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Weld County Board of CommtanLonena
P. 0. Box 758 • r. 07
aeeley, CO. 60632
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Attn: Commtnntonenn
Pe; Pt 2425 - It 2426- St 757- WLlnon 'n Legal lot 2t
We are very concerned with all then, appltcattonn and the concentrated
type of development tnkLng place at than locatton. We plan to be
pnenent manch /7, /999 when there wtll be heard before you .
We ash that you aevtew the tentLmony of the Apntl 30, /997, Board of
County Commtnatonen meetLng., 2-PAD #79 Wtlnon. Alno Y'lanntng Staff
necommendatton letters fon dental . many of the name Lnnuen appean to
mtnufen an appean Ln them appltcattonn, to san. '96 they had a penm(t
fon a ntLck butld acc . to farm approved bantn on nome of there ag. tdean. .
Unfortunately all that hen matentalt3ed Ln hounen , Goya, and auto
nepatn acttvaten, comLng and going all nLgAt long..
In neadtng appltcattonn l nee move expanaton plane ; all LABOY? ZN%tNSlVt
organic wheat, ongantc hay, heabn, gneenhoune / nequLnLng npltf nhtftn,
the nLght crew Ln to tnatntng/, cattle head, elk head, almoat fongef
them chtckenn. Olen the newent, bLggent, and nune to get them anofhea
temp. acc . to foam, //OY?St B0AY?DZNG . % hat 's a major people need.
Eon a fact they 're going to need one move pennon fon weed contaol,
an nevenal of on netghbonn ane g.otng to ank that they contaol canada
thtnflea.
We ane not opposed to theta ag. tdean but very troubled Gecaune the
hounen have been given, the people ane, here, Gut yet eveny ag. acttvttLei
ane nftll Ln planntng ntagen . We ane also concern that the hounen
appean not to be ntngle-family dwelltngn, but have many people atayLng.
WLlnon 'a have natd on necoad everyone payn fowandn the pnopenty, thun
move hounen, mane people.????
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One of the appltcattona appeana to be a cneaftve way to take a 30 yn.
old dilapLdated tratlen acc. temp. fanm and make Lt a perm. dwellLng,
6y aplitttny pnopenttea oa neclaaatfyLng one. L9akLng all (Lye homey
under aepante title, thta Ls minor aubdLvtdLng and not the Intent of
uae Ln the agntcultune gone dtatnLct, Ln my ILmLted undenatandLng of
onLng. / ALA looka lake a amohe and mtnnon act becauae adequate
documentatLon of fanm uae cannot be pneaented to Weld cty .
In anawena to queatLon; la Lt conaLatent with exLatLng land uae. . .
ABSOLU/tLY NO! ---- LompatL6le with aunnoundtnq, propentLea . , . .
ABJOLU/tLY NO% ----Vnomoten health, aafely and general welfare of
reatdenta of county----ABJOLU/tLY NO! . . .
In our letter dated Zan . 3/, /997 reguardLng LPN #79 Wtlaon contaLn
thta laa₹ paragraph;
/ALA negueat Lo bayed on expanaLon planes of a non-exLattng farm
openatLon and will neault Ln a poorly planned, overpopulated
nub-dtvL4Lon. We aah fon dental of fhta penmLt . We aak /on
removal of the othen acc . one-temp . dwelling, as , ontng reyoLnea
becauae of ceaaatton of uae.
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March 15, 1999
CLERK
Board of County Commissioners TO THE ('
Weld County Centennial Center
915 10th Street,Third Floor
Greeley, CO
Re: Wilson RE 2425, RE 2426, SE-757
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It has come to our attention that the Weld County Planning Department has referred the above
matters to you for review and action. We are one of the property owners to the west of the Wilson's
across Road 17. Reviewing the files for these matters has raised serious concerns for us and we hope you
will consider the following in your review.
➢ In the last 3 or 4 years only 2 crops of wheat have been planted on a portion of the Wilson
property. One farmer could easily do this amount of farming, and in fact we have seen only
one piece of farm equipment ever operating on that property.
➢ The Wilson's stated in a letter how they wanted to provide home sites for their family.
Splitting prime farmland for that purpose does not seem to be the intent of the recorded
exemption ordinance. Annexation and the subdivision process are available to them for the
kind of development they propose. Farmland should not be split into so many pieces without
going through a subdivision process, and uncontrolled growth outside of urban growth
boundaries is asking for problems.
