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Home My WebLink About20242995.tiffINVENTORY OF ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION Applicant: Chad and Carie Smith c/o Pivot Energy Case #: USR24-0018 R24-0018 Submitted or Prepared Prior to Hearing At Hearing 1 Surrounding Property Owner Letter 1 — Jodi Geditz X 2 Surrounding Property Owner Letter 2 — Derek Wessels X 3 Surrounding Property Owner Letter 3 — Rodney and Lori Sarchet X 4 Applicant Presentation X 5 Surrounding Property Owner Letter 4 — Rodney and Lori Sarchet X I hereby certify that the five items identified herein was submitted to the Department of Planning Services at or prior to the scheduled Planning Commissioners hearing. Molly Wright, Planner I EXHIBIT sof D .0 5 1 From: JODI Geditz To: Molly Wright Cc: jodigeditzl@gmail.com Subject: Objection letter to proposed solar facility on County Road 94 and Highway 85 Date: Monday, September 9, 2024 3:47:22 PM Caution: This email originated from outside of Weld County Government. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Molly, This letter is to formally file my objection to the Solar Energy Facility in the Agricultural Zone District south of and adjacent to CR 94, east of and adjacent to Highway 85. We own two parcels within 500 feet of the proposed facility. This facility would have a n egative impact on this area. The land impact of large-scale facilities is only beginning to be u nderstood. Serious waterway pollution, potential noise pollution from the equipment (not the panels themselves) and fire risk where the PV system itself was considered the cause or probable cause make the claim that these facilities should be 1.2 - .5 miles from residences. In addition to the above, it is proven that property values decrease when solar facilities are present. As you get closer to these facilities there can be as much as a 7% deprecation in property values. Health issues are also of great concern. Solar power facilities produce electromagnetic radiation that can cause vision problems and headaches. There is no getting around it. These facilities are not aesthetically pleasing. Surrounding the area with a chain link fence is ugly and will serve as a tumbleweed catcher. The fence will also n egatively affect the antelope herd that has been here for decades. I also have concerns about prairie dog mitigation in this area. There is a large prairie dog population in this area, and I have huge concerns about my livestock being affected when these rodents are left to get out of control. If the land is zoned as agricultural, shouldn't the property owner of the potential solar facility have to get it re -zoned as industrial? I don't believe that you can justify or ignore the negative health, ecological and financial impact that this will have on so many property owners in order to benefit one. I also wanted to call out that we did not receive notice of this facility's latest proposal and objection period even though our properties are directly adjacent to the proposed facility. Our concerned neighbors notified us. Regards, Jodi Jodi Geditz 15 745 CR 94 Pierce, CO 80650 EXHIBIT a 2 From: To: Subject: Date: Derek Wessels Molly Wright Objection letter to case #USR24-0018 Thursday, September 12, 2024 8:46:00 PM Caution: This email originated from outside of Weld County Government. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Derek Wessels 15685 CR 94 Pierce, CO 80650 9/12/2024 Weld County Planning Services 1402 N 17th Avenue P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Dear Weld County Planning Services: This letter is to express my objection to the proposed solar panel project, case #USR24-0018, that is intended to be built across the road from my residence/property. I have owned and lived on this property for 8 years now. It took over a year to find this acreage, my own piece of open, rural Colorado. A large amount of my hard-earned savings was used to acquire my home and land. This proposed solar panel project is positioned right at 500 feet from my front steps, and my house directly faces the proposed field. Every time my family sits at our kitchen table, on our front porch, and even in our living room, we will look out the window and see nothing but solar panels. I have many questions and concerns regarding any solar panel fields in the area. Will it affect groundwater quality over time? Anytime a hailstorm hits these panels will they shatter and drop glass and plastic fragments on to the ground? We receive hail multiple times a year and have experienced at least 2 very damaging hailstones in the last 8 years. My water source is a well, as is the same for most of the households in this area, for household use and to water our various pets and farm animals. These may be considered "safe" panels, but what if there are traces of lead, selenium, copper, PFAS. What will we find out in 10, 20, or even 30 years about the effects on our groundwater or our environment of the solar panels that we consider safe today. Additionally, the panels will obstruct natural rainfall to the ground. When constructing my buildings a fee was required per square footage of ground that was obstructed from rainfall. Do the solar panel fields also have to cover some sort