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IN THE MATTER OF RESOLUTION
RE: CONCURRENCE WITH THE CCUN?Y PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION
FOR GRANTING OF PROPOSED CATTLE FEEDING YARDS BY FARR FARMS COMPANY:
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WHEREAS, The County Commissioners of ..'eid County, Colorado, have been fully
advised by the Weld County Planning Commission in relation to the following Peti-
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NOW, BE IT RESOLVED, that the recommendation sof the Weld County Planning
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Commission be concurred in and the Petition be granted as follows:
Construction of modern cattle feeding yards on all of the parcel of land
East ofGreeley, South of eighth street road, extending East, North of
Ogilvy Ditch and East of the Sugar Factory road; to be an extension of
present feed lots adjacent and South of the Cache la Poudre River.
The above and foregoing resolvTion was4
adopted by the following vote:
DATED:
AYES:,
MAY 11 , 29 60
on motion duly made and seconded,
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May 2, 1960
The regular meeting of the Weld County Planning Commission was held in the
office of the Board of County Commissioners on May 2, 1960, at 3:00 P. M. Meeting
was called to order by the Vice-chairman, John Watson. Those present were: George
Mosier, John Wheeler and Elmer Shultz. Absent Art King. Mr. J. K. Smith from the
State Planning Commission also attended.
The minutes of the last regular meeting and that of the special meeting on April 13
were read and approved as read.
Ernie Scott presented the petition on behalf of Ray and Bus for the filing station,
motel and cafe that had been brought up at the special meeting. Mr. and Mrs. James
Milne attended and opposed the petition saying they felt it would be detromental to
them. M. E. H. Smith, representing Dr. Alvin.Berg, also opposed it, saying that it
would decrease the value of his home and the noise from the trucks starting and stop—
ping would be great. Mr. Glenn Paul, from the Public Health Department, stated he
would not recommend a cafe near a feed lot.
Mr. Scott said he felt it was a good way of getting truck stopping out of town, as
they would have access for both north and south bound traffic. John Wheeler saidhb
felt they could not approve a cafe so close to the feed lot. George Mosier said he
felt it would be a traffic hazard.
George Mosier made a motion to table the matter for 2 weeks or until May 16, so they
could go and inspect the location. Seconded by Elmer Shultz. Motion carried.
Mr. H. E. Waldo, representing Farr Farms Co., presented a petition fbrplans to con-
struct modern cattle feeding yards on all of the parcel of land east of Greeley,
south of eighth street road, extending east, North of Ogilvy Ditch and east of the
Sugar Factor road. It is an extension of Petitioner's feed lots adjacent and south
of the Cache la Poudre River. Signing the petition were Harvey Gehring, Route 4,
Box 115, Greeley; Greeley Howard, Route 4; (Owner) Greeley Locker and Meat Co.,1115
7th Ave.; Albert C. Baab, Rt. 4, Box 117; Ralph H. Sall, Rt. 4, Box 118, Greeley;
Bill S. Schelly, Rt. 4, Box 118B; Roy Ellsworth, Rt. 4, Box 118A; Karl T. Kohlhoff,
Rt. 4, Box 116A; The Great Western Sugar Co., by L. E. Butler, Mgr. 1301 1st. Ave.,
all of Greeley.
Bill Farr explained about the feed lot. John Watson moved that they recommend the
approval of the Petition of Farr Farms for the adjacent feed lots to the Board of
Commissioners. Seconded by George Mosier. Unanimously approved.
Lee West, representing James L. Larson, for Dannen Mills, Inc., presented a peti-
tion for cattle feeding pens for 1,000 to 3,500 head of cattle for testing and feed-
ing of Dannen Feeds. Pit silo's to hold up to 4,000 tons of ensilage, two or more
water wells to be put in, to be located on all of that part of NWe of NEi of Sec-
tion 12, Township 4, North Range 67 West of the 6th PM lying south of the right of
way of the Big Thompson, Platte River, and Bee Line ditch, contouring 21 acres more
or less. Signing the Petition were: Thomas Chesnut, Ben Bernhardt, Everett Sap-
pington, Robert L. Sappington, Ben Stencel, Lawrence A. Read, Guy A. Shable, Alva
L. Shable, and Richard W. Mann, all of Milliken, Colorado.
George Mosier moved that the planning commission recommend to the Board of Commis-
sioners the approval of the construction of said feed lot. Seconded by Elmer Shultz.
Carried.
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