HomeMy WebLinkAbout890084.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: ACTION OF THE BOARD CONCERNING REQUEST FOR CLOSURE OF WELD
COUNTY ROAD 6 BETWEEN WELD COUNTY ROADS 5 AND 7
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, certain residents of southwestern Weld County have
submitted a request to the Board that Weld County Road 6 be closed
between Weld County Roads 5 and 7 , and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to refer
said request to the Engineering Department for its recommendation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the request from
certain residents of southwestern Weld County for the closure of
Weld County Road 6 between Weld County Roads 5 and 7 be, and
hereby is, referred to the Engineering Department for its
recommendation.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 18th day of
January, A.D. , 1989.
1(.4 ") BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
Weld County Plerk and Recorder EXCUSED
and Clerk to the Board C.W. Kirby, Chairman
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Gentlemen:
As you are well aware, the residents in southwestern Weld County
have a serious problem, with traffic due to the landfill located at the
corner of Weld County Roads 5 and 6, We understand that weight limits
cannot be imposed on Weld County Road 6 and therefore request that the
Board of Commissioners consider closing WCR 6 between WCRds 5 and 7 for
the following reasons:
1 , Potential severe damage to WCR 6 due to excessive landfill traffic ,
2, Hazards to joggers, bikers, horeseback riders, children, etc , due to
excessive amount of traffic to the landfill and excessive speed of that
traffic ,
Weld County Rd 6 is a residential area serviced by school buses and
the landfill traffic is a potential hazard to the children,
4, WCR 6 residents must now put up with blowing trash and trash that
falls off trucks headed for the landfill ,
S, If WCR 6 is closed between Rds 5 and 7, the P,O,E, scales could then
be placed at 2 locations (Hwy 7 and Rd 5, and Rd 8 and Rd 5:' to catch
offenders more easily, This would cut back on road damage to Weld
County roads in general , Truck traffic is now avoiding the scales by
using Rd 6 as an alternate route when the scales are in operation,
6, If the Erie annexation proposal is finalized, the landfill would
expand to encompass it mile of WCR 6 between WCRds 5 and 7 and Weld
County would then be maintaining only a short stretch of road,
The closureof WCR 6 between Rds S and 7 would not cause a problem
to traffic for the fol lowing reasons:
1 Landfill traffic has adequate access to the landfill from the south
on WCR 6, which was built specifically for landfill traffic , and from
the north on WCR 5, which is scheduled to be paved from WCR 6 to Hwy 5'2
in the spring of 1989,
2, There are no residences on WCR 6 between Rds 5 and 7 so there would
• not be an access problem if WCR 6 were closed,
As you may or may not be aware, this portion of Weld County is not
only an agricultural area, but a residential one as well , We believe
that our quality of life {:which is the reason we opted for a rural.
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lifestyle) and our property values would be maintained by the closure of
WCR 6 between Rds 5 and 7, We would like this closure regardless of
whether the Erie landfill annexation is approved, due to the already
excessive landfill traffic that we experience,
We respectfully submit the above proposal to the commissioners and
ask for your consideration of same,
Awaiting your reply,
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Greeley, CO 80632 Greeley, CO 80632 Denver, CO _0204.
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