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Cindi Etcheverry
Weld County Environmental Health Services
1555 N. 17th Ave.
Greeley, CO 80631
RE: Trees for Highway 66 Facility
Dear Ms Etcheverry,
During your site visit on September 11,2000 we discussed'replacement of the perimeter tree's
that had died. Subsequent to your visit I met with Green Acres Nursery in Golden (our tree
supplier) regarding the timing necessary to replace the trees. We have made arrangements to
replace them, but cannot complete the replacement by the end of September due to supplier
issues. Green Acres cannot have the trees delivered and planted before the 3rd week of October.
As you are aware,we are in the process of obtaining a permit to open a facility northeast of
Keenesburg. The process is proceeding and we are hopeful that we will be before the County
Commissioners by the end of November.
If approved, it is our intent to close down the Highway 66 operation and concentrate on
operations at Keenesburg and our other facilities. Considering this intent and the current
pressure on Highway 66 facility that surrounding urban sprawl has created,we would like to
request permission to delay the replanting of the tree's until we know the decision on our
Keenesburg application. This request is reasonable in our opinion for two basic reasons:
1. If Keenesburg is approved, and Highway 66 is closed down, we would be removing the trees
from Highway 66 anyway by July of 2001. If the Keenesburg facility is not approved, or if it
appears that approval will be substantially delayed,we would follow through on our original
commitment to have the trees replaced.
2. Even if planted now, the tree's will be in a dormant condition until spring of 2000. When I
originally discussed replacing the trees with Trevor last spring we discussed the possibility of
moving the Highway 66 operation and the fact that it would not be logical to plant the trees if
we were moving. The only thing that has changed from that conversation is the timing of the
potential approval from Weld County. At the time I discussed this with Trevor. we were
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anticipating approval in late September or October. Now we are anticipating approval by the
end of November. The hearing date has been moved back due to necessary advertising times
and vacation schedules at the state level.
Please consider our request and let me know as soon as possible the department's opinion on it.
Sincerely,
Bob Yost _
Director, Marketing &New
Business Development
cc: Julie Chester, Weld County Planning Services
Roger Doak, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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