HomeMy WebLinkAbout890236.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE APPLICATION FOR AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING FEASIBILITY
GRANT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home
Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the
affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS , the Board has been presented with an Application for
the Agricultural Processing Feasibility Grant Program, and
WHEREAS , said Application is to be submitted on behalf of
Western International Grain Company, and
WHEREAS , after review, the Board deems it advisable to
approve said Application, a copy being attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that said Application for
the Agricultural Processing Feasibility Grant Program be, and
hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chairman be , and
hereby is , authorized to sign said Application.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 8th day of
March, A.D. , 1989 .
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
Weld County C erk and Recorder // �/L-/"t
and Clerk to the Board C.W. Kirby, Ch man
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: Gene R. Brantner
George Kenned cT
County Attorney v
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APPLICATION
For The
Agricultural Processing Feasibility Grant Program
1. Applicant
Local Government County of Weld
Name of contact person nnnald n Wardon
Mailing address 915 10th Street. P.O. Box 758
Greeley. CO 80632
Telephone number (303) 356-4000. X 4218
2. Name/Title of proposed project Western International Grain Company
(a Bean cleaning and processing facility)
3. Location of project Milliken, Colorado - Weld County
4. Amount of grant funds requested $ 15,000
5. Describe the processing facility which will be studied. Include
information you may have on the type, amount, and source of raw material
which will be processed and potential markets. Indicate whether the
project will compete with similar processing facilities in the region.
(Enclose additional information which is available on the project) .
This will be a cleaning, bagging, and shipping facility used mainly
for pinto beans that are grown in the surrounding area. There is a
receiving and storage facility on the site of sufficient capacity to handle
the beans as they are received from the farmers, but a cleaning and bagging
facility is needed.
6. Describe how the grant will be used.
The grant will be used to help purchase a cleaner, bagger, sewing
machine and all the necessary materials and to construct it on the site.
7. Describe the impact the project will have on the community (i.e. , jobs,
payroll, spinoff industries, etc. ) .
This project will provide a much needed service to Several hundred
farmers in western Weld County and parts of Iariner and Boulder Counties.
It will provide jobs for local people in the area. It will increase the
tax base for Weld County.
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APPLICATION
Agricultural Processing Feasibility Grant Program
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8. To what degree has feasibility of this project already been
investigated? (Include previous studies, financial backing, etc. )
Farmers and business people have been contacted and all agree that
this type of facility is needed in the area.
9. Describe who would operate the facility. Indicate their experience in
developing other processing or manufacturing facilities and/or experience
with the agricultural commodity being processed.
Western International Grain Company will operate the facility. They
have a similar operation in Keenesburg that has been in operation for a
number of years. The owners of the company have a farm background.
10. BUDGET INFORMATION. Indicate the amount of grant money and in-kind
contribution to be spent on each function or activity.
Activity Grant In-Kind or Cash* Total
a. Personnel $ 0 $ U $
b. Travel 0 U 0
c. Equipment 10.000 35,000 45,000
d. Supplies 0 0 0
e. Contractual** 5,000 .U,000 15,000
f. Other
g. X15,000 $45,0u0 $60,000
h.
i. Total $ $ $
*Contributions must be documented.
** What is included in contractual (services, consultant, etc. )
Contractual services consists of installing all the equipment, building
the conduit pipes, and electrical work.
Indicate below amount of funds contributed by other public sources.
No funds will be contributed by other public sources.
11. Please enclose a draft letter of agreement between the local government
and private enterprise, stipulating each party's responsibilities in
fulfilling the contract.
12. Please enclose letters of support from groups such as farm organizations,
commodity groups, financial instutitions, and/or local government
advisory groups.
13. Mail application to be received by March 1, 1989 to:
Colorado Department of Agriculture ,
c/o Rosemary Biggins
406 State Services Building
1525 Sherman Street
p ,G Denver, Colorado 80203
Signed: G, .00/244-17Date: -3 - e-89
Applicant /
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March 2, 1989
Weld County Commissioners
Greeley, Colorado
Gentlemen:
WESTERN This letter is to provide you with additional information that ray
INTERNATIONAL
GRAIN be helpful in processing the Application for Assistance in the
Agricultural Processing Feasibility Grant Program,
Western International Grain Company will operate the facility at Milliken.
The company, which is locally owned, has been in operation for almost ten years with
headquarters at Keenesburg. It is principally a grain and bean handling facility.
The beans are received at Keenesburg where they are stored until processed. They are
cleaned, bagged and shipped from there.
Last year, 1988, the company rented space in the Colorado Agricultural Products
facility at Milliken. Beans were received and stored there but had to be transported
to Keenesburg for processing due to a lack of equipment for cleaning and bagging at
that facility.
After one year of operating in this manner, it appears that it would be best
to set up a cleaning operation at the Milliken facility to handle beans there instead
of hauling them to Keenesburg for processing.
The Milliken facility has space for storing about two hundred thousand bushels
of grad bM,yar It has a large warehouse which would be ideal for
r :µ'settlf;fj, ', i cglk14t J1 f: facility: It' has direct access to a rail line,'"
Farmers and busifBgnmon in the area have been contacted and all agree that this
type of business will be y great asset to the area. Tour assistance in getting this
Application approved will he greatly appreciated.
Very truly Tours,
Gale A. Warner
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450 Scoth Ha.eria Street Suite 436 Aurora,Colorado 50012 (303)751 2141
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March 1 , 1989
Board of Wled County Commissioners
Weld County Court House
Greeley, CO 80632
Dear Sirs :
Western International Grain Company, 1450 S. Havana,
Aurora, Colorado, is applying for an agricultural
processing feasibility grant to help purchase cleaning
facilities for pinto bean processing in the Milliken-
Johnstown area.
I am a farmer in this area who has been hauling my
beans to Western International Grain in Keenesburg, Colorado,
and I feel it would be of great advantage to this area if
we had a full service plant so our product would not
have to be hauled so many miles . I have done business
with Western International Grain for the past five years
and find them to be a highly reputable company.
I ask your support for this new agricultural service .
Thank you.
Sincerely,
& 21, :\A
Ronald Walters
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March 1 , 1989
Board of Weld County Commissioners
Weld County Court House
Greeley, Co. 80632
Dears Sirs :
The Western International Grain Co. , 1450 S . Havana,
Aurora, Co. , is applying for an agricultural
processing feasibility grant to help purchase cleaning
facilities for pinto bean processing in our area.
This grant program is made possible through funding by
the Colorado Economic Development Commission and is
administered by the Colorado Department of
Agriculture .
The Western International Grain Co . has been in
existence for about ten years and this last year
purchased $1 , 500 , 000 . 00 worth of pinto beans from
farmers in our area. We wish to support their company
in acquiring cleaning facilities locally as their
plans include purchasing pinto beans in increased amounts
from this area if they can be processed here .
The Board of County Commissioners has supported our
part of the county in many ways in years past. We ask
your support for this new agricultural activity.
Thank' yyou
Cord lly,
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COQ .O 66e-e-cG./
Donald B. Davis
President & Chairman of the Board
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