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•U Banks and Gesso, LLC 720 Kipling St.,Suite117
■■ Lakewood, Colorado 80215
(303) 274-4277
Fax (303) 274-8329
www.banksandgesso.com
July 3, 2002
Weld County Department of Public Works
Attn: Don Carroll
PO Box 758
Greeley, CO 80632
RE: Owens Brothers Concrete Company, Nix Sand and Gravel Mine—USR 1343
Mr. Carroll:
Per our conference call with Mr. Drew Scheltinga of your Department and Mr. Chris Gathman of
the Weld County Planning Department, I am supplying you with the following information in hopes
that we can satisfy your concerns and obtain a date in front of the Board of County
Commissioners for the above referenced USR-Mining Permit application.
As you know, the original access point for the Nix operation was proposed to be out onto WCR 28
and then east to WCR 19. However, after receiving comments from the surrounding neighbors
and hearing concerns from the County regarding that access point, Owens Brothers agreed to
pursue obtaining a shared access point with Varra Companies and Aggregate Industries along
State Highway 66 to the north of the property. Initial efforts with Varra proved fruitless and
Owens Brothers decided to pursue other options once it became apparent that Varra, in Owens'
mind, wasn't being reasonable in their requests. It was then decided that the access point would
move to the east of the Nix property and exit onto WCR 19, approximately one-half mile south of
State Highway 66. From here the haul route will proceed to the south, to either State Highway
119 or State Highway 52, whichever offers the best safety alternative for the turning haul trucks
and other vehicles using those intersections.
It is our understanding that new access point and proposed haul route are satisfactory to you and
your staff. We also understand that Owens Brothers will be responsible for supplying the County
with construction documents and detailed plans for any and all improvements to the access point
onto WCR 19, including possible acceleration and deceleration lanes. We further understand that
Owens Brothers will be required to enter into a Road Maintenance and Improvement Agreement
with the County for all County roads utilized in the haul route. We ask that your department
approve the above changes to the access point and haul route and forward your approval to Mr.
Gathman of the Planning Department with a stipulation that approval is conditioned upon
submittal of the aforementioned intersection design documents and Agreements.
I thank your for attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me
at 303-274-4277
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Banks and Gesso, LLC
Cc: 20075—Agency Correspondence
Bill Owens, Owens Brother Concrete Company
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