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Home My WebLink About20002210.tiff! "" fill Weld County Department of Planning Services ' 1555 N. 17th Avenue e 7yf rc Greeley, Colorado Board of County Commissioners Weld County Centennial Center 915 10th Street — Third Floor Greeley, Colorado Re: Beebe Draw Farms /Jim Fell Pelican Lakes Subdivision Second Filing — Case S-525, Docket 2000-44 We, the undersigned residents of rural Weld County, strongly object to the request for 536 additional lots in the Pelican Lakes Subdivision and urge county staff arid commissioners to reject the proposal. Further expansion will lead to environmental degradation; will endanger residents due to lack of necessary infrastructure and services; is an example of ill-managed sprawl; and is completely incompatible with agricultural surroundings. Name: --- Ze--s----2- :.f-21.1._h.- Address: --Z99„ ,j,,E ii/ V3 _;Sa.LL, et) S fiGV • Comments: --d i zfzi`__ .S __enizaa 2A __./z4.i1 !zflt.:xs __aizz,4 ,41. 4.4“) l;. =ate' -t 7u.e d 6 jie kc _A.,:a .,e -c_ ?-sd=°=t= . __r g. Name: Address: _11 all NL_4= ---_'r i C7 g® ((L/C Comments: --O=e- Oti\(--- .?A _— •-+(-6-H-__4<- ' _Lt .d :Lsxk - -- - - - .. Name: e A U C1ciimk__ '= t€ir = Address: lgi-i(c'3 i,UCR oci, L a.°:)(LJ' 2t_eb__ &1-,q y � L Cf,e Comments: c4 _ -v(rN:L(r[,1� ku_5___11)fiFJ L_i ±);/21.1/ 2000-2210 Weld County Department of Planning Services 1555 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, Colorado Board of County Commissioners Weld County Centennial Center 915 10th Street - Third Floor Greeley, Colorado Re: Beebe Draw Farms /Jim Fell Pelican Lakes Subdivision Second Filing — Case S-525, Docket 2000-44 We, the undersigned residents of rural Weld County, strongly object to the request for 536 additional lots in the Pelican Lakes Subdivision and urge county staff and commissioners to reject the proposal. Further expansion will lead to environmental degradation; will endanger residents due to lack of necessary infrastructure and services; is an example of ill-managed sprawl; and is completely incompatible with agricultural surroundings.. Name: --- Address: - Comments: 1 � e �' e.) Of-an-eV) ; /. 9y5 442 C. /2€(1-K r)Ya �> ) CC �0y��`/5 . 1( r F -�eL IC_ _' y _ x.41/ , .t awra ( (n _LAC/_"✓_M___![itdddl. __ __, S.._..�,4�C44}..LL!(!- Imo' ��L , S.(s_ __ _ee7;"' (.___-Li.≥-tZu' �` Name: z_C-3 z.L a t_`_ / Address: ,"` z Comments: 6 dk p / c-44;-•- ma / c c- -1 � 0 /;- J 7 Name: - Address: / 7723 C- /� 1:3 J A ≤ -2S C o Yt?!_ _tl_z_.-- Comments: _ 1_C._t'e _a LA, r c a cuer_� __�%4 ___ __l_e__r_-_--.__-- Weld County Department of Planning Services 1555 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, Colorado Board of County Commissioners Weld County Centennial Center 915 10th Street — Third Floor Greeley, Colorado Re: Beebe Draw Farms /Jim Fell Pelican Lakes Subdivision Second Filing - Case S-525, Docket 2000-44 We, the undersigned residents of rural Weld County, strongly object to the request for 536 additional lots in the Pelican Lakes Subdivision and urge county staff arid commissioners to reject the proposal. Further expansion will lead to environmental degradation; will endanger residents due to lack of necessary infrastructure and services; is an example of ill-managed sprawl; and is completely incompatible with agricultural surroundings. A - Name: ------ 1 _JLLS L �� 11-• iJ! r .� �.— Address: L ` -aa 7 Comments: Name: --a-4Z fi .._ / > Address: / 74/,7> t e /t 3? /- &Y441 ' 4 Comments: (/1 .U/.'