Randy Fischer; Representative Steve Johnson; Rice; rose; Senator Scott Renf roe; Smwal; solano; Sonenberg; Steve Tarlton; Trevor Jiricek; Vaad Subject: What economic benefit? Contaminated water. Increase in cancer. Now no economic benefit, 1 , 19 What are we thinking to even entertain these guys? !? ! Great research Rep. Randy Fischer. Thanks for letting us know just how much $$ the County and the State might make off this project. This is the kind of information that people are asking for and interested in knowing. Despite the lack of disclosure, as well as the misleading amounts pertaining to taxation on this particular mining proposal and method, you have found real information for us. Interesting how the Colorado Mining Association president wants to see this project move forward and THEN look into modification of regulations that might lend some benefit to the State and County through taxation. Once they are here and doing business, how could this possibly work? !?! http://www.ncbr.com/article.asp?id=89979 <http://console.mxlogic.com/redir/?2OO- yMMOedIIFLT7e9CM0kb48YLCNDaN_Y3OkA3DzhOgehNEVdTWZXEEILe6 zCVKVKdi4E0F1KAZwh9Rf fGoVsS_ssOrhh d7bypEVd79EVvvdFFCM59XcQgvgIaGOIg827MZSkOhKvxYYmfSk3g9J4SOOC_ssyyrfos> Robin Davis (..?1,174411-244441 rL 719 j /p( -727 02ePe, 1 Northern Colorado Business Report- Business News Focused on Northern Colorado Page 1 of 3 Northern Colorado Log In Subscribe Need Sales Leac BUSINESS Register For Or Data ette s Search For Valm Directories And IEPORT Submit News -N DataTi4 Search: D�6�B��f� Find It.Reap The z Sort It. Use It. Site And Reap The B Archives r NCBR ARTICLE Mi Powertech's taxing issues PODCASTS By Steve Porter Tom Hacker November 23, 2007 -- NUNN - Powertech USA hopes to earn millions of dollars from uranium Chris Wood mining operations in Weld County, which company officials have promised would inject money into the local economy through jobs as well as property and other taxes paid to local and state governments. Kristen rani Whether the Vancouver, Canada-based company will pay any severance taxes - the taxes incurred by businesses that extract Colorado's resources such as oil, gas and coal - remains an open question. DEPARTMENTS Under Colorado's severance law, companies that mine metallic minerals, Briefcase including uranium, pay a tax of 2.25 percent on gross income after the first Corrections $19 million earned in a given year. Economic Indicators Events Jim Bonner, Powertech USA's vice president for exploration, said he expects ExecStyle the company to produce more than $19 million in annual uranium sales but Leads/Public Records couldn't predict with certainty how much it might earn. Letters On the Job Bonner said the company's earnings would depend on the market price for Stocks uranium when it's sold. "We could certainly reach that ($19 million per The Edge - year), I would think. Under our plans right now, I'd say that would be the Time Out case." CALENDAR The price of uranium has increased dramatically in recent years as more « Dec. 2007 N nuclear power plants have been built in the United States and around the SMTWTFS world. Last summer, uranium reached a record price of nearly $140 a 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 pound. The latest price on the spot market for uranium oxide - U3O8 - was 2 3 4 5 6 7 s $78 per pound on Oct. 15. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 In addition to the first $19 million in gross sales being tax-free, Powertech 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 would also be able to deduct 50 percent of its county taxes under the 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 state's ad valorem tax rule. 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 Mark Couch, public information officer for the Colorado Department of • 12/1/2007- Revenue, said his understanding of the severance-tax breaks is that they Realities for Children - were included in the 1977 law to help mining companies make the 20,000 Nightlights investment to get started. Celebration • 12/3/2007- "It was a directive from the Legislature to get a break to promote their NoCoNet presents industry," Couch Said. "Presenting a Strong, ryr Confident Image in lob Interviews" Colorado now collects more than $240 million in severance taxes each year • 12/4/2007- - mostly from oil and gas operations. Critics of the system say that could be Perform at Your Peak: Focus on Your Company's http://www.ncbr.com/article.asp?id=89979 12/4/2007 Northern Colorado Business Report - Business News Focused on Northern Colorado Page 2 of 3 much higher if the state would update its severance-tax rates and get rid of State of Growth the ad valorem rule. Submit an event Register for an NCBR Event Colorado generous WEATHER Colorado is generous when it comes to uranium severance taxes when Fort Collins, CO compared to its neighbor to the north. Wyoming charges a higher 60°F percentage - 4 percent of taxable value - and has no initial or ad valorem deductions, said Cindy Rice, solid mineral work leader for the Wyoming Greeley, CO Department of Revenue. 