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Weld County Planningg. Dept.
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OCT 0 5 1998
September 30, 1998Hbitalifk'"AVED
Re: Case Number S-469
• To. Weld County Department of Planning Services
We are in great opposition of the proposed 5-lot minor
subdivision referred to in the attached letter from your
office for the reasons listed below:
We farm and pasture cattle adjoining the land designated in
this proposal . There have already been several corners of
land that have been exempted off of farm land near the
farms we are presently farming now. We farm several other
farms within a 6-mile radius in this area also. Most of
the people that are buying these small acreages of land
have not ever been exposed to rural living before. They do
not understand the ways and rules associated with farm life
and many do not care to. There are several problems and
conflicts that occur regarding established right of ways,
irrigation water rights, crop spraying , cattle pasturing
and also odors that are all a part of farming and rural
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These people moving. Gaut: in this area don ' t have any idea
what is involved in division of water for irrigation. For
the past few years this has been a real problem for us .
r lot of people feel that the irrigation ditches are just a
"swimming pool " for their kids and pets or else a place to
dump trash and grass clippings. We have had some crop
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spraying done on one of our fields near a "newcomer 's
home. " He threatened us and also contacted the aerial
applicator 's office and complained. One other "newcomer"
neighbor decided to hunt on his property (out of season, no
less) directly beside our pasture a1: dusk . As soon as the
shots Were f:..red , the cattle broke through the fence and
had to be rounded up in the dark . These are just a very 1•
few examples of the problems that have arisen and will .,.,
continue to do so as lung as thus type of subdividing and
development is allowed to go on.
One other note: There was an article published in the
Greeley Tribune on `'?-.i;-r-9e regarding ng the development around
Lin dies Lake on the soutneast corner of Colo. Hwy •_�"Y... and
WCR 51 , r 1p . 1 have enclosed _. ._coy of that article
fo:r your re•fer'ence, 1 .. states that the development 4of..:ld
• not make enough money to :aa`, for the paving of the internal
road f t;-;sre were only 5 lots- T-! s would be the same
situation ,-O 7nls ;}i'opc5_.a.. , y .. :-got " '
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Please consider our request to deny this subdivision. We
are certain that it will cause several problems that make
it impossible to continue to farm and ranch in this area .
Thank you.
Richard and Marsha Miller
318:5 WCR 53
Greeley, Colorado 80631
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It County planners nix Galeton development
I. The Weld County Planning Com the project be denied because it
mission rejected a proposal,6-1,on would represent urban-sized growth i
Tuesday fora seven-lot development in a nusfarea.The staff was in favor
three miles south of Galeton. of the proposal being only five lots.
Bill Hall of Greeley proposed the Hall said that if the development
development aroundIandies Lake on had oily five lots,it Would not make
the southeast corner of Colo.392 and enough money'to pay for the paving
Weld County Road 51. Hall will be of the internal road.
able to decide whether to pumie the Commission member Arlan Marrs
-matter with Weld commissioners. . cast the lone dissenting vote.
The planning staff recommended —Staff Repot*
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