` (-l_s'_'__1f_!1 is < < 1 Name: -- - Address: Comments: , Weld County Department of Planning Services j 1 555 N. 17th Avenue "� Greeley, Colorado v '� �� i " County / ' - t Board of Commissioners r.�� ' -'�-`' C � ?� - Weld County Centennial Center 915 10th Street — Third Floor f 7 Greeley, Colorado Re: Beebe Draw Farms /Jim Fell 19 5-7 r ."!- Pelican Lakes Subdivision Second Filing — Case S-525, Docket 2000-44 F. > IL ?R 7 We, the undersigned residents of rural Weld County, strongly object to the request for 536 additional lots in the Pelican Lakes Subdivision and urge county staff and commissioners to reject the proposal. Further expansion will lead to environmental degradation; will endanger residents due to lack of necessary infrastructure and services; is an example of ill-managed sprawl; and is completely incompatible wil:h agricultural urroaundin s. --- 1: Name: ---r• � LA �- --- - Address✓Ju7 7G' /214 CO' (;)-w1/24_ o' dSfr Comments: Name: _eastabdiersr Address: 12612- �! 4a_&a_l � __ - r Comments: Name: x - \ Address: S.pp�Q ��`S�� 0.��QSa\c,sa . Liu( MSD Comments: Th'u ,kLA. C ` o10(1S / ��` Weld County Department of Planning Services 1555 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, Colorado Board of County Commissioners Weld County Centennial Center 915 10th Street — Third Floor Greeley, Colorado Re: Beebe Draw Farms /Jim Fell Pelican Lakes Subdivision Second Filing — Case S-525, Docket 2000-44 We, the undersigned residents of Weld County, strongfr object to the request for 536 additional lots in the Pelican Lakes Subdivision and ung. bounty staff and commissioners to reject the proposal. Further expansion will lead to environmental degradation; will endanger residents due to lack of necessary infrastructure and services; is an example of ill-managed sprawl; and is completely incompatible with agricultural surroundings. z-� V i , . Name: �-; � n.c ==-� �� 'E- IoP.��. �:�._. �� S Address: •__,CZ! u�lc�_E� /7 �t __ L 2 ..).1f24- V Comments: - �Name: Gi'e- /� � ,_.t�.-u._ Comments: Name: _Jea 2�r- u� ___OS �' `°— Address: n —iaCeai _L,o 4 Comments: Weld County Department of Planning Services 1555 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, Colorado Board of County Commissioners Weld County Centennial Center 915 10th Street — Third Floor Greeley, Colorado Re: Beebe Draw Farms /Jim Fell Pelican Lakes Subdivision Second Filing — Case S-525, Docket 2000-44 We, the undersigned residents of rural Weld County, strongly object to the request for 536 additional lots in the Pelican Lakes Subdivision and urge county staff arid commissioners to reject the proposal. Further expansion will lead to environmental degradation; will endanger residents due to lack of necessary infrastructure and services; is an example of ill-managed sprawl; and is completely incompatible with agricultural surroundings. Name: -g--p,r._'1; I. CL-F__i--- Address: a.. S s L.J c& —.� .8- CaS"41 ,f= Co Comments: _ Name: - C Address: c p 3 1 9--r .4' _ G Comments: a0 _ Address: 1--Y-1a1 Lo S'_---3-1-r—k.Alith__0'0_,___4V/va J Comments: ? _ r SEE" U) it Weld County Department of Planning Services 1555 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, Colorado Board of County Commissioners Weld County Centennial Center 915 10th Street — Third Floor Greeley, Colorado Re: Beebe Draw Farms /Jim Fell Pelican Lakes Subdivision Second Filing — Case S-525, Docket 2000-44 We, the undersigned residents of rural Weld County, strongly object to the request for 536 additional lots in the Pelican Lakes Subdivision and urge county staff arid commissioners to reject the proposal. Further expansion will lead to environmental degradation; will endanger residents due to lack of necessary infrastructure and services; is an example of ill-managed sprawl; and is completely incompatible with agricultural surroundings. Name: / •'<SC SI I77I Address: --.1 7 S 13 k)C!Z.