55°F Wyoming, with no state income tax, depends heavily on its severance NCBR Poll taxes, Rice said. "We do rely pretty heavily on our mineral industry to What do you think this support us," she said. year"s holiday bonus will look like? With interest growing in uranium mining, along with public concerns about how it might impact water supplies and human and animal health, Colorado r Better than last legislators have been looking at possible changes in the severance-tax laws. years. There"s always Rep. Randy Fischer, D-Fort Collins, said an interim committee that looked next year. into the state's severance-tax system last summer concluded that any effort to raise the rates would require a statewide vote under TABOR and r What holiday would likely be a difficult battle. bonus? Submit you ! "The problem is, to change the severance tax would have to go to a vote of the people, and that's a pretty tall order," he said. Results I More polls Fischer said the state's "numerous exemptions and credits" could mean that SPECIAL Powertech - which still must obtain a permit to begin mining operations in PUBLICATIONS 2010 - might be able to extract uranium without much of a tax liability "and Blueprints the people won't see much economic impact." Book of Lists Event-Planning Guide "It's doubtful they'll be paying any severance tax at all," he said. Government 411 Guide to Golf to But Stewart Sanderson, president of the Colorado Mining Association, said Northern Colorado Powertech shouldn't be criticized for benefitting from the state's severance- Harvest tax system. How-to Guide Mercury 100 "There will be property taxes assessed with the operation, and if it gets No. Colorado MD above $19 million, there will be additional severance taxes," he said. "For No. Colorado some to claim that they're not getting a fair shake, the fact is there isn't Tech./Manuf. Portfolio any uranium mining yet. Let's bring in a company and then determine what Real Estate Source Book level of tax is appropriate." Who's Who Sanderson said the mining industry feels it would "not be wise" to increase SERVICES the severance tax, adding, "We think the severance tax is set at a About NCBR reasonable level." Advertising Info Classifieds Contact Us FAQ Could discourage mining NCBR Store Reprints Sanderson said Colorado legislators should tread lightly when it comes to Site Map raising severance taxes. "Colorado's already a tough state to do business - there's no question about that," he said. "That's why I think regulators should exercise caution and let the permitting process work in this state." http://www.ncbr.com/article.asp?id=89979 12/4/2007 Northern Colorado Business Report - Business News Focused on Northern Colorado Page 3 of 3 Sanderson said he believes Colorado already has sufficient safeguards and a fair tax structure to ensure an ongoing mining industry that pumps millions into local and state economies. "A mining company coming in to operate in Colorado is going to have to meet some very rigorous standards to do business in the state," he said. "Let's wait until we get some uranium mines in production before we start tinkering with the tax structure, which would tend to discourage uranium mining." Sen. Gail Schwartz, D-Snowmass, is vice-chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee and chairs an interim committee that is looking at possible changes in the severance-tax system. Schwartz said the committee's work would likely focus more on how severance-tax collections are distributed than whether they should be raised due to state restrictions on new taxes and spending. But, Schwartz said, with rising oil prices and increasing oil and gas pumping along with growing interest in uranium mining, the time is approaching when a revamping of the taxes may be a fight worth making. "We need to make sure all of our extractor industries are paying their fair share in Colorado, which is not the case right now," she said. comments (0) I print I email POWERTECH'S TAXING ISSUES submit a comment URLs are not allowed. ' denotes a required field. Your Name Your Email Your Location 1-A.7-' comment text (maximum 1000 characters) Submit Your Comment! ©2007 Northern Colorado Business Report. All Rights Reserved. This Service Is Provided On NCBR's Standard Terms&Conditions. Read Our Privacy Policy. http://www.ncbr.com/article.asp?id=89979 12/4/2007 Esther Gesick From: Bill Jerke Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 11:44 AM To: Esther Gesick Subject: FW: Uranium Mine -Larimer County Original Message From: Trevor Jiricek Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 1:39 PM To: Dave Long; Rob Masden; Bill Jerke; William Garcia; Douglas Rademacher Cc: Bruce Barker; Mark Wallace; Thomas Honn Subject: Uranium Mine - Larimer County All, Thought you might be interested in this. See below email from Jerry Blehm at Larimer