HomeMy WebLinkAbout800763.tiff WELD COUNTY LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION
DEAN KANODE, PRES. RODNEY CUYKENDALL, SEC.
54501 COUNTY RD. 53 P.O. BOX 17
AULT, COLORADO 80610 ROGGEN, COLORADO 80652
December 12, 1979
Office of Board of County Commissioners
P. 0. Box 758
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Gentlemen:
RE: SEVERED MINERAL RIGHTS
Your letter of October 21, 1977 was the last that we have
received any information from you on the progress of the
research into Severed Mineral Rights (H.B. 1222) . We
would like to know why there has been such an extended
delay and what has been done or is being done in this
matter.
Why is Weld County not complying with H.E. 1222? It seems
to be trying to shift the burden of compliance with H.B. 1222
to the individual land owners.
We are enclosing conies of letters we have received from
a encies involved in this matter. Maybe these copies will
give you an idea of the indecisive moves made so far.
Weld County Livestock Ass'n.
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Dean Kanode, President
Rodney A. Cuykendall, Sec.
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Copies to: County Council , CO a`•
H. H. Hansen, County Assessor AN
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October 19, 1977
Weld County Livestock Association
c/o Mr. Dean Kanode
Route 1, Box 363
Ault, Colorado 80610
Dear Gentlemen:
Thank you for the copies of your Resolutions regarding
Severed Mineral Rights.
Verbal information received from Mr. Herb Hansen,
County Assessor regarding severed mineral rights
indicates his assurance that he will be receiving
two persons under the federal CETA program that he
feels will be qualified to begin researching the
ownership of severed mineral rights. It is his
belief that this research will probably take most
of 1978 and therefore it would be 1979 before these
minerals would be placed on the tax roles.
The Council, at its regular meeting on October 18,
1977 voted to request information from the County
Commissioners and the County Attorney regarding the
mineral rights owned by the County. This request
shall include any legal opinions the Commissioners
have been given regarding these mineral rights.
Sincerely,
(Mrs. ) Nancy Clark
Chairperson
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Weld County Taxpayers Association
NANCY CLARK. PRESIDENT - PHONE 353-3183 BOB E. WHITE. VICE PRESIDENT - PHONE 656-3672
JOHN T. MARTIN, HOME 857-2471 - Bus. 857-6675 FLOYD OLIVER, SR. HOME 352-1067
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October 15, 1979
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Rodney Cuykendall, Secretary
Weld County Livestock Association
Roggen, Co. 80652
Dear Sir :
In answer to your letter and Resolution Number 1, Severed Mineral
Rights, I wish to inform you that this office hes tried for several years
t❑ get authorization from the Weld County Commissioners to put minerals on
the Tax Rolls. The cost for record search of minerals in the County was at
one time quoted at $300,000.00. This amount was not approved by the County
Commissioners.
This office will however, put minerals on the rolls if an individual
furnishes name, address, legal description and proof of abstract searche
that is all that we are able to do at this time.
Yours truly,
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H. H. Hansen
Weld County Assessor
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FICE OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER'
PHONE. 1303) 356-4000 EX I 21
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October 21 , 1977
Mr. Dean Kanode, Secretary
Weld County Livestock Association
Route 1 , Box 363
Ault, CO 80610
Dear Mr. Kanode and Association Members:
Thank you for sending us the Livestock Association's resolutions
concerning severed mineral rights and mineral rights owned by
Weld County. The Board of Weld County Commissioners shares
your concerns about the status of severed mineral rights.
Resolution No. 5, Severed Mineral Rights. The Weld County
Assessor is instituting a program, which should begin before
the end of 1977, to proceed to clear the titles and ownership
of mineral rights severed from real estate and provide
procedures for the taxation thereof. From a presentation
made by the Weld County Assessor before the Board of County
Commissioners , he expects that this process will be time-
consuming and may take up to two years to complete.
Resolution No. 6, regarding Weld County's ownership of severed
mineral rights. As of June, 1977, all property sold by the
County includes the mineral rights held by the County. The
Board has, and is, investigating procedures to divest itself of
County owned mineral rights. The Board has looked into the
possibility of returning the mineral rights to the surface owner;
however, legal opinions from the County Attorney and the Attorney
General state that there is no legal process , at the present time,
through which the County could guarantee that mineral rights would
return to the surface owner. The only option presently open to
the Board is a public auction, at which the rights would go to
the highest bidder. In the Board's opinion, this would probably
mean the the County owned severed mineral rights would go to the
large oil and gas corporations.
Livestock Association: 10/21/77 Page Two
The Board is studying the possibility of special interest
legislation, presently being considered along two avenues.
One alternative would allow the first rights of refusal to
the surface owner; the second being the right of Weld
County to retain the severed mineral rights now owned by
the County.
The Board of Weld County Commissioners has been very
frustrated in its attempts to come to an equitable solution
to this problem. We will continue our efforts to divest
the County of severed mineral rights which the County holds
while protecting the rights of the surface owners, We will
keep you advised of any progress in this matter.
Sinc ely,
J K. Steinmark, Chairperson
Board of Weld County Commissioners
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