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April 10, 1980
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C. W. Kirby, Chairman
Board of Weld County Commissioners
Office of Board of County Commissioners
P.0. Box 758
Greeley, CO 80631
Re: Location of Right-of-Way along
approved Laramie River-Ault 345 kV
Transmission Line
Dear Mr. Kirby:
In response to your letter of January 28, 1980, we have very care-
fully examined our routing of the Laramie River-Ault Transmission
Line near the town of Carr. As you may recall in your letter, mem-
bers of the Wheatland-Ault Landowners Association presented a
proposal to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the poten-
tial location of lines adjacent to Carr.
At this time it was indicated by the Landowner group that Tri-State
was considering routing the Ault line on the East side of County
Road 19 near Carr. In your letter you indicated that the Board
supports the request of the area landowners to locate the easements
along the West side of County Road 19, specifically, through
Sections 21 , 28 and 33, in Township 11 North, Range 67 West.
We appreciate this type of input,and in fact, have decided to re-
route the line on the West side of County Road 19 in this area for
the following reasons:
1 . The proposed Rawhide Power Plant may create substantial de-
mand for an existing subdivision located in Section 27,
Township 11 North, Range 67 West.
2. The landowners of the aforementioned subdivision may -have
purchased the property specifically for residential develop-
ment.
3. It is possible that no other subdivision plats in this area
could be obtained from Weld County until the aforementioned
subdivision has been developed.
4. The landowners effected by the re-route apparently did not
object to the line being on their lands.
'AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER' 80H 8q
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C.W. Kirby
April 10, 1980
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We trust we are in compliance with the resolution issued by the
County concerning the Laramie River-Ault Transmission Line and
are not violating the trust placed in us by the Weld County Board
of County Commissioners.
• .— Sincerely yours,
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' James L. Overcamp, Jr'
Right-of-Way Manager
cc: Weld County Department of Planning Services
Wheatland-Ault Landowners Association,
c/o Norm Brown
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January 28 , 1980
Mr. Stan Borkowski
Right-of-Way Supervisor
Missouri Basin Power Project
12076 Grant Street
Thornton, Colorado 80241
Re : Location of Right-of-Way Along Approved
Laramie River-Ault 345 kv Transmission Line
Dear Mr. Borkowski :
At the time the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County accepted the route for the above-referenced line, it
was clearly understood that landowners were to be consulted
regarding location of the easements and, more specifically,
location of the structures . In a letter dated April 30 ,
1979, Mr. John E. Pope stated that your company has a "respon-
sibility to conduct good faith negotiations with individual
landowners for rights-of-way." From information received to
date, it would appear that your company may be violating the
trust placed in it by this Board.
It has recently come to the attention of the Board of
County Commissioners that certain landowners along the
above-referenced route are concerned with your company' s
approach to acquisition and location of right-of-way. The
Board is concerned, based upon reports received from area
landowners , that your company has chosen its right-of-way
location without consulting with all potentially affected
landowners .
Members of the Wheatland-Ault Landowners Association pre-
sented a proposal to this Board recently regarding the
potential location of lines adjacent to Carr. It has been
reported to the Board of County Commissioners that you are
considering the east side of County Road 19 in this area.
The Board supports the request of area landowners to locate
the easement along the west side of County Road 19 in
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Sections 21, 28, and 33 in T11N, R67W and asks that you give
serious consideration to landowners ' concerns in this situation.
As this Board is advised by landowners of similar situations
to that stated above or other matters pertaining to your
easement locations in the County, we will be forwarding
those concerns to you.
If you have any questions relating to this matter, or if
the Board of Weld County Commissioners can be of service to
you, please feel free to contact me .
Yours truly,
C. W. Kirby, Chairman
Board of Weld County Commissioners
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cc: Weld County Dept. of Planning Services
Wheatland-Ault Landowners Association , c/o Norm Brown
Frank E. Neisen, Right-of-Way Agent
John E. Pope, Design and Construction Div. Mgr.
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