County. Jerry is Larimers EH Director. It appears that the Larimer County Commissioners are considering having a public hearing in the near future concerning the proposed uranium mine (click the attachment) . Trevor Jiricek, M.A. Director, Environmental Health Services Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment 1555 N. 17th Ave Greeley, Colorado 80631 970-304-6415, ext. 2214 (office) 970-304-6411 (fax) Original Message From: Jerry Blehm [mailto:JBlehm@larimer.org] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 1:00 PM To: Trevor Jiricek Subject: Fwd: Admin Matters on BCC calendar check attached link for BCC discussion re: uranium meeting. >>> Doug Ryan 11/30/2007 8:17 AM >>> Hi Dale, FYI, Commissioner Eubanks has a uranium agenda item on the Administrative Matters calendar for next Tuesday. We have not been contacted by him, so I don't have any more information than this. http://www.larimer.org/bcc/adminmatters.htm Doug ett11441/""17Cemedai24a2 /a'L /f999 Administrative Matters Agenda Page 1 of 2 > Meetings_& Minutes>Admin Matters Meeting LARIMER COUNTY December 4, Administrative AM 9:00 AM to 10:55 AM Matters Commissioners' Conference Room 200 West Oak Street, Fort Collins Please Note:Scheduled Times are Subject to Change! Agenda Public Comment 9:00-9:30 AM Approval of Minutes for Week of November 19 and 9:30-9:33 AM 26. Review of the Schedule for the Week of December 10. 9:33-9:36 AM Consent Agenda -is intended to allow the Board of County Commissioners to spend its time and 9:36-9:40 AM energy on the other items on the agenda. Staff recommends approval of the Consent Agenda. Anyone may request an item on this calendar to be"pulled"off the Consent Agenda and considered separately. Agenda items pulled from the Consent Agenda will be considered separately immediately after the Board takes action on the remainder of the Consent Agenda. The Consent Calendar consists of items of no perceived controversy and routine administrative actions. • Action Items,Abatements,Agreements,Deeds,Resolutions,Liquor Licenses,and Misc. Request to Transfer Funds From the Courthouse Sales Babette Cornell,Interim Facilities 9:40-9:50 AM Tax Reserve to the 512 Capital Fund to Pay for 205 E. Director 6th Street Replacement of Boilers and Repairs to Compressors Second Reading of the Revised Fire Ordinance Major Bill Nelson,Sheriffs Office 9:50-10:00 AM Uranium Mining Public Hearing Commissioner Randy Eubanks 10:00-10:05 AM Appointments to the Board and Commissions Diane Tokarz,Commissioners' Office 10:05-10:10 AM County Manager Worksession-This portion of the Frank Lancaster,County Manager 10:10-10:20 AM agenda is for the County Manager to update the Board on administrative and other minor items that do not require any in-depth discussion or are for informational purposes only. Commissioner Activity Reports-Individually,Commissioners often represent the county on 10:20-10:30 AM various committees and task forces,as well as serve as liaisons to County Boards and Commissions. This portion of the agenda is for individual Commissioners to inform the rest of the board of County activities they have been involved in over the past week. Legal Matters George Hass,County Attorney 10:30-11:00 AM • Executive Session Regarding Potential Litigation http://www.larimer.org/bcc/adminmatters.htm 12/4/2007 Administrative Matters Agenda Page 2 of 2 Upcoming Administrative Matters Items Date Sail &Saddle Club License Renewal 12/18/20( Upcoming Board Worksession Items Budget Worksession 12/04/20( Human Resources Strategic Plan for Compensation and Benefits 12/13/20( Storm Water Master Plan—Boxelder Creek 12/17/20( Open Agenda for Board Discussion 12/17/20( Discussion of Events at the Budweiser Events Center 12/17//201 200 W.Oak Street•Fort Collins,CO 80521 •970-498-7000 H © 1995-2007,Larimer County http://www.larimer.org/bcc/adminmatters.htm 12/4/2007 Esther Gesick From: Bill Jerke Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 1:11 PM To: Esther Gesick Subject: FW: City of Fort Collins Reso on Uranium Mine Attachments: Fw: (application/pdf Object) =w: (application/pdf Object) Original Message From: Trevor Jiricek Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 4 :35 PM To: William Garcia; Bill Jerke; Dave Long; Douglas Rademacher; Rob Masden Cc: Mark Wallace; Thomas Honn; Bruce Barker Subject: City of Fort Collins Reso on Uranium Mine Another email concerning the proposed uranium mine. Apparently the City of Fort Collins will be considering a resolution opposing the uranium mine. The draft reso can be viewed at the below link. I have a call into the City in an effort to gather any information that they used to form their opinion. http://citydocs.fcgov.com/?cmd=convert&vid=72&docid=1191701&PHPSESSID= 4 iornhitud2tg9kb5dsn378760 Trevor Jiricek, M.A. Director, Environmental Health Services Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment 1555 N. 17th Ave Greeley, Colorado 80631 970-304-6415, ext. 2214 (office) 970-304-6411 (fax) Original Message From: Jerry Blehm [mailto:JBlehm®larimer.org] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 12 :58 PM To: Trevor Jiricek Subject: Fwd: Fw: (application/pdf Object) FYI attached. You probably already know but wanted to make sure you knew the direction the City of FC is heading. Our newest commissioner is also going to try and hold some type of hearing/meeting on this issue early next year. Will send you our admin. meetings calendar in next message. >>> Doug Ryan 11/30/2007 8:27 AM >>> AZ /°99 /a - - aO© 1 Esther Gesick From: lilias [liliasj@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:45 PM Subject: Fw: (application/pdf Object) The resolution against the proposed Powertech uranium project is on the City's agenda for next Tuesday. See the link below for more information. Please contact Stephanie if you can help get people there. The more the merrier! Lilias Forwarded Message ---- From: Goes Funeral Care <info@goesfuneralcare.com> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:41:55 PM Subject: (application/pdf Object) http://citydocs.£cgov.com/?cmd=convert&vid=72&docid=1191701&PHPSESSID= 4iornhitud2tg9kb5dsn378760 1 ITEM NUMBER: 23 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: December 4, 2007 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Darin Atteberry SUBJECT Resolution 2007-108 Expressing Council's Opposition to the Mining of Uranium in the Vicinity of Nunn, Colorado. RECOMMENDATION Staff does not have a recommendation on this item. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Members of the City Council asked that a resolution be prepared to express the Council's opposition to uranium mining in Northern Colorado. BACKGROUND A Canadian company,PowerTech Uranium Corporation,is considering a uranium mining operation across nearly 6000 acres of land in the vicinity of Nunn,Colorado,about 11 miles northeast of Fort Collins, known as the Centennial Project. PowerTech proposes to extract the uranium in situ, meaning that uranium will be dissolved out of porous sands located deep underground and brought to the surface for processing. In addition, PowerTech has not ruled out extracting some uranium using open-pit mining techniques. PowerTech has indicated that it will start applying for necessary permits beginning in mid-2008. The Centennial Project would be the first in-situ uranium mining operation in Colorado. In-situ uranium mining is a newer method of mining uranium and environmental impacts and threats to public health are unknown. In-situ leaching mining technology holds inherent risks, including possible contamination of groundwater and degradation ofnatural groundwater conditions through the groundwater restoration process utilized after completion of the leaching operations. Because the mining operations, and the potential damage, occur below the surface, we may not know until too late what problems are caused by in-situ uranium mining. The North Front Range is growing rapidly in population and employment. The Centennial Project would be located near Fort Collins and in an area with a growing population. The North Front Range generally,and the proposed Centennial Project site in particular,are not suitable for uranium mining,because the level of risk to the health and safety of area residents cannot be determined with This unofficial copy was downloaded from CityDocs at http://prometheus.fcgov.com --- For additional information or an official copy,please contact City Clerk's office at(Y/0)221-6515 December 4, 2007 -2- Item No. 23 any degree of certainty. In addition,uranium mining at the proposed Centennial Project site would have a detrimental effect on the image and economic well-being of the City. The project should not be allowed because it cannot be proven it will not have adverse effects on the health,environmental, or economic interests of the people of Fort Collins and Northern Colorado. In-situ uranium mining in Colorado would be subject to the regulatory requirements listed below. All county, state, and federal agencies that may review the project should be made aware of the City's opposition, and should act to deny all permit applications for the project. Regulatory requirement Agency Notice of Intent to Conduct Prospecting Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Activities Division of Reclamation and Mining Safety (DRMS) Reclamation permit for mining activity (DRMS) Underground injection control permit U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Radioactive Materials License Colorado Department of Health and Environment,Radiation Management Unit Use by Special Review Permit Weld County Planning Commission and Weld County Board of County Commissioners The regulatory process takes roughly one to two years. Assuming that PowerTech begins the regulatory process in mid 2008 as expected, then the process may be complete between mid-2009 and mid-2010. It is not possible to provide a more precise time line because the agencies involved determine the permit schedule based on a variety of factors, some of which we currently do not know. With the exception of the Notice of Intent to Conduct Prospecting Activities, each permit process provides an opportunity for the public to make comments to the regulatory agency prior to its decision whether or not to grant a permit. These public comment opportunities are summarized in the attached figure. ATTACHMENTS 1. PowerTech permit process chart with opportunities for public comment highlighted in yellow. This unofficial copy was downloaded from CityDocs at http://prometheus.fcgov.com — For additional information or an official copy,please contact City Clerk's office at(970)221-6515 -. 