___3_15 PL&t t c_(l_c_,_-__(t £ofa.:S. Comments: - Name4 _ 1_� �4-.. COG Address: _ �.?-1 �_ �. 1i 1g_ C ?EJ Comments: Name: .. . Address: Comments: Greeley Area REALTOR Association SEARCH MATCHES .un Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at C 52 MLS # St C Price AR SA Address Style S4f BEd L' Off 1 221246m A 1 $269, 945 10 29 16502 ESSEX RD N 2STOF. 3260 4 8 :• RPI 2 235682m A 1 $324, 995 10 29 16491 FAIRBANKS 2STOb. 3224 3 9( BCO 3 221777p A 1 $369, 450* 10 29 16501 ESSEX RD N RANCE. X80)0 3 9BCO 4 236105m A 1 $379, 450 10 29 16523 ESSEX RD N 2STOR. 34►i8 4 9': BCO 5 218809m A 1 $399, 500 10 29 16495 LEDYARD RD RANCE 4862 3 9 . BCO 6 216760m A 1 $419, 000 10 29 16509 ESSEX RD N RANCE 426E 3 9 . BCO 7 221736m A 6 $60, 000 10 29 16493 LEDYARD RD .25- . 9•". BCO 8 221733p A 6 $69, 000 10 29 16498 ESSEX RD S .25- . 9 BCO 9 217939p A 6 $69, 500 10 29 16499 BADMINTON .25- . 9 • BCO 10 221740p A 6 $69, 500 10 29 16495 ESSEX RD S .25-. 9 . BCO 11 217950p A 6 $69, 500 10 29 16498 BADMINTON .25- . 9 : BCO 12 217937p A 6 $70, 000 10 29 16497 BADMINTON .25- . 9 - BCO 1:3 217946p A 6 $70, 000 10 29 16496 BADMINTON .25- . 9 . BCO 14 217844 A 6 $70, 400 10 29 16517 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9 . BCO 15 217915 A 6 $72, 000 10 29 16494 FAIRBANKS .25-. 9 . BCO 16 217925p A 6 $72, 000 10 29 16495 BADMINTON .25- . 9.BCO 17 217929p A 6 $72, 000 10 29 16494 BADMINTON .25-. 9. BCO 18 217912p A 6 $72, 500 10 29 16497 FAIRBANKS .25-. 9: BCO 19 217859 A 6 $73, 500 10 29 16499 FAIRBANKS .25-. 9, BCO 20 217920p A 6 $74, 000 10 29 16488 FAIRBANKS .25-. 9. BCO 2:1 217842p A 6 $74 , 400 10 29 16515 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9 : BCO 22 217913 A 6 $75, 000 10 29 16496 FAIRBANKS . 25-. 9°. BCO 23 27857 A 6 $75, 500 10 29 16495 FAIRBANKS .25-. 9 : BCC 24 217916 A 6 $76, 000 10 29 16493 FAIRBANKS .25-. 9 BCO 25 2:7894 A 6 $77, 500 10 29 16511 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9 . BCO ''6 2:7846 A 6 $78 , 000 10 29 16516 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9 BCO 7 2-791.8p A 6 $78 , 000 10 29 16491 FAIRBANKS . 25-. 9 BCO 28 217832 A 6 $78 , 300 10 29 16522 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9 BCO 29 217829p A 6 $78, 400 10 29 16524 ESSEX RD S .25- . 9. 820 30 217891p A 6 $79, 000 10 29 16523 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9 BC 31 217853p A 6 $79, 000 10 29 16512 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9: BCO 3.2 217856 A 6 $79, 500 10 29 16510 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9 . BC? 33 217848p A 6 $79, 500 10 29 16514 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9 BC 34 217886p A 6 $81 , 000 10 29 16519 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9. BY.:O 35 217888p A 6 $82, 000 10 29 16521 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9 BaD 36 217919p A 6 $83, 000 10 29 16489 FAIRBANKS .25- . 9. B+: C 37 221305m S 1 $260, 000 10 29 16503 ESSEX RD N 2STOR 2944 3 B: RPI 38 221250m S 1 $262, 000 10 29 16496 BEEBE DRAW RANCH 3747 2 8 RPI 39 218605m S 1 $286, 000 10 29 16507 ESSEX RD N 2STOR 3147 4 9: BCC 40 218461p S 1 $315, 000 10 29 16505 ESSEX RD N RANCH 4244 3 9' BCC 41 218563m S 1 $354, 142 10 29 16498 BEEBE DRAW RANCH 3934 3 9: BC:O 42 2171396p S 6 $61, 200 10 29 16490 FAIRBANKS . 