HomeMy WebLinkAbout20013466 18730 Weld County Road 3
Berthoud, CO 80513
December 6, 2001
Weld County Commissioners
9 I O Tenth Street
Greeley, CO
Gentlemen:
We are writing you to call attention to the hearing we attended
with Mr. I teikio Eichler on 5th of November where he applied for a
second mobile home permit. We are dismayed that someone can
go in front of a Government board and be dishonest. We wish to
point out some discrepancies.
First, he stated that he knew nothing of a "rental agreement" with
Harris'. We know that Harris' have had cattle on his land much of
the time since we moved here ten years ago. He also got up and
stated that the reason we wanted to get this mobile home permit
denied was because we were mad that he wouldn't rent the west
end to us. The west end is mostly weeds and no fence. We have
asked a couple of times about renting the east half and he told us
that he had an agreement with Harris's.
Concerning the issue that he was NOT building this home but a
pole barn, he informed us that he was building a home. When the
building started we asked him if that was where he was going to
build the home and he told us yes it was. We did ask what
access road they planned to use for his new home. Mrs. Eichler
told us that our driveway was "their road and they were going to
use it". Even at that bit of misinformation, we never told them that
they couldn't use the road -- as he said in his statement at the
meeting.
We are concerned about his use of the old mobile home as a
rental unit. The man who rented it before the fellow who lives in it
now, worked at the Post Office for several years_ The current
renter tells us he works for Mr. Eichler in his Heritage Mail
business. This old mobile home is truly an "eye sore" and lowers
the value of our property. Some of our local acquaintances have
asked us over the years why we hadn't protested its presence
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because of its appearance and since it does not meet the criteria
of housing a "farm worker_'
We do not believe that he has a nursery business where he is
growing out plants. What kind of farmers, in this area, buy little
plants and put them in the dirt and let them grow up and then put
them hack in pots and sell them - all in the spring while people
are still buying plants_ Flow long of a growing season does he
one have without a green house? We have a large garden and
buy plants all over the area. Never have we seen any sign of
plants or advertising for plants at Eichlers.
You may also want to know that the man who rents the trailer
recently stopped our daughter and talked to her. Ile was leaving
the Heritage Mail business and was very, very upset - even
shaking. He was telling her things like Mr. Eichler had lately been
more upset than ever! Mr. Eichler had told him that "we just
moved here four months ago and were ruining everything". Ile
asked our daughter when we moved here and then said he used
to live in Harris' mobile home and he thought Mr. Eichler was lying
about how long we had lived here, But he then stated "he lies
about everything:
We are concerned about the situation and hope you will earnestly
pursue the matter. We think it is obvious that he has a disregard
for the laws and rules that govern use and development of his
land. That attitude is frightening when we have seen him time
and again ignore the rules and lie about his situation_ Where will it
end?? His statement that his handicapped wife was going to have
to work more on the farm if you denied another mobile home was
amazing. They do not own farm animals. They obviously want to
adopt I tarns' when it is convenient.
Please pursue this with all due process of the laws which apply.
Thank you for your service and your help in this matter.
Sincerely,
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Carl and Sandra Hatch
CC: planning and enforcement departments
CARL & SANDRA HATCH
18730 W.C.R.#3
Berthoud, CO 80513
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