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IhEI : 1 ,„_ r• i 0 . . i III °I M ' w - I 12014 ' I - ail 1: , b W S II 1 � `4' a/Ili ;I r11 - > - - F E Mil {...... i RESOLUTION 2007-108 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS EXPRESSING COUNCIL'S OPPOSITION TO THE MINING OF URANIUM IN THE VICINITY OF NUNN, COLORADO WHEREAS, Canadian company PowerTech Uranium Corporation ("PowerTech") is considering a uranium mining operation across nearly 6000 acres of land in the vicinity of Nunn, Colorado,about 11 miles northeast of Fort Collins,known as the Centennial Project(the"Project"); and WHEREAS,Powertech has indicated that it will start the permitting process for the Project in mid-2008; and WHEREAS, Powertech proposes to extract the uranium in situ,meaning that uranium will be dissolved out of porous sands located deep underground and brought to the surface for processing; and WHEREAS, Powertech has not ruled out extracting some uranium using open-pit mining techniques; and WHEREAS,the Project would be the first in-situ uranium mining operation in Colorado;and WHEREAS, in-situ uranium mining is a newer method of mining uranium and the environmental impacts and threats to public health and safety posed by the process are largely unknown; and WHEREAS, in-situ leaching mining technology holds inherent risks, including possible contamination of groundwater and degradation of natural groundwater conditions through the groundwater restoration process utilized after completion of the leaching operations; and WHEREAS,because the mining operations involved in the in-situ process and the potential damage caused by such process occur below the surface,early detection of such problems may not be possible;and WHEREAS, the Project will be located in an area near Fort Collins which is experiencing rapid population growth; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the Colorado North Front Range and, in particular,the site presently under consideration by Power'ech is not a suitable location for uranium mining,both because the level of risk to the health and safety of area residents presented by uranium mining cannot be determined with any degree of certainty and because the presence of such an operation in the proposed location will almost certainly have a detrimental effect on the image and economic well-being of the City; and This unofficial copy was downloaded from CityDocs at http://prometheus.fcgov.com For additional information or an official copy,please contact City Clerk's office at(970)221-6515 WHEREAS,for those reasons,the City Council is strongly opposed to the Project and wishes to convey its concerns and position of opposition to those county,state and federal agencies that may review the Project. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the Council hereby expresses its strong opposition to the Centennial Project and urges all county, state and federal agencies involved in the permitting process for the Project to recognize that locating the Project along the North Front Range and in close proximity to the City of Fort Collins is ill advised because it may well be injurious to the health, safety and/or welfare of the residents in the area and do irreparable harm to the economic well-being of the City of Fort Collins. Section 2. That for the foregoing reasons,the Council further urges such agencies to deny any and all permit applications for the Project. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 4th day of December,A.D. 2007. