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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
April 18, 1996
Board of Weld County Commissioners
Greeley Centennial Building
915 10th Street
Greeley, CO 80631
RE: Telep/Knister Opposition to Vacation of Existing Roadway on WCR 27.5
Dear Commissioners:
I am opposed to the vacation of the existing roadway along WCR 27.5 north of the
Greeley-Milliken landfill (which is now entering its 30-year post-closure monitoring
period). I own 320 acres of farmland lying west of WCR 27.5 and north of the landfill.
Changes to Knister Farms irrigation system, neighbor and boundary problems and
access problems arise ONLY because of a new proposed alignment of WCR 27.5.
For the last hundred years the roadway has been the boundary between the existing
Knister and Spomer farms. The land-on the west side of the road is a very small
crescent area, is not farmable and is functionally part of our wetland drainage slough.
It is the natural de facto boundary between these properties. It is in a wetlands area
and it should be left undisturbed in keeping with the true intent of the EPA and Corps
guidelines for wetlands preservation. This roadway should be made the legal boundary
between these properties. In this situation this is the only thing that makes good sense.
We have repeatedly expressed these andadditional concerns to Weld County staff about
solving problems NOW with non-farm neighbors, changes to our irrigation system and
underground pipe plans, and old and new access points needed to keep Knister Farms
as a viable, on-going farm operation -- all of which are a direct result of proposed
changes to WCR 27.5.
Very truly yours, _
960804
Myrtle Knister Telep
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