25-.. 9: BCC 43 221743p S 6 $62, 550 10 29 16490 ESSEX RD S .25-.. 9B CC 44 217833p S 6 $66, 555 10 29 16520 ESSEX RD N .25-.. 9B CC 45 217840p S 6 $82, 250 10 29 16513 ESSEX RD N .25- .. 9' BCC 46 228713p S 6 $83, 500 10 29 16500 BEEBE DRAW <.25 9' BCC 47 219247p S 6 $96, 500 10 29 16487 LEDYARD RD . 5-1 9• BC:C 48 237518 S 6 $98, 500 10 29 16489 LEDYARD RD 1-5 A 9: BCC Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed . (C) 2000 IRES, ::,.,C vi. • E Prepared by: Marc Oster on September 5,2000 Greeley Area REALTOR Association SEARCH MATCHES um Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 0 52 MLS # St C Price AR SA Address Style Sqf'. BEd Leff 1 221246m A 1 $269, 945 10 29 16502 ESSEX RD N 2STOF 260 4 8(;RPI 2 235882m A 1 $324, 995 10 29 1649.1 FAIRBANKS 2STOP i2::4 3 9CBCO 3 221777p A 1 $369, 450* 10 29 16501 ESSEX RD N RANCH 1800 3 9CBCO 4 236105m A 1 $379, 450 10 29 16520 ESSEX RD N 2STOR ?4818 4 9CBCO 5 218809m A 1 $399, 500 10 29 16495 LEDYARD RD RANCH 4862 3 9CBCO 6 218760m A 1 $419, 000 10 29 16509 ESSEX RD N RANCH 1266 3 9CBCO 7 221736m A 6 $60, 000 10 29 16493 LEDYARD RD . 25-. 9cBCO 8 221733p A 6 $69, 000 10 29 16493 ESSEX RD S .25—. 9cBCO 9 217939p A 6 $69, 500 10 29 16499 BADMINTON .25-. 9( BCO 10 221740p A 6 $69, 500 10 29 16493 ESSEX RD S .25-. 9t. BCO 11 21.750p A 6 $69, 500 10 29 16493 BADMINTON .25- . 91BCO 12 217937p A 6 $70, 000 10 29 16497 BADMINTON . 25- . 9( BCO 13 217946p A 6 $70, 000 10 29 16496 BADMINTON .25-. 91- BCO 14 217844 A 6 $70, 400 10 29 16517 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9( BCO 15 217915 A 6 $72, 000 10 29 16494 FAIRBANKS .25- . 9( BCO 16 217525p A 6 $72, 000 10 29 16495 BADMINTON .25- . 9( BCO 17 217929p A 6 $72, 000 10 29 16494 BADMINTON .25-. 9(18CO 18 217912p A 6 $72, 500 10 29 16497 FAIRBANKS .25-. 9, BCO 19 217859 A 6 $73, 500 10 29 16499 FAIRBANKS .25—. 9c. BCO 20 217920p A 6 $74, 000 10 29 16483 FAIRBANKS .25-. 9('BCO 2:l 217842p A 6 $74, 400 10 29 16513 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9( BCO 22 217913 A 6 $75, 000 10 29 16496 FAIRBANKS .25-. 9( BCO 23 217E57 A 6 $75, 500 10 29 16495 FAIRBANKS .25- . .9 : BCO 24 217916 A 6 $76, 000 10 29 16493 FAIRBANKS .25- . 9' BOO 25 2178:94 A 6 $77, 500 10 29 16511 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9. BOO ?6 2176646 A 6 $78, 000 10 29 16516 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9. BOO .7 217918p A 6 $78, 000 10 29 16491 FAIRBANKS .25-. 9. BOO 28 217832 A 6 $78, 300 10 29 16522 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9. BOO 29 217829p A 6 $78, 400 10 29 16524 ESSEX RD S . 25- . 9 BCO 30 217891p A 6 $79, 000 10 29 16523 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9 BOO 3:1 217853p A 6 $79, 000 10 29 16512 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9 BCO 32 217856 A 6 $79, 500 10 29 16510 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9. BOO 3:3 217848p A 6 $79, 500 10 29 16514 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9 BCO 34 217886p A 6 $81, 000 10 29 16519 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9 BCO 35 217888p A 6 $82, 000 10 29 16521 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9 BCC 36 217919p A 6 $83, 000 10 29 16489 FAIRBANKS .25-. 9 : BCO 37 221305m S 1 $260, 000 10 29 16503 ESSEX RD N 2STOR 2914 3 8 P.FI 33 221250m S 1 $262, 000 10 29 16496 BEEBE DRAW RANCH 3717 2 8 RFI 39 218605m S 1 $286, 000 10 29 16507 ESSEX RD N 2STOR 3137 4 9. BCC 43 218461p S 1 $315, 000 10 29 16505 ESSEX RD N RANCH! 