of obstruction fee? There is research that suggests the ambient air temperatures around large solar fields will increase because of the energy absorption. Will that make the air temperature around my home hotter than usual? I suspect this will further increase the traffic on our county road, our road does not stay maintained and smooth now. What will the county do about this? Another larger concern is the expected negative effect on my property value due to the proposed solar panel project. If something forced me to move, I am looking at a loss of equity. If a buyer is debating between two houses, a view of land and mountains would easily be preferable over solar panels. I do not believe this is right. Does the energy collected from these panels help this area, or does it get sent down the line to a major city? The large Black Hollow reservoir project is not contributing to Weld County, how do we know this one is. I believe there is a place for solar panels, but not on open farmland. The land is wasted on these 30 plus year projects and reclamation of the land post solar panel use has been mediocre at best. I suggest adding these solar panels over parking lots and the roofs of every building in the city where people are pushing for solar and the power is going to. I did not want to write this letter; I do not agree with trying to stop someone else from doing as they want with their land. But in this case, it is affecting my family and my home directly. I feel it is necessary to voice my opinion. I prefer my 8 -month -old son not having to grow up next to this industrial project that will benefit some city down the line. Many of us in this area moved to the country to get away from cities and situations like this. In closing, all I can ask is, if this was your situation, would you want to be living next to something like this? Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Derek Wessels 6 oeica/caca..51 'ECEIVED :— Weld County Planning Department iitsiLW471e-40 Qot.r1L/ajjLrn bethzitia I Case # / Caso #: USR24-0018 R24-00 1 8 ill_ i. Name / Nombre . Chad & Carie_; c/o Pivot Energy, LLC Proposed Project USR. for a Solar Energy Facility (SEF) Zone District. ( EF} in the (A) Proyecto Propuesto: UDR para una lns � 'talac�an de Energia Solar (SEF) en el Distrito de la ZonnE A (Agricola). Location: South of and adjacent to CR 94; east of 85. an d adjacent to Highway Ubicacion: Al sur y adyacente a CR 94; al este adyacente y y cente a la autopista 85. Planner / Planificador/Planificadora: MollyWrightWri Comments due by: September 16, 2024 Comentarios debidos por: 16 de septiembre de 2024 mow —al Fi '1) 1 t 4 II f i — ar a II 1 I, pejletied0$9 e 0 Refla.2 1 RODENW SARCHET 15789 COUNTY ROAD 94 PIERCE CO 80650 US POSTAGEi,.:,PITNEYBOWEs rtoirasimmair 02 ZIP 80631 ; A iAUG .21 2024 Weld County Planning Services 1402 N. 17th Ave P.C. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 bdvig -1-,LORI a.spLC- ri!;' s J 1i " AppIicatjo Review Notification Card This is to notify you Y u that the project listed on the other side of this card is within five -hundred (500) feet of your Property. You wi_� 1 be future meetings notified of regarding the pro any property. proposed project on this If you would like more information r proposal and the co ogarding this. editions that must be . Public information and i met, the files s available far review at o office. You may also v' ur +ew the file online at Acce Citizen Access. Clic la k on Permit Search Planning Tab, select , and under the then "Search for Records insert the case n & Permits", umber in the Record Commentated or objections ref umber box. in to the request sh writing to the Weld °Uld be submitted 1402 17th County Planning N. Avenue, P.O. CO 80532. Services• GBox 758, Greeley, Tarjeta den .. . otificaclon de - revision de solicit uc Esto es para natifical- ,_ le que e) proyecto u el otro ado de esta tarjeta �jetaq e figura en se encuentra dentr quinientos (500) pies de ode los e su propiedad. Se le notificara de cualquier reunion futura con respect proyecto propuesto en esta p o al prop�edad. Si desea rnas info +aclon sobre esta propuesta debe !� ro puesta y las condicionos que cumplir, el p�bliex��ediente info��rr�acid�, c�a� • es de este disponi le para su ' en nuestra oficlr�a. Tambeen rev,s,on p e ver Iir�ea �� Ac�,� Citizen el archivo en BOsqueda Access, Naga clic en r, permisos rmisos y, en la p stana ' ' �i selecciorte BPlan�f,cac�ion, Oscar registros y permjso �� el caso numero en � s , luego ar�serte ecuadro Numero de re is cGr�r�er�ta��io�s u objeciones r 0 tr®. Los debenelacionados c®n la so � . enviarse for escr,ito al,c,tud Services, Weld County Planning 1402 N. `17th Avenue, Greeley, COJ P.G. Caja ��3; Y 80632. EXHIBIT 4 ice — Pivot 1 � Energy USR24-0018 PIVOT SOLAR 65 LLC & PIVOT SOLAR 75 LLC WELD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 5, 2024 Clean Energy. Clear Choice. • DEN. C (2-1- --- a'? -11- el�AI -..* ,/eriyob. r /7 7s$ —sir, .-•••• sue. e 34.m. :sag— ...8* eftom• 4t1. pee a inn .`' pm 3 I e" -"c57 in 6 CsIsei 71S: /5799' &Pik- 9-2/ ,,Casei\nts,, A a Wa450 O 3 nENVFR titiot it), i7 Paf seci IC d.-. ram a r• r.• rch a a ease :in Oen% Zni f r •• w 1 � •. 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