➢ We are concerned about the quality of development they propose. We do not want another
Aristocrat Acres next door to us. We believe the County doesn't want the additional burden
inherent with that sort of development.
➢ None of the animals mentioned in their letter exist. The Wilsons are not,nor have they been,
in an intense farming operation of the sort requiring the amount of housing they are asking
for. There are already 5 houses on the property.
➢ We believe the need for on-site housing for farm help is a smoke screen to allow the Wilsons
uncontrolled ability to move their family onto this land. In fact,when the Wilsons came to
our door asking for approval to move the first house on their property, Mrs. Wilson
commented that they had 300 acres and were looking forward to moving their entire family
onto the property. They bought this farm so that they could do whatever they wanted with
the land. What did it matter really to any of the neighbors anyway? Well, it matters a great
deal to us. The attitude that they can do whatever they want on their property is distressing.
They seem to have little respect for the County's authority or for their neighbors.
We hope you will deny their applications. There are other avenues for the Wilsons to use to
accomplish their subdivision, and disguising it as accessory to farm use is a flagrant abuse of those
regulations.
Sincerely,
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Brett and Kate Cary (7
7772 WCR 16
Ft. Lupton, CO 80621
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March 16, 1999
WELD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
This letter is in behalf of Richard and Elizabeth Wilson involving criticism of
property use of land adjacent to me that they purchased three years ago for their
family future. They have been criticized for some of their plans and general
presence as well as operational function of the farm land.
The Wilsons have invested extensive holdings and risk to develop their intentions
and exercise the right to have and enjoy their property. Some of their plans include
what some neighbors have already done, having that right to do so. The right to buy
or sell has enabled many to enjoy the spiral of inflation and capitalize for our efforts
and some enjoy the same just because of their birthright.
There have been many in this area to attain high profitable returns for parcels sold
off of farms, the irrigation water rights, and the mineral rights for oil and gas
production and all of the supporting facilities and services that follow that industry.
Everyone knows what is taking place along the front range and if we try to deny or
hold down the momentum of free enterprise and people's right to buy and enjoy
their property, we may snare ourselves in our own trap that could obligate a willing
seller to be liable for the future property use agreeable to the will and pleasure of the
neighbors. This is not the American way.
Other than my years in the military, I have lived and home based just south of the
Wilson property. We farmed twenty-five quarter sections in this area for ten years
and fifteen of them for many more years.
I have operated this business for over forty years and feel confident I can make a
fair evaluation of operations in this area. I feel Mr. Wilson has done an adequate
job of farming in a start up operation. He only has to satisfy himself with his farm
methods and production goals.
With the help of the Weld County Farm and Ranch guide, I prepared a map
symbolic of farmsteads from 25 to 50 years old, and those additions made in the last
25 years or less, some of them much less.
I've been a member of Weld County Farm Bureau for 40 years and served that
organization as President, Vice- president, and board member for many years. I
was elected as District One Chairman of Colorado Farm Bureau which
encompasses Boulder, Larimer and Weld Counties.
Anyone that might not know I was a member of the Home Rule Charter
Commission for Weld County almost 25 years ago.
Sincerely,
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W.E. Rosenoff
Fort Lupton, Colorado
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03/16/00 17:66 FAX 303 830 6626 KP MORGAN & COMPANY X001
KP MORGAN & COMPANY
MORTGAGE LENDING / MORTGAGE SERVICES
Tuesday,March 16, 1999
Ms. Elizabeth Wilson
6707 Weld County Rd 19
Ft. Lupton, CO 80621
Dear Ms. Wilson:
You have inquired with cur company regarding mortgage financing for a property in Weld
County. Pursuant to your request, I have looked into various construction loan financing options
for a single family residence on your property. Because your property involves substantial
acreage, you face some challenges to securing a construction loan financing on the land as it
currently exists •
First, the investors we deal with have indicated that they would be unwilling to provide
construction loan financing for a parcel greater than 25 acres. Construction lenders will finance
projects up to 90% loan to value on properties 10 acres or less, and up to 80% on acreage
between 10 and 25 acres, under very strict parameters. For residential loans that are not
construction loans, but rather to purchase an existing borne or refinance, there is minimal, if any
value given to acreage over 10 acres. In fact a recent refinance transaction on 40 acres used only
the structure of the house and 10 acres to value the property.
In addition to standard loan conditions such as satisfactory income, credit, appraisal and clean
title work, lenders will also require a single legal description to describe the property that will be
securing the loan. The legal description would need to be recorded before the loan is approved
and it would need to be a clear and permanent legal description to secure the loan.