4214 3 9: BCC 41 218563m S 1 $354 , 142 10 29 16498 BEEBE DRAW RANCH 3934 3 9. BCO 42 217896p S 6 $61 , 200 10 29 16490 FAIRBANKS .25- . 9: BCO 43 221743p S 6 $62, 550 10 29 16490 ESSEX RD S .25-. 9: BCO 44 217833p S 6 $66, 555 10 29 16520 ESSEX RD N .25- .. 9. BC.C 45 217840p S 6 $82, 250 10 29 16513 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9 BCC 46 228713p S 6 $83, 500 10 29 16500 BEEBE DRAW <.25 9: BCC 47 219247p S 6 $96, 500 10 29 16487 LEDYARD RD . 5-1 9. BC:C 48 237618 S 6 $98, 500 ?.0 29 16489 LEDYARD RD 1-5 A 9 &:::C Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. (C) 2000 IRES, L: C .4 Prepared by: Marc Oster on September 5.2000 t'leeleV Ared mr,Ar1LJ . 1..U1.13L1V11 SEARCH MATCHES un Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 0 52 MLS # St C Price AR SA Address Style Sqft Bcrd L, Of f 1 221246m A 1 $269, 945 10 29 16502 ESSEX RD N 2STOR 3260 4 8: RPI 2 235882m A 1 $324, 995 10 29 16491 FAIRBANKS 2STOR 3224 3 9: BCO 3 221777p A 1 $369, 450* 10 29 16501 ESSEX RD N RANCH 3800 3 9: BCO 4 236105m A 1 $379, 450 10 29 16520 ESSEX RD N 2STOR 3438 4 9: BCC 5 218809m A 1 $399, 500 10 29 16495 LEDYARD RD RANCH 4862 3 9:13C0 6 218760m A 1 $419, 000 10 29 16509 ESSEX RD N RANCH 4266 3 9: 800 7 221736m A 6 $60, 000 10 29 16493 LEDYARD RD .25-.. 9: BCC 8 221'733p A 6 $69, 000 10 29 16498 ESSEX RD S .25-.. 9: BCO 9 217939p A 6 $69, 500 10 29 16499 BADMINTON .25- . 9: BCC 10 221740p A 6 $69, 500 10 29 16495 ESSEX RD S .25- . 9 BCC 11 217950p A 6 $69, 500 10 29 16498 BADMINTON .25- . 9: 13CC 12 217937p A 6 $70, 000 10 29 16497 BADMINTON .25- . 9:'BCC 13 217946p A 6 $70, 000 10 29 16496 BADMINTON .25- . 9: *BCC 14 217844 A 6 $70, 400 10 29 16517 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9:'BCC 15 217 915 A 6 $72, 000 10 29 16494 FAIRBANKS .25- . 9: 'BCC' 16 217925p A 6 $72, 000 10 29 16495 BADMINTON .25- . 9YBCC 17 217929p A 6 $72, 000 10 29 16494 BADMINTON .25- . 9; 'BCCC 18 217912p A 6 $72, 500 10 29 16497 FAIRBANKS .25- . 9LBCC' 19 217359 A 6 $73, 500 10 29 16499 FAIRBANKS .25- . 'wB(:C, 20 217920p A 6 $74, 000 10 29 16488 FAIRBANKS .25- . 9 :BCC' 21 217342p A 6 $74, 400 10 29 16515 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9' :BCC 22 217913 A 6 $75, 000 10 29 16496 FAIRBANKS . 25-. 9' :B':C, 23 217857 A 6 $75, 500 10 29 16495 FAIRBANKS .25- . :uCC) 24 217916 A 6 $76, 000 10 29 16493 FAIRBANKS .25- . :BCO 25 217894 A 6 $77 , 500 10 29 16511 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9 :BCQ ?6 217846 A 6 $78, 000 10 29 16516 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9 :BCC 7 217918p A 6 $78 , 000 10 29 16491 FAIRBANKS .25-. 9. :B::C) 28 217832 A 6 $78, 300 10 29 16522 ESSEX RD N . 25-. 9 :BCC 29 217829p A 6 $78, 400 10 29 165.4 ESSEX RD S .25-. 9 :BCO 30 217891p A 6 $79, 000 10 29 16523 ESSEX RD N .25-. 9 :BCO 31 217853p A 6 $79, 000 10 29 165] 2 ESSEX RD N .25-. S. :BCO 22 217856 A 6 $79, 500 10 29 1651C ESSEX RD N .25- . c. :B::o 33 217848p A 6 $79, 500 10 29 165] 4 ESSEX RD N .25—. c :BC0 34 217886p A 6 $81, 000 10 29 16519 ESSEX RD N .25— . c :BCO 35 217888p A 6 $82, 000 10 29 16521 ESSEX RD N .25- . C :BCO 36 217919p A 6 $83, 000 10 29 1649 FAIRBANKS .25— . c :800 37 221305m S 1 $260, 000 10 29 16503 ESSEX RD N 2STOR 2544 3 E ;R:': 38 221250m S 1 $262, 000 10 29 16496 BEEBE DRAW RANCH 3747 2 E ;R?=_ 39 218605m S 1 $286, 000 10 29 16507 ESSEX RD N 2STOR 3197 4 S :B'20 40 218461p S 1 $315, 000 10 29 16505 ESSEX RD N RANCH 4244 3 9 :BC() 41 218563m S 1 $354, 142 10 29 16498 BEEBE DRAW RANCH 3984 3 :B:2.