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk This unofficial copy was downloaded from CityDocs at http://prometheus.fcgov.com -- --- - ---- For additional information or an official copy,please contact City Clerk's office at(970)221-6515 ---- - - Esther Gesick From: Esther Gesick Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 4:36 PM To: Bill Jerke Subject: RE: TMSM-Spam: Concerned Citizen Attachments: LEUraniumEmail.wpd; LEUraniumEmail.doc LEU ra ni um Ema il.wp.EUran iu mEmail.doc d (43 KB) (57 KB) Please see attached response. Esther E. Gesick Deputy Clerk to the Board 915 10th Street Greeley, CO 80631 (970)356-4000 X4226 (970) 352-0242 (fax) Original Message From: Bill Jerke Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 2:19 PM To: Esther Gesick Subject: FW: TMSM-Spam: Concerned Citizen Original Message From: Philip Welu [mailto:swillter@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 1:46 PM To: Dave Long; Douglas Rademacher; Rob Masden; Bill Jerke; William Garcia; Bruce Barker; Trevor Jiricek; Monica Mika; krennels@larimer.org; ggibson@larimer.org; reubanks@larimer.org; governor.ritter@state.co.us; shawn.mitchell.senate@state.co.us; scott.renfroe.senate@state.co.us; steve.johnson.senate@state.co.us; bob.bacon.senate@state.co.us; kevin@kevinlundberg.com; don@donmarostica.com; jim.reisberg.house@state.co.us; glen.vaad.house@state.co.us; joe.rice.house@state.co.us; jerry.sonenberg.house.state.co.us; Vince Adams; Vincent.Adams@frontrange.edu Subject: TMSM-Spam: Concerned Citizen Dear Appreciated Public Servant, Why should the prospect of uranium mining in our back yards be such an important and controversial topic? Well, if you ask me, it's in direct correlation with the seemingly unending negative impacts that it poses on our immediate environment and personal well being. Who am I you ask? Well, I'm a Northern Minnesota native who decided to relocate and commit my college studies to the education of the natural sciences. A resident of two years now, and happily in my first year of studies, I love the community that I have become a part of. In turn, I have seriously considered making Northern Colorado my new home for years to come. Every aspect of the eco-friendly way of life seems to thrive here, which I am most excitingly ready to take part of. That is, until one of my fellow piers (and a current resident of Wellington, CO) informed me about the test drilling and proposed mining of the Centennial District just miles from Fort Collins. As you might (or might not) understand this information began upset me a little. So I devoted my English composition research paper to the education of the topic, in an attempt to gain a better understanding for the crucial subject at hand. To make a long story short, my research turned up insubstantial evidence to allow my support of the uranium mining being proposed by Powertech Inc. and have come to this conclusion; if it is a struggle to uncover the needed evidence to support the alleged safe mining techniques employed by Powertech Inc. , maybe we should all take a deep breath and try to understand the possible negative impacts AZ ArfrY /o2 —/O Olt it could leave in it's wake. Either way you look at it, this is a decision that will impact many lives whether they know it or not. Simply put, I think the technology behind the safe mining practices of Uranium are still out of date. We need to investigate in safer mining techniques before we subject a population of this size to such hazards. Finally, if this mining project is approved, I will definitely reconsider making Northern Colorado the place I raise my family. Most Sincerely, Philip Welu Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. Connect now! <http://console.mxlogic.com/redir/? dPrbarZNPypI04oBl2FyxYzfYLBGMxZFY3ylrige1830A118w4wGdyE2WpZclxVwNFgwGyyDuUUTvHTsvhushpsdTd QciffDYgkjHcjvsSeuvjdEECzBNVUs-epdEzzoBm5Lz3Q3h09iD8k-1KvxYYmfSk3g9J4SOOC_ssyyrciWH> 2 Esther Gesick From: Bill Jerke Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 1:58 PM To: Esther Gesick Subject: FW: FYI - Fort Collins City Council Resolution Opposing Uranium Mine Original Message From: Trevor Jiricek Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 12:29 PM To: Bill Jerke; William Garcia; Dave Long; Rob Masden; Douglas Rademacher Cc: Bruce Barker; Mark Wallace; David Bauer; Thomas Honn Subject: FYI - Fort Collins City Council Resolution Opposing Uranium Mine Thought you might be interested I spoke with Brian Woodruff (Environmental Planner) at the City of Fort Collins concerning the draft resolution opposing the uranium mining operation near Nunn. I contacted him in an effort to receive copies of any materials the City was using to support opposition to the mine. He stated that the resolution drafted for the Fort Collins City Council and was drafted at the request of two of the council members. He indicated that it was drafted without specifics or scientific basis. It will be presented tonight, December 4, 2007. Streaming video is available after the council meeting at: www.fcgov.com Trevor Jiricek, M.A. Director, Environmental Health Services Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment 1555 N. 17th Ave Greeley, Colorado 80631 970-304-6415, ext. 2214 (office) 970-304-6411 (fax) CE1417141 Ge%1�.� .GC t At /199 /v7-/D•- GO City of Fort Collins, Colorado Official Website Page 1 of 2 doing business event calendar Location, demographics, < December 2007 > and quality of life are S M TWT FS just of few reasons that 4. make Fort Collins a 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 great place to run a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 business. 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