HomeMy WebLinkAbout20231110.tiffINVENTORY OF ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
Applicant Land and Cattle, LLC Case Nu
mber USR22-0030
c/o Monarch Mountain Minerals
& Aggregates, LLC
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SPO Janeczko electronic mail in opposition received February 28, 2
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Monarch Mountain Minerals and Aggregates, LLC — PC Presentation
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Submitted or Prepared
Prior to At
Hearing Hearing
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I hereby certify that the items identified herein were submitted to the Department of Planning Services at
or prior to the srtheduled Planning Commissioners hearing.
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Kim Ogee ) Planner
From: Michael Janeczko <ma 4ar eczkc rail.
Date: Tue, Feb 28, 2 c�r7i>
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Subject:Re: U R- ITEMAF'.pdf
To: Kim Ogle Acle@veld, ov.corn>
Cc: Grooms -DNR, Michael rr�'rchael. ro f,
- ol�ns- st.ate-ce,us>, Mark Leslie - DNR
< ark.Leslie c state.cc.us>
Kim
Mike Janeczko here. Thanks for send
ing map of the me the proposed sand i .
operation. and gravel mining
My wife Christine and I own the 258 Cattle PLC ro acre property Just north immediately bordering
property. For the past 16 years I have the HS Land
Greenhead Ranch) as game managed my property (I call it the
refuge. I do not allow turke
� sparingly duck hunt with fr* y or deer hunting on the ranch and only
rends and family. With the encroachment
north and west, Greeley/Evans encroaching of oil and gas activity
in from thehing from the north and Milliken's subdivisions
west l provide the only safe havendown u�d'�r�rs�oris creeping
Turkeys, Deer, ducks, ��++ en for miles up and along the river
i Y ! d4.�'tirk�7, geese, raccoons, mink, - for the
Iron has been known � muskrats, beavers, Even an occasional
to be stealthing about. coyotes, owls mountain
avian and mammalian critters.... Hawks, Eagles and numerous other
it saddens me to see that HS Land
Cattle LLC has chosen to devlo
mining operation on what has been a beautiful family farm and .� a sand and gravel
ranch operation for many
generations, Doty Phelps (the.former owner)
of �t� I also can't must be spinning in her grave at
n t believe that Weld County is considering this typethe mere thought
�ht
along the South Platte derir�g of industrial activity
River corridor. This type of unnatural i • so close
existing creatures normal order activity will no doubt disturb the
of things far beyond the surveyed i
operations. The noise alone that will be � Y boundaries of their proposed
doubt wilt be enough generated by the, trucks and other heavy
to chase off the thousands of waterfowl machinery no
a rest and roosting area that use the mid river sand
during their spring and fall migrations. bars as
first and foremost however, the northernmost rthernmost proposed pit designated
1300 feet from an active bald eagle g as cell #4 is located less
almost every year g nest. This mating parr has raised a
for the past or six nesting seasons their couple of eaglets
Greenhead Ranch property on in home in a tall cottonwood tree on
p Y the south bank of the river borders
feet)� the H LLC propert � have ng (within about a hundred.
Y tine. enclosed a google map of the area
rough sketch of the property boundaries, in question with a
site itself. the location of the proposed new pit
and the nesting
I believe the State of Colorado regulations
encroachment activities . g atPons state: "No permitted, authorized, or activities within a 1/2 mile radius- human
July 31". I'm quite of active nest site from December 1
sure that f=ederal regulations also contain similar through
I am aware that the dolor language.
Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife has this Situation also commented to you
I certainly hope that the Weld County
Planning Commission will seriously
comments when preparing your recommendations consider my
Thank you very much to the Board of County Commissioners.
for the opportunity to register my opposition
Gravel surface mining operation to this proposed Sand and
Mike
EXHIBIT
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MONARCH MOUNTAIN IS PART OF THE
QUIKRETE FAMILY OF COMPANIES
• Monarch Mountain is a division of The Quikrete Companies
• Founded in 1940
• Privately held family business
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ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS
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QUIKRETE HAS SEVERAL OPERATIONS
ALONG THE FRONT RANGE
Fort Collins
Loveland
Longmont
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vreele.
DENSite
Aurora
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• 11 Business Units in Colorado
• 6 Plants in Northern Front Range
Big R Bridge — Steel Bridges
Pavestone — Pavers and Wall Units
• Rinker — Concrete Pipe and Box
Quikrete — Cement and Concrete Packaged
Products
Contech — Corrugated Metal Products
Best Block — Concrete Block
• Each operate multiple shifts
• Fleet of delivery trucks
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS HAVE BEEN
PRODUCTIVE
• First meeting in March 2022
• Meetings every couple of months
• DRMS and USR permit applications
• Neighbor Concerns
• Operating Plan
• Washing and screening overview
• Community Advisory Panel going forward
Thank you to Our Neighbors for Their Input and Involvement
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