() 42 217896p S 6 $61, 200 10 29 16490 FAIRBANKS .25-. ` :B'20 43 221743p S 6 $62, 550 10 29 16490 ESSEX RD S .25-. :B.-2.0 44 217833p S 6 $66, 555 10 29 16520 ESSEX RD N .25- . 9 :BCC 45 217840p S 6 $82, 250 10 29 16513 ESSEX RD N .25- . “ :820 46 228713p S 6 $83, 500 10 29 16500 BEEBE DRAW <.25 9 :B20 47 219247p S 6 $96, 500 10 29 16487 LEDYARD RD . 5-1 :BaO 48 237618 S 6 $98, 500 10 29 16489 LEDYARD RD 1-5 A '+ :B2O Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. (C) 2000 IRE: , LLC Prepared by: Marc Oster on September 5, 20O0 September 1, 2000 To: Weld County Department of Planning Services 1555 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80631 Board of County Commissioners 115 10th Street—Third Floor Greeley, Colorado 80631 From: Jane Evans Cornelius Coyote Ridge Ranch 18300 Weld County Road 43 LaSalle,, Colorado 80645 Re: Beebe Draw Farms/Jim Fell Second Filing—Case S-525: Docket 2000-44 I strongly object to the request for 536 additional lots in the Pelican Lake Subdivision and urge county staff and commissioners to reject the proposal. Further build-out will lead to environmental degradation and will endanger residents due to inadequate services. The development also epitomizes the suburban sprawl that has become the bane of smart and responsible planners nationwide. As proposed, the huge subdivision would be bigger than the towns of Platteville and LaSalle. Yet it is many miles from regular-- and even necessary—city services. Not only would the development overtax infrastructure such as roads, it is completely incompatible with its agricultural setting Simply put, a housing development of this magnitude is not suited to the proposed site in rural Weld County. Here are some specific concerns: • Septic systems in the development involve leach fields in highly porous sand. Waste will leach into and contaminate the water table, area wetlands, Milton Reservoir, feeder canals for Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company (FRICO)and domestic wells on area ranches. • Further development will degrade fragile sandhills, causing wind erosion arid creating a Sahara-like sandbox. The damage from some 15 to 20 homes already is dramatically evident. On windy days—and there are many—blowing sand fills the air and covers nearby roads. Such degradation surely has a negative impact on rich plant and wildlife populations. jElliterr o • The impact of continuous overgrazing on small horse lots in the fragile sandhills ecosystem will be devastating to agricultural neighbors by spawning erosion and a serious noxious-weed problem. • Rural services such as schools, fire protection and law enforcement are inadequate for a huge subdivision. To illustrate, a recent lightning strike sparked a small wildfire near the subdivision, and it took local authorities more than a half-hour to reach the blaze. The results could be catastrophic if a strike were to occur near hundreds of homesites on a typically windy day. • The subdivision is surrounded by active oil and gas wells, which include volatile tank batteries. Lightning recently hit a tank battery near Platteville, causing an explosion and raging fire. Again, such a scenario would pose a significant danger and potential liability to the county if the fire occurred near hundreds of homesites rather than in a deserted cornfield. • Roads surrounding the subdivision are designed for and are commonly used by farm vehicles — tractors, farm machinery, loaded hay trucks and wagons, silage and