Based upon this information we would be unable to provide the financing you have requested
with the property as it currently exists. If you are successful in changing the legal description of
the property please let us know,we would be pleased to explore your loan options at that time.
If you have any questions regarding this information feel free to give me a call.
/Sincerely, �� 1
LJ�rwsLt^G s "try�� ""'�_
Charles W. Garcia
Vice President
1900 GRANT STREET, SUITE 626 • DENVER, COLORADO 80203
PHONE: 303.630.115 I FAX: 303.630.6626
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Elizabeth Wilson
6767 WCR 19
Fort Lupton,CO 80621
Dear Elizabeth,
This letter is a follow up to our previous conversations regarding the investor requirements for permanent
financing. As we discussed the Bank of Colorado does not carry long term mortgages internally,but sell
them to investors.
The investors that we use will typically finance acreages of between 5 to 10 acres maximum and will
determine the acreage by the legal description of the property, as recorded in the county clerk and
recorders office.
If you have any additional questions,please telephone me.
Sincerely,
R. aa -- Li
R. Allan Wahlborg
Assistant Vice President
605 Fourth Street
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March 14, 1999
To the Board of Weld County Commissioners:
This letter is on behalf of the Wilsons, who purchased the Suckla farm in 1996. the Wilsons
have done a good job of getting the place in production--keeping the weeds down and raising a
good crop. They are trying to make a go of a family farm, and there is no reason they should not
he able to deed parcels off to their kids who want to live there, too. I have been looking for a
place to buy for myself, and there just aren't any. If you want Weld County to stay in farming,
help the people who want to farm to get started.
My family farmed their place on Road 19 for Frank Suckla since 1975. During that time we had
numerous occasions of contact with Tom and Diana Spurting, who lived across the road
Spurlings criticized and nit-picked everything we ever did. They never offered to help in
difficulties, only gave smart-ass comments like "if you want it done, do it yourself"
I believe Mr. Spurting had a drinking problem. Mrs. Spurting could cuss like a trooper, and
coming from a woman her mouth was really disgusting.
They were always bad mouthing other people behind their backs, and caused a lot of trouble for
our family and many others in the neighborhood. Please do not let the Spurlings' comments
influence your decision against a decent family that wants to farm.
Sincerely, ,
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Scott Hamilton
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March 16, 1999
To the Board of Weld County Commissioners:
This letter is written on behalf of Richard and Elizabeth Wilson, who purchased the farm at
6707 WCR 19 from Frank Suckla in January 1996. I farmed that property for Frank Suckla for
26 or 27 years, so I am well acquainted with it. I am also well acquainted with Tom and Diana
Spurling, who live across the street I wish 1 could be there to say this face to face, but I am an
over-the- road truck driver and have to leave on a run today.
The Wilsons have done a good job of farming it since they took it over. Their first wheat crop
was better than mine was last year-mine blew out and theirs looked great, so they must be doing
something right. I am by there often and I have never seen a problem with the weeds.
There was a lot of equipment on the place, like the mix mill and the pivot sprinkler, which
hadn't been used for years, so they had some catching up to do there. It is obvious that they have
put a lot of time and money into the farm, and have made a lot of improvements.
As for Spurlings, I can't think of one positive thing to say about them. In all the years they lived
across the street, never a year went by when they didn't do something to make life difficult for
us, for no good reason. They were neighborhood activists for their own purposes, minding
everybody's business but their own. 'Utley complained about everthing, never had a good thing
to say about anyone, and they had to stick their noses into everything. They even have a
telescope in their front window for watching the neighbors.
They would never help if we had livestock get out- in fact one time Diana came out when we
were rounding up some bulls and scared them off in the opposite direction. Another time, I took
a tractor over and put out a fire in their field, saving their wheat crop. They never even said
thank you. After that, they were as hateful as ever. Nothing ever suited them.
They should have no influence to stop the Wilsons from the proposals they have presented,
which are well within the county's guidelines and will have a positive, stabilizing effect on the
area. I have met their boys, and they all seem like real nice kids-decent and helpful. We need to
help more young people get started if we want farming to survive.
Before the Spurlings go minding everyone else's business, they should sweep off their own
doorstep. They could start by looking into the falling down building on their own property if
they want to improve the area. In summary, they are the worst neighbors in the world.
Thank you,
Fred Hamil n
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