grain trucks, and oil and gas field equipment. This slow-moving heavy equipment is incompatible with the steady stream of commuters and residential traffic that would accompany the proposed development — and would certainly amount to more than 1,000 vehicles. Weld County has had the highest number of annual traffic fatalities in the state, and the number of serious accidents is sure to climb with the additional traffic on rural roads. • The subdivision sits amid farms and ranches. While "Right to Farm" policies address potential conflicts between agriculturalists and suburban newcomers, most transplants are not prepared for the realities of living near farms and ranches with daily operations that newcomers often view as dangerous and offensive. The result is a hostile environment and the rapid decline of agricultural business. Residents of the Pelican Lake Subdivision could encounter odors from a large dairy to the south and a large feedlot to the northeast; aerial spraying of herbicides and pesticides is commonplace on nearby fields. How will the county respond to complaints, and what impositions will established farmers and ranchers face? • Suburban sprawl is a well-documented threat to the farming culture, which already is battered by a failing agricultural economy. Agriculture has a proud heritage in Weld County and has led to its reputation as the state's bread basket. And rural Weld County — the seat of this agriculture — is not the appropriate place for the kind of vast subdivisions that line the Front Range. Weld County's growth should be well-managed so that it makes sense for all county residents. Oster Farms 19923 WCR 43 La Salle, CO 80645 • A Colorado Centennial Farm, Est. 1894 Selling Oster's Fine Horse Hay Phone: (970) 284-6446 September 5, 2000 TO: Weld County Department of Planning Services 1555 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 Board of County Commissioners 115 10th Street Third Floor Greeley, CO 80631 RE: Case Number S-525 Beebe Draw Farms/Jim Sell Pelican Lakes Subdivision As residents of the district known as Beebe Draw and the owners of a Colorado Centennial Farm located 3 miles from the Pelican Lakes Subdivision, we are urging both the Weld County Department of Planning Services and the Board of County Commissioners to deny the request of Beebe Draw Farms/Jim Sell to add 536 additional lots to the current Pelican Lakes Subdivision. Enumerated below are the reasons: 1. Schools: That type of growth in population should require additional schools to be built along with all the attendant services such entails. As former teachers, we are very concerned with the provision of adequate schools for this population growth. We estimate there is a potential for over 1,000 new students for the serving school district. Who pays for the additional schools that should be required? Since the growth would be directly related to this subdivision, are the additional homes' taxes sufficient to fund the addition of additional school facilities and staff? 2. Fire Protection: This subdivision is in an area historically prone to lightning. Is the funding and staff available for adequate fire protection for this subdivision located so far from the fire district serving it? L ' EXHIBIT Page 2 Beebe Draw Farms Subdivision Addition 3. Law Enforcement and other emergency services: Are there adequate plans for law protection and other emergency services? 4. Traffic: So many additional lots when built upon will add much more traffic, possibly approximately 1,000 more vehicles, to the main paved road of WCR 39 and the surrounding unpaved WCR 38, 40, 42, and 43. Will there be additional maintenance of both WCR 39 and of the unpaved roads mentioned? The unpaved roads, especially WCR 43, is already over-utilized by heavy oil/gas equipment and the quality of this road suffers severely. Further, as everyone knows, Weld County leads the state in traffic fatalities. There is a great potential for a substantive increase in such accidents when this many homes are built in this area where there are many slow-moving agricultural vehicles. Further, it is a known fact that many of the fatalities are caused by law disobedience in the form of not obeying stop signs. With this many additional vehicles in the area, this can only increase. 5. Ecology: This area has a primarily sandy soil which has been over grazed thus eliminating the deep-rooted native grasses that were once in the area leaving only cheat grass--a grass known for dryness and fire potential. These fragile sandhills will likely be the subject of much wind and soil erosion due to additional potential for overgrazing when the small acreage owners put their cattle, horses and other livestock on the land. Such erosion may cause a filling of Lake Christina which is an historic irrigation lake. The additional of this many homes cannot help but have a negative impact on the wildlife indigenous to this area. 6. Water Availability: Is there adequate water for household use available from the supplier? 7. Groundwater Protection: How does the Health Department plan to insure the safety of the groundwater with each home having a septic system in this potentially densely populated area given the sandy soil? Further, what protection is being given to Milton Lake and surrounding irrigation ditches in the area, mainly owned by Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, from the leach fields of these septic systems? Page 3 Beebe Draw Farms Subdivision Addition 8. Weed Control: How will weeds be controlled in the area. If there is a lack of weed control because the new owners fail to take care of the weeds in the area, there will be an infestation of weeds to the surrounding landowners. If there are overzealous weed controls, then there is a potential of these chemicals entering the water supply to the owners as well as to the Milton Lake and thence to area farmers through their irrigation water. 9. Right to Farm: This necessary law has been enacted by the State of Colorado but enforcing it is another matter. With so many potential former city dwellers coming into the area there is great potential for additional burdens thrust upon an already ailing farm economy which substantially supports Weld County and its citizens. There is much potential for complaints regarding noisy equipment, agricultural smells, necessary agricultural crop spraying, and the new residents not being cognizant as to trespassing laws for private property, namely the surrounding farms, to name just a few. 10. Oil/Gas Well Areas: What protection will be provided for the numerous oil and gas facilities including wells, tank battery sites, and other facilities in this area. These are all potential volatile items with the great potential of killing or severely injuring people by fire potential or being cut while "innocently digging"in the area. Thank you for reading our concerns. Once again, we strongly urge both the Planning Department and the Board of County Commissioners to reject this proposal. Sincerely, James L. Oster